Jezebel: Bikini

Brazil's Plus-Size Bikini Enthusiasts Make Waves

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:00 EST

A story about plus-size bikinis would be intriguing no matter what, but since we're talking about Brazil — a country with swimsuits so small a pubic hair wax was named for it — it's even more interesting. Apparently plus-size apparel is much-needed in Brazil, and that includes swimwear. More »

There Is No Such Thing As A Bikini Body

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:30:00 EDT

If you read tabloids or ladymags, pay attention to advertising campaigns, or happen to live on planet Earth, you know that the one thing women are supposed to strive for — more than a functioning body, a healthy body, or a strong body — is a bikini body. More »

Why Are You Doing This To Us, Cheryl Burke?

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:34:00 EST

[We are freezing and the streets are strewn with mounds of garbage/soot/snow/ice! You just wake up, put on a new bikini, frolic and smile. Sigh. Punta Cana, February 2. Images via Pacific Coast News Online.] More »

Fuck You, Cheryl Burke

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:28:00 EST

[We have ANOTHER fucking Snowpocalypse here, and you are all pretty and happy in your glorious watermelon bikini, damn you. Just look at the color of the water! FUCK. Dominican Republic, January 20. Images via Pacific Coast News Online.] More »

Toy Lets 3-Year-Olds Shave Their Crotch Like Big Girls

Lisa Wade, Ph.D. — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:30:00 EST

The cartoon character SpongeBob lives in a city at the bottom of the sea. It's called Bikini Bottom. So this "Bikini Bottom Groom and Go!" kit for kids three and over . . . More »

School Uses Student's Bikini Pics To Justify Discrimination

Anna North — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:50:00 EST

Ceara Sturgis sued her school when they left her out of the yearbook for wearing a tux. Now administrators say that because she wore a bikini to a pool party, her lawsuit is invalid. More »

Kelly Osbourne Turned To Drugs After Being Called Fat & Ugly

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:01:00 EST

Kelly Osbourne is on the December issue of Shape (for some reason, she's not standing thigh-deep in water, like most of the mag's cover models), and she tells the magazine that negative commentary in the press really affected her. More »

Common Checks Out Serena Williams' Ass-sets

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:40:00 EDT

[Additional shot of Serena after the jump! Miami Beach, October 4. Image via Splash.]

A Day At The Beach With Coco And Ice-T

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:12:00 EDT

In New York right now, it is 53°, overcast and drizzly. But in Miami Beach, the high is 85°, and Coco Austin (along with husband Ice-T) is soaking up the rays with a sunny attitude! More »

Rihanna Hits The Beach With Her Weapon Drawn

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:12:00 EDT

[Hawaii, September 6. Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

The Iron-Fisted Tyranny Of The 'Bikini Body'

Sadie Stein — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:37:00 EDT

One brave woman strikes a blow against the most absurd phrase of our time: "The bikini body is not supposed to be naturally occurring...it is a quasi-religious state of myth and artifice to which only the truly virtuous can aspire:" More »

This Week In Tabloids: Jen & Angie Adopting Daughters; Levi & Bristol Having Sex

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:20:00 EDT

Welcome back to Midweek Madness! We read Star, In Touch, Us, Ok! and Life & Style, and found out the name of Angelina's new kid, the truth about Megan Fox's face and what Sarah Palin doesn't know about Bristol. More »

Of Burkas And Bikinis: Exercise, Body Image, And The Veil

Anna North — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Does wearing modest dress free Muslim women from the pressure of being a sex object? And is that the point? Two recent articles today explore these issues, with some help from Naomi Wolf. More »

"Miss Landmine" Pageant Canceled • Freudian "Lock And Key" Mechanism Discovered In Sperm

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• The Cambodian government announced it will not allow a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant to occur."The landmine beauty contest would make a mockery of Cambodia's land mine victims. The government does not support this contest," said a spokesperson. • More »

Teen girls in Australia have been warned...

Maria — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Teen girls in Australia have been warned about drawing their phone numbers on their backs while sunbathing in order to meet boys. A group of Sydneysiders between the ages of 14 and 15 got national attention when they were photographed by a local paper with their numbers painted in zinc cream on their lower backs. The local police commander says the behavior is "risky" and "inviting trouble," while a campaigner for young women calls the behavior "trashy." [Daily Mail] More »

Lily Allen's Bikini Shopping Is Not Going Swimmingly

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:15:00 EDT

Bikini Bottoms Now Promote Genital Mutilation Awareness • Romanian Court Says Penis Worth $800K

Maria — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Bathing suits in Barcelona now feature hygienic protectors in swim bottoms that feature a picture rusty razor blade that sits right under your ladyarea to raise awareness about genital mutilation. Wow, genius and kinda gross. • Josef Fritzl is apparently writing his memoirs while in prison, much to the horror of his daughter/rape-victim for 24-years, Elisabeth. • Mothers who give birth to unexpected twins are more likely to be depressed and anxious after pregnancy, however women who conceived with IVF or other fertility treatments are usually less blue. • This one is for the dudes: having sex less than once a week will increase the likelihood of developing erectile dysfunction. More »

Isty-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny

dodai — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:30:00 EST

Tan Wen Zhong, 21, a Singapore national serviceman, walked into an elevator early one morning wearing only a pink bikini. He will spend a day in jail and pay a $7,529 fine for "outraging the modesty" of the woman who shared the elevator with him and also for "fraudulent possession of women's underwear." Police found 46 pieces of ladies lingerie and bikinis and four "obscene" movies when they searched Tan's apartment. His lawyer said Tan had been badly affected by his parents' divorce as a kid. The underwear stuff ? Not so bad. But Tan was also accused of grabbing a 23-year-old woman's buttocks a year ago, sigh. [Reuters] More »

Janice Dickinson Doesn't Care What The Survey Says

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:24:10 EDT