What is the deal with men wearing long shorts nowadays?

[mac1st3]

i've only started wearing shorts recently due to self conciousness and generally not having the opportunity to, and now my legs are so pale, they reflect the sun, and so for an upcoming holiday i've purchased a few pairs of knee legnth shorts, nice and airy, makes quite a difference just need my silver legs to get some colour

 

[Jamesbcd]

both short and long shorts are fine!

 

[Raikiri]

That's another thing I've never understood, bashing men like Ronaldo or Beckham who are undeniably heterosexual, because they choose to dress how they want and not conform to the narrow accepted view that the rest of the sheep deem acceptable

Or maybe most people just don't like how they dress and choose not to, because quite frankly nobody can pull this off:

 

[int]

That's another thing I've never understood, bashing men like Ronaldo or Beckham who are undeniably heterosexual, because they choose to dress how they want and not conform to the narrow accepted view that the rest of the sheep deem acceptable

Because the manly men of this forum can't understand that some women like that look. If women don't like it as they think, then the only other option is that they're gay

Not condoning wearing short shorts as I think they look silly and remind me of old school gym teachers.

 

[dirtydog]

Or maybe most people just don't like how they dress and choose not to, because quite frankly nobody can pull this off:

Not my personal cup of tea BUT I have no problem with him or anyone else dressing like that or indeed however they like. I think kudos to him for having the balls to please himself and not dress like everyone else for fear of not fitting in - because that's what most people undoubtedly do.

 

[Jono8]

That's another thing I've never understood, bashing men like Ronaldo or Beckham who are undeniably heterosexual, because they choose to dress how they want and not conform to the narrow accepted view that the rest of the sheep deem acceptable

or, maybe i just think it looks ridiculous

this is the reason that all of us "sheep" don't wear short shorts.

 

[Kennysevenfold]

It's better than loads of men wearing short-shorts, surely?

 

[yak.h'cir]

It does make me smile to think of all the men there must be who have half their legs tanned and the entire upper half white How silly.

Is it really going to look any sillier then having tanned legs and then a white stripe across your groin? Few people are going to goto the effort of getting an all over tan so they're going to end up with a white stripe somewhere.

Must say at the moment I'm taking it to extremes, I have very tanned face, hands and feet but white everywhere else. Comes from having to spend so much time stood in the sea that you need to wear a wetsuit even when the sun is out!

 

[Caseh]

I have lot's of long shorts. Why? Because i like them.

Wear what YOU want and leave others to wear what they want without complaining. Jeez, is it really that difficult?

 

[dirtydog]

or, maybe i just think it looks ridiculous

this is the reason that all of us "sheep" don't wear short shorts.

I think there is a narrowly accepted way that men are 'allowed' to dress, and to deviate outside those boundaries renders you open to ridicule like Ronaldo. Whereas women can wear absolutely anything they like and nobody bats an eyelid.

 

[Dark_Angel]

My loose fitiing shorts come to about 3" above the knee.

I love to go commando when wearing them.

Nice and cool

OMG scary mental place

 

[dirtydog]

Wear what YOU want and leave others to wear what they want without complaining. Jeez, is it really that difficult?

If society worked like that, there wouldn't be a problem but it doesn't, does it

 

[Jono8]

I think there is a narrowly accepted way that men are 'allowed' to dress, and to deviate outside those boundaries renders you open to ridicule like Ronaldo. Whereas women can wear absolutely anything they like and nobody bats an eyelid.

society builds social norms for a reason though.

 

[Caseh]

If society worked like that, there wouldn't be a problem but it doesn't, does it

Well I personally don't give a damn what people are wearing, as long as I'm happy with what I am wearing. I don't see how what someone else is wearing, can be a problem to anyone but themselves?

 

[Raikiri]

If society worked like that, there wouldn't be a problem but it doesn't, does it

You're the one complaining about long shorts being the norm...

 

[yak.h'cir]

I think a proper comparison would be if someone spent the entire summer wearing a T-shirt which came halfway down their upper body, and only the exposed part was tanned.

Hang on, this sounds like you're criticising people for saying 'short shorts look feminine and men who wear them are gay', but then go on to suppose that men who wear a crop top (similar to the majority of women who go out in the sun will wear) would look silly. What makes one ok and the other not?

 

[reflux]

Because long shorts make me look uber-mental-ninja-pirate cool and the ladies love it.

 

[Wizzfizz]

 

[dirtydog]

Well I personally don't give a damn what people are wearing, as long as I'm happy with what I am wearing. I don't see how what someone else is wearing, can be a problem to anyone but themselves?

If you don't conform in life, whether it be what you wear or anything else, you lay yourself open to ridicule or worse - indeed people have even been attacked for how they look haven't they (goths for example).

 

[Caseh]

Because long shorts make me look uber-mental-ninja-pirate cool and the ladies love it.

This is exactly the reason I wear long shorts.