What is the Mankini Revolution?

The bikini was highly controversial when first introduced in the 1940’s. Now seeing women in bikini’s is commonplace, but men in sexy clothing still hasn’t caught on. There’s more behind this then a lack of female attraction to the male body or biological differences.

This sexual double standard remains one of the largest obstacles to female advancement today. The Mankini Revolution is an online movement towards sexual equality that explores its causes and suggests real solutions. We use the term mankini to refer to any type of male swimwear that’s sexy and shows off the male body. But, this movement is larger then any particular clothing item. It’s about women and men being treated as true equals. It’s about men and women being who they are, and refusing to conform to gender stereotypes.

For more information about the what lead to this site, go to our webpage (www.mankinirevolution.com) and read about the criticism Ed for the Bachelorette (who’s now on people’s shit list for more legitimate reasons) got when he wore short shorts.

The Mankini Revolution website is NEW and still under construction! We are still in the process of making some changes to the layout and contents, which will hopefully be completed before 2010. This blog will become part of the website’s homepage at that time.

If these issues are important to you, Please go to our site and Join the Mankini Revolution Today! We rely on your support and and participation to make this Movement a success. Your help is appreciated.

How you can become involved:
-Discuss the issues on the Community page.
-Post any writings you’ve done relating to the subject matter (even old college papers), pictures, or anything representative of our mission to the Media Page.
-Email us with all suggestions for improvement in content, products, or whatever you’d like.
-Read about the causes of the double standard, the solutions, the latest studies, and the latest studies on The Scoop
-Buy Mankini Revolution merchandise
-Suggest topics of discussion, and provide information for posting
-Nominate movies, magazines, role models, etc. to win the Mankini Stamp of Approval