you say it like nobody cared about tony abbott when it was the opposite, it was a huge raygun style meme at the time, it was an australia wide ‘please don’t’ and lasted for years and as you have kindly pointed out, still being brought up to this day

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/budgie-smuggler-abbott-unaustralian-of-year/rdeerx6kc

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tony-abbott-declares-campaign-a-budgie-smuggler-free-zone-20130811-2rpsp.html

oMG DouBLe StAnDarDs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah he got sporked - but was anyone bringing in bylaws to prevent men wearing them?

oMg pOlItIcIaN FuNnY SaMe aS OuTrIgHt bAn!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah he got sporked

you say that like if 20 million people body shamed julia gillard it wouldn’t be the guardians top story of the year, biggest outrage and constantly reinforced under every article about sexism and double standards since then

was anyone bringing in bylaws to prevent men wearing them?

I duno, was there any demand for one? Is a shirtless guy wearing underwear equivalent to young girls running around near nude?

I duno why i’m even here, i never even go on the beach

edit: it looks like they are both banned anyway

“Thongs and G-string swimwear is not acceptable for males or females when visiting our leisure centres."

Australia had a long history of policing women’s bodies

Blue Mountains Leisure Centres is saying that men can't wear them either?? How did this go from men and women can't wear this to just women are impacted?