Why are men not allowed to like girls bikini pictures, but girls are allowed to post them and have them on their stories?

[HawkPerception]

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+1 y

I am talking about in a relationship dynamic. Obviously if you are not in a relationship, you're free to do whatever you want.

[DishLady]

"Allowed" is a really loose term here. Women are constantly advised NOT to post those types of things for a combination of safety reasons and plain old decorum. Does a woman need to risk having a supervisor or coworker see that? NO... not at all. Who are they posting it for? No one should be "liking" those pics because it's simply not appropriate. (Same rule applies to all the bathroom pics and "duckface" junk plaguing social media.)

[GoGetitGio]

My mom posted a bunch of very sexually suggestive pics in which she’s in a thong bikini on her IG and FB. Lots of guys liked them including my friends. I don’t like this is she in the wrong.

[DishLady]

@GoGetitGio Bro, don't out your mom... I see your point, but also... you don't know what she's going through that prompted her to do that...

[GoGetitGio]

I’m gonna message you

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I think you're allowed to like said pictures, just don't be a creep towards them and you're probably fine.

[GoGetitGio]

My mom she’s 40, but fit and attractive, just posted a bunch of very sexually suggestive pics in a thong bikini on IG and FB.. I don’t like it. Is she wrong for doing this?

[avery58]

Both are weird for me, but if a guy likes bikini pics he shouldn't find it wired if his girlfriend posts these type of pictures as well, vice versa. You can ask for what you give, not special treatment

[avery58]

Weird**

[IronLady6354]

Whether or not a guy is 'allowed' to like it really depends on A) if he's single B) if he's not single, what his girlfriend/wife thinks about him doing that

[HawkPerception]

Correct and well said

[AviatorTom]

Who says men aren't allowed to like bikini pictures?

I dated a girl in college who often told me, "I don't mind you looking at other women, because I know what you're getting from me." Simple axiom... there's nothing wrong with looking.

Similarly, there's nothing wrong with women looking at, and liking, men in thongs.

[HawkPerception]

I didn't mean not allowed in an objective sense. Obviously there are many relationship dynamics in the world that work out, but for the most part, I hear that women complain about their partner liking other women's pictures on social media while they themselves are posting them for everyone to see.

[Faith18letsgo]

I personally ignore that social rule. I don’t see any problem with anyone liking a bikini picture.

[Madlc]

Look, I’m a closed minded man.

I think both of them are stupid but you shouldn’t think about it in a way that makes men as victims.

control yourself like a man should and don’t look at such pictures.

When you don’t then you have the right to judge.

[HawkPerception]

I am not asking the question for myself. I do not go on social media to like girls pictures or seek them out. I ask purely out of curiosity of others opinions or insights. None of my questions is posted to look for an answer for myself.

You assuming I'm asking for myself shows that you have a low IQ.

[HawkPerception]

My advice to you is to stop trying to act like a smartass and humble yourself.

[Madlc]

I didn’t assume anything, I just said my opinion whether it’s you or not.

[HawkPerception]

The way you phrased it seemed like it was directed towards me, especially when you said "man". I apologize for misinterpreting the context and take back my comments.

[Madlc]

All good

[MaddyJ]

Allowed is a strange way to put it. I don’t care if a guy looks. That said, I’m not one to post “thirst traps”. There are Probally pics of me in a bikini out there but I don’t post them to look hot

[HawkPerception]

If you read the update, you'd see I'm talking about in a relationship dynamic. Not just random guys

[LaurenM1997]

Because we don’t have to have guys permission to do so

[GoGetitGio]

Do men need women’s permission to like them?

[LaurenM1997]

@GoGetitGio nope

[LaurenM1997]

No cause they shouldn’t dictate what you can and can’t do

[GoGetitGio]

OK fair enough

[LaurenM1997]

@GoGetitGio as long as you don’t flirt with those people

[PeachyPie93]

Both are wrong, in my opinion you shouldn't date a guy who follows and likes girls pictures but you yourself should not be posting thirst traps, if you don't want a guy to do that. Both people are wrong and both are stupid lol

[RebelinSteel]

Guys are allowed to like them, being weird with it is what’s not really wanted.

[Apple1996]

Men liking those pics are pathetic. Women posting those pics are dumb. In our society is worse to be pathetic than dumb

[GoGetitGio]

This is a great question there’s no good answer to! My mom just posted a bunch of very sexually provocative pictures in her thong bikini the other day. Why’s that ok but it’s not ok for guys to like them?

[Smashingdoozy]

You can like as many bikini pics as you want.

[RedInnocent69]

They post them so you will like them…