# Re: Do people make assumptions? Body image?

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Posted by LeviLovR on March 17, 2021 at 14:02:49

In Reply to: Do people make assumptions? Body image? posted by 74KA on March 17, 2021 at 03:39:34:

As a former red head with very light skin who sun burns very easily I used to wear a light t shirt when swimming in my child hood years with a traditional bathing suit. I've seen a great many people doing this and no one seems to think anything of it.

Now that I am older and my body has "morphed" into something else I would not go shirtless for other reasons. Not only do I still need protection from the sun but my back is now covered with moles and has become quite hairy. Maybe I shouldn't be but I am self conscious about it and don't feel that other people should have to look at it. But you see EVERYTHING at the beach now and no one seems to mind or care at all. I personally would much rather see a person swimming in their clothes than some of the other stuff I have seen.

Many people on this site have experienced your feelings. When I first started getting wet in clothes I tried to "hide" it from other people. It wasn't "normal" and I feared ridicule and derisive comments. Then I found "acceptable" ways to get wet in my clothes such as going in dunk tanks, helping out at the boat ramp, participating in mud runs, doing polar dips and such things. Over time I gained confidence. The amazing thing about it now is that it has actually led me to a great many friendships and helped me to actually meet people. What I have found is that very few people are critical about it. Some may be a bit curious at first, but after talking with them it just doesn't matter. And truthfully, in this day and age people are much more tolerant about things than they were when I was growing up and they JUST DON'T CARE!!! If anything most people now admire me for having the courage to be different. Getting wet - and muddy - in my clothes has given me the opportunity to meet new people and do things I never would have done otherwise. For example I just got asked by a local animal shelter to represent them in a male "beauty pageant" which is a fund raiser for different non profit organizations and charities. So why did they ask me and not somebody else to represent them? Because I have participated in their annual polar dips over the last few years doing it fully clothed, usually in a suit or tuxedo and they wanted some one colorful, entertaining, different. Lord knows I would never win such a pageant on my looks! And for my formal wear part of the competition I was filmed jumping into a swimming pool in a tuxedo with tie and tails. They loved that idea when I suggested it to them! And I had great fun doing it! Final judging will actually take place this weekend as the entire contest is being done virtually this year rather than in person.

So, I agree with the others here. Don't worry about what other people may or may not think. Just do it. Life is short. Enjoy yourself. Be confident - that confidence may spread into other aspects of your life as well. Who knows where it may take you!

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