Is this appropriate for the community pool?

[Anonymous]

Save this for the beach. I feel like community pools are mainly one piece and athletic suit.

[Anonymous]

It’s too much. Or rather, too little.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it's inappropriate for a family pool. Like a PP said, just kids, dads and moms there. And in none of those cases is it appropriate for you to walk around in front of them with your butt hanging out of your suit.

+1 A family pool? Nope. It would cause a problem at our country club pool. I don't think the board would do anything but I do think there would be some social ostracization occurring because OP was wearing it at a family pool.

Which pool? I'd love to know to avoid the social ostracization from the morality police.

Seriously. What a miserable group of A$$holes with zero meaning in their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Save this for the beach. I feel like community pools are mainly one piece and athletic suit.

+1. I would wear at beach versus community pool. Also, It's a young look, and cut, my 16 year old would wear it. If you have even a bit of cellulite I would avoid but if you have a rocking body expect that people will notice. (Maybe you want that, in which case wear it I guess).

[Anonymous]

Seems like a good litmus test for whether you are interested in knowing the people at your pool better. The responses here are ridiculous. It’s totally fine. I would not bat an eye if I saw you wearing this.

[Anonymous]

I'm a size XS, but my skin isn't smooth and perfect down there, so... I was just wondering

Do you mean that you have cellulite, even though you are thin? I do, so there is no shame if that is the case (I am 5'4" and 113 lbs, and I still have cellulite). But, then you need to look at your butt in the suit and decide whether, to you, it looks ok. If yes, there is no reason to fear wearing the suit to the community pool. It's not like it is a thong. It's fine.

[Anonymous]

Your gut was making you wonder so it seems like you can see the gist. Some support you wearing it, others do think it's too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Completely appropriate. Also community service.

Do it. Otherwise it is so boring.

[Anonymous]

As one of those dreaded weirdos who wears a covered up swim outfit for religious reasons, I don't find either of the two suit bottoms posted by OP to be especially scandalous and I think people wear stuff like that at the pool we belong to.

The only potential issue I would be worried about is whether it will ride up or into the butt crack as the wearer walks, sits, and swims. If it's sized appropriately and the material is not too thin, this may not be an issue. But I would recommend test driving it at home first by doing 10 jumping jacks or something and then checking the mirror.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This suit isn't even a tiny bit scandalous. But the moms at DC area pools wear suits that even my grandma would think are too frumpy.

This was my thought too. What's the problem here? A bit of butt cheek?

Nobody said it was "scandalous" and it does not mean you are a frump or prude if you point out it is perhaps showing too much ass, in a family setting, yes. Some of us cover our ass at the community pool. This kind of cut is not the only way to look great in a suit. I guess I am more tolerant of showing some cleavage, it might be my bias. This just seems young to me

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are the other moms wearing at your pool, OP? Frumpy? Or are there others wearing less modest suits? That will tell you more.

OP here. Good point. There has always been a roughly equal proportion of bikinis and one-pieces, but I never paid attention to the bottom coverage. I've never seen a thong.

OP, go to the pool in what you wore last year and decide if you'll feel comfortable in the new suit. For me, it's not about what people think as much as what allows me to relax and feel at ease in a space that is supposed to be relaxing for me. My worry for you is that if you're asking the question then you're unsure.

Figure out the vibe at the pool, then decide. FWIW, I think the suit is cute, but it's the bow and cut out that make it look attention-seeking. That same bottom without the cut out and bow wouldn't even be a question IMO.

[Anonymous]

Yes being comfortable wearing it seems important.

[Anonymous]

OP, I live in an uptight inner Northern Virginia suburb (yup, that one) and if I had that arse, you better believe I would give those sour faced biddies something real to talk about.

Rock it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think it's inappropriate for a family pool. Like a PP said, just kids, dads and moms there. And in none of those cases is it appropriate for you to walk around in front of them with your butt hanging out of your suit.

+1 A family pool? Nope. It would cause a problem at our country club pool. I don't think the board would do anything but I do think there would be some social ostracization occurring because OP was wearing it at a family pool.

Family pool? Only if you don't care that some will be talking about you. Resort? Sure. Vacation, yes. Right or wrong, most moms want to look like moms at community pools, not like the "hot mom" that everyone talks about. And if you want to be the hot mom then you better be hot.

God, the internalized misogyny is so depressing.

[Anonymous]

I mean, it's the pool. People are basically naked. It's not obscene.