# Do any women whatsoever think mankinis are sexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809 "2022-02-20T01:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/21 "2022-02-20T23:11:09Z")
Borat only made them well-known, not popular. They are as unattractive as a misplaced hair scrunchy. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/22 "2022-02-20T23:36:37Z")
What the hell is a “mankini”? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/23 "2022-02-21T01:40:12Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > I have to avert my eyes from men wearing a mankini… You say that like it is an event that occurs in your life from time to time … ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/24 "2022-02-21T09:23:40Z")
Don’t remind me… It’s only been a few times, at festivals, but that’s been quite enough. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/25 "2022-02-21T10:00:57Z")
Nope. Even a guy who managed to look good in one, would look much better in almost anything else. I only say “almost” because I have been awed by the creative minds here in the past. Even taking Borat out of the search, I can’t find one attractive photo: [https://www.google.com/search?q=mankini+-borat&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1130&bih=522&ei=vmITYoX7HqWwytMPysOf2AE&iflsig=AHkkrS4AAAAAYhNwzuahRRQndFJvc3kAeyqCnxPTQjRq&ved=0ahUKEwiF0t3rxJD2AhUlmHIEHcrhBxsQ4dUDCAY&uact=5&oq=mankini+-borat&gs\_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoFCAAQgAQ6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToICAAQsQMQgwE6BAgAEB5QAFj2I2D6KmgAcAB4AIABaIgBqgaSAQQxMy4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img](https://www.google.com/search?q=mankini+-borat&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1130&bih=522&ei=vmITYoX7HqWwytMPysOf2AE&iflsig=AHkkrS4AAAAAYhNwzuahRRQndFJvc3kAeyqCnxPTQjRq&ved=0ahUKEwiF0t3rxJD2AhUlmHIEHcrhBxsQ4dUDCAY&uact=5&oq=mankini+-borat&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoFCAAQgAQ6CAgAEIAEELEDOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToICAAQsQMQgwE6BAgAEB5QAFj2I2D6KmgAcAB4AIABaIgBqgaSAQQxMy4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/26 "2022-02-21T17:57:30Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > You may wish to cover your eyes before clicking [here](https://www.amazon.com/Smiffys-Official-Licensed-Borat-Mankini/dp/B0091K5PKU). I believe the view from the back is possibly even more disturbing (a string between the butt cheeks). Now I’m a guy who thinks men’s bodies are generally the bee’s knees, but this item makes even the best body look repellent. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/27 "2022-02-21T18:14:44Z")
Cher was wearing them before Borat (think ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’) ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/28 "2022-02-23T20:04:54Z")
Was image searching today and came upon something even more obscene than the mankini: a sort of one-hip jockstrap. I won’t even advise anyone to look for this. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/29 "2022-11-13T04:10:14Z")
> [@Mk\_VII](#): > > Cher was wearing them before Borat (think ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’) Even she couldn’t pull that off. And if Cher can’t do it, nobody can…or should. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/30 "2022-11-13T15:06:13Z")
I wonder if gay men find them attractive. ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809/31 "2022-11-13T15:42:44Z")
Speaking only for myself here, but no. A hot guy in a mankini would look infinitely better in any number of other underwear options. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-women-whatsoever-think-mankinis-are-sexy/959809.md?page=1)