I get dirty looks from other women when I wear my cheeky thong bikinis on public beaches – it’s what we do in Hawaii
A HAWAIIAN woman has shared that wearing a thong bikini is the norm where she comes from.
But she added that when she wears them on mainland beaches, people are not as accepting — and she tends to get dirty looks.
In a TikTok video, Gianna (@giannamarievb) highlighted the type of reaction she gets from other women when she diverts from what they see as the norm with her beach gear.
“When Hawaii girls go to mainland beach and are getting dirty looks from other women because cheeky thong bikinis aren’t a norm like how it is here,” she wrote.
In her caption, she emphasized how much the bikini style had been integrated into her life.
“I have to stop wearing this bikini but it’s my STAPLE PIECE,” Gianna said.
Some people in the comments section of the video were all for thong bikinis and they let it be known.
“At this point, the normal ones look like diapers,” one wrote.
“No because how are they okay with having full coverage tan lines,” a second said.
“Thong bikinis are way more flattering, if they wanna hate let them,” a third chimed in.
Someone else expressed feeling odd for wearing thong bikinis while others aren’t.
“I LOVE THONG BIKINIS BUT FEEL SO AWKWARD WEARING THEM BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE DOES,” the commenter said.
With a similar experience in a different setting, an additional viewer said: “This but living in Florida and I go home to Michigan and they’re like um wtf are you wearing.”
And a final person suggested that Gianna forget about the haters and continue wearing what she pleases.
“They are just jealous. Start the trend!” they exclaimed.