What is the difference?

I think I saw this same argument on Facebook in a picture of a Tumblr post. It said that when a woman wears a swimsuit, she is choosing to show the public her skin. When a woman is caught wearing underwear, it's at a moment when she wasn't choosing to show her skin in public. It's all about consent. She consents to showing her skin in a bathing suit but not in her underwear. Personally, my bathing suits generally cover more of body than my underwear does but not everyone is like me. 

Because it's a bathing suit?

Well, you go swimming in one.

Are you asking the difference between a bathing suit and underwear? Is this that controversial?

Can we stop trying to judge women on how they dress?? Mkay, thanks! 

I think because one is called a 'swimsuit' and the other is 'underware'. Are you trying to take away women's rights to wear what ever they choose on the beach?

I genuinely don't care if people go out in either. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I agree with the sentiment. I think it's silly that one is acceptable and the other isn't. I've personally never been comfortable wearing essentially underwear out in public, so I wear shorts over my bottoms and a pretty modest sporty top.BUT I don't give a shit about what others wear. It just is a commentary on arbitrary cultural rules.

One is consensial and the other isn't? One is worn in public and is CHOSEN to do so by the wearer. 

One you go swimming in. I wouldn't go swimming in my bra or underwear lol the materials not really made for that.