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[Somebody please write about the Catherine Bosley story] - Toytoy
I removed the word 'rowdy' from the 'Inflight compeition' section. The word is subjective, judgemental and undoubtly un-encyclopedic. -Roswell Crash Survivor 10:07, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
OMG I AM OUTRAGED! How can you have that horribly inappropriate picture in this article!?!?!?! .... That's a wet tank top, not a t-shirt!!!
That's kind of uneeded, I think. But, I am liking the idea of getting other pictures of this nature, and pick the best one.
Actually, it's okay. It's not like a typical wet t-shirt contest doesn't use a tank top. Zero R 08:24, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
The comment under the first just made me laugh so much; maybe it should be pointed out that most contests these days have evolved to other forms of clothing and are not just t-shirts? Another beef I have with this article is that it quite clearly states "The water is often cold to induce erect nipples, suggestive of sexual arousal." This should be portrayed in the pictures to give a clearer understanding and to prevent any common misconceptions.144.124.16.33 22:10, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
The pictorial ran in the March 1972 number - I have a copy. (not sick, just a packrat!) It did not give the dates of the contests, but it showed pics from three different ones - Aspen and Mammoth Mountain were two, I forget the other. The latter did allow bottomless. It is a great pictorial. The t-shirts were not wet, though. I think Dick Barrymore is letting his imagination run away with him on that one. Wet t-shirt contests were definitely inspired by Jacqueline Bissett in The Deep - she was on the poster for that, at least in places where the poster was not censored. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fritz57 (talk • contribs).
These are metioned in the article, as being the female-attracting counterpart of wet t-shirt contests. Do they really exist? If so, does anybody feel up to the task of making a seperate article?
"Wet boxer shorts".... "barely longer than a stub"... there's a pun in there somewhere, but I'll be damned if I'm going to be the one to point it out :-) 220.240.227.91 04:01, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
Maybe I'm old, but I think the "traditional" term was a "wet willie" contest. I'm not sure that the style of underwear was prescribed ... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fritz57 (talk • contribs).
Does this image look fake or photoshopped to anyone else? By the looks of the water splash, I'd say it's fake and should be removed. I'm not sure if the image is real or fake, but even if it is real, I think it should be removed anyway because it's really unneeded.
Yeh mate the face doesn't look too real either. Facial features are a bit ... werid there. i cant put my finger on whats wrong though
Very recently, User:129.81.123.252 removed the images from the page. I went ahead an reverted the edits, but perhaps this issue should be addressed. Clearly the fact that they have remained up for so long implies a consensus of appropriateness. Personally, I consider the images short of earning labels such as "obscene," and I consider them not to be at all gratiuitous as they certainly do illustrate the subject matter of the article.
Any other opinions/comments/support/criticisms? Seidenstud 06:37, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
i added a face to the blured picture so it looks better innit—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.77.55.167 (talk • contribs) 3:19, 20 August, 2006 (UTC).
The article states: "However because of recent laws they may not reveal their full breasts or be fully nude." There is no citation, and my own search has not discovered any verification of this. Local laws usually determine nudity issues. However, many of the most explicit contests originated in Key West FL, during spring break periods. Many of these contests have been videotaped and marketed on the internet. I have noticed since 2004, newer videos have not been available. I am curious if new laws have been passed in Key West prohibiting nudity in these contests.
Eelb53 (talk) 05:24, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
I was going to mention this too - Wikipedia is global and I'm sure that these competitions take place outside the jurisdiction of the area whoever added this is from. GavinZac (talk) 09:40, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps the line should be either removed, or altered to say where, how, and when the law was changed. I think removal would certainly be easier than listing every law reguarding transparent clothing the world over. Velinion (talk) 12:06, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
I went thru Google news archives and found an early article from The Milwaukee Sentinel - Sep 16, 1976 by Ron Lego titled Arrests Put a Damper On Wet T-Shirt Contest. This is the earliest one I could find. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 22:31, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Should the inappropriate pictures be deleted? It's completely unnecessary (not even educational) and only makes wikipedia not friendly for everybody. --Helpfulwikieditoryay (talk) 02:52, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
Ummmm, we have contests in Japan - orgies with 1,000 contestants. Should we post videos and GIFs on public domain? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.245.36.1 (talk) 19:32, 21 August 2020 (UTC)
mattbuck, Sorry I don't think you understood what they were saying. The reason for removing content on wikipedia is not for unfriendliness itself. It is for, as they said, being inappropriate, not educational, and unnecessary. The unfriendliness is a negative side effect of putting unnecessary pictures on the site, and that harms the site. Articles about murders are unfriendly but appropriate for an encyclopedia. It's educational. On the other hand, lewd pictures don't enchance understanding of this article. They're for decoration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.245.33.190 (talk) 20:14, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
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