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▲[[File:Barney_bikini_8880.jpg|link=The Simpsons|right|[[Justin Timberlake|Bringing sexy back]], oh yeah!]]
Bikinis are usually shown on television as [[Fan Service]]. However, men shown wearing them are likely to be done for [[Fan Disservice]] or [[Played for Laughs]].
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Very occasionally they will be shown as [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] - type characters.
They're also worn by [[Mr. Fanservice]] types for [[Fanservice]].
However, this is also [[Truth in Television]]: some males will, and do, like wearing bikinis, despite the fact they are technically opposite-sex clothing. This does not include [[Drag Queen|Drag Queens]] who like to do this [[Played for Laughs|for comedy purposes]].▼
▲However, this is also [[Truth in Television]]: some males will, and do, like wearing bikinis, despite the fact they are technically opposite-sex clothing. This does not include [[Drag Queen
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== Advertising ==
* This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq0ZPNWYrxM Miller Lite commercial] advises against men wearing this kind of swimwear.
* The Cleaning Hunk in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHHkJvJRdc this] Xtra-Pine commercial.
* ''[[Pokémon (
▲== Anime & Manga ==
▲* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'' is one show that likes using this trope, mainly for [[Dead Baby Comedy]] and [[Rule of Funny]] purposes.
* In ''[[Hentai Kamen]]'', the titular hero's mankini is his ''weapon''.
* One of Rock Lee's signature moves in ''[[Rock
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* [[Deadpool]] has worn a bikini at least once. When informed he has visitors offering mercenary work and advised that he change, he puts on his weapons, and greets them still wearing the bikini.
* ''[[Dilbert|Dogbert's Clues for the Clueless]]'' shows that a mummy ought to be dressed in bandages from head to toe, a woman can wear just a skimpy thong bikini at the beach. The final panel, under the caption, "However, a mummy should never wear a bikini," shows the mummy wearing a bikini over bandages, thinking, "Looking good..."
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In one sketch on ''[[The Amanda Show]]'', Drake loses a bet to Amanda and has to run down the street in a string bikini.
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' was the earliest example of this; with John Cleese sometimes wearing one for [[Rule of Funny]] purposes.
* ''[[Medium]]'' also did this in the notorious episode "Will the Real Fred Rovick Stand Up?" which featured [[Diedrich Bader]] as the aforementioned Fred Rovick, wearing a bikini.
* ''[[
* Mankini is a recurring character on ''[[The Soup]]'' played by Nic DeLeo. He's mostly a [[Butt Monkey]].
* ''[[
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== New Media ==
* There was plenty of discussion about this on [[The Other Wiki]]. Consensus was: it's unencyclopedic.
== Pro Wrestling ==
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]: Santino Marella, anyone?
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* Actor [[Jim Carrey]] wearing then-girlfriend Jenny McCarthy's suit at the beach. [http://tinyurl.com/yapd9lf Pictures].
* [[Truth in Television]]: male bikini-wearing appears to be a fairly common thing. It [[Did Not Do the Research|is not predominantly associated with gay men, despite stereotypes]]. Youths will do this during their college/university years as a joke.
* Note that the word "bikini" refers to the bottoms as well as the top. Any pair of
* [[Russell Brand]]
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