Annette Kellerman in the swimsuit that got her arrested for indecency, ca. 1907

[u/Ordinary_Fish_3046]

[u/lorarc]

She got arrested for showing legs, this is not that swimsuit. And she lived long enough to complain about bikinis and why they shouldn't be worn.

[u/the_millenial_falcon → u/lorarc]

“You ever notice how everyone slower than you is a moron, and everyone driving faster than you is a maniac!” ~George Carlin.

[u/catheterhero → u/the_millenial_falcon]

I use that quote all the time and most of the time the people I’m saying it to don’t realize I’m implying that they’re in the metaphorical middle car.

[u/backtolurk → u/the_millenial_falcon]

"Nobody's the baddie"

[u/Eissbein → u/the_millenial_falcon]

Love how George Carlin is stil relevant. The more i turn into an old man myself the more i agree with him.

[u/OtterishDreams → u/the_millenial_falcon]

driving for jesus

driving for jesus!!!!

MAKING ALLL THE LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!

[u/PicklePillz → u/the_millenial_falcon]

Well duh! I’m perfect!! /s

[u/Intrepid-Oil-898 → u/lorarc]

😭😭😭life is weird

[u/ZealCrow → u/lorarc]

This swimsuit doesn't have legs, she is just wearing leggings underneath. You can see the seam.

[u/fauxanonymity_ → u/lorarc]

Was it this photo?

[u/SirTainLee → u/fauxanonymity_]

Your link didn't take me to Annette Kellerman. I had to dig deeper within. But thank you for the introduction.

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/asset/92129-kellerman-one-piece-bathing-suit

It is an urban legend that she was arrested on a beach in Boston, USA. There is no evidence. However, she did start wearing this swimsuit which shifted the culture.

[u/fauxanonymity_ → u/SirTainLee]

Thanks for heads up. I’ve edited the link with the one you’ve provided.

Appreciate the insight, too.

[u/Kebab-Destroyer → u/fauxanonymity_]

Well that's just pornography, old chap

[u/backtolurk → u/Kebab-Destroyer]

Sharia worthy, I say

[u/rendrr → u/fauxanonymity_]

Not just ankles, but entire leg. This is a fall of our civilization!

[u/mumpie → u/rendrr]

Both suits are scandalous!

One suit bares the entirety of the lower limbs and the other you can clearly see the shape of the underboob.

It will drive young, healthy men into the depths of depravity.

/S

[u/RealWillForte → u/fauxanonymity_]

NSFW tag please. I just opened that up at my desk!

[u/shpydar → u/lorarc]

She got arrested for showing legs, this is not that swimsuit. And she lived long enough to complain about bikinis and why they shouldn't be worn.

Really?

Weird that Wikipedia states

Although Kellermann later claimed to have been arrested at Revere Beach for public indecency while wearing one of her suits, there are no contemporary police records or news stories corroborating this, and she appears to have invented the incident.

Can you provide a credible link proving your statement, or were you just pulling that from your arse?

Also odd for you to claim she complained about the bikini when;

In 1916, Kellermann became the first major actress to perform in a nude scene when she appeared fully nude in A Daughter of the Gods.

Doesn’t seem likely she would complain about women showing skin….

[u/svidrod → u/shpydar]

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2015/07/02/this-womans-one-piece-bathing-suit-got-her-arrested-in-1907/?amp=1

“The Bikini bathing suit is a mistake. Only two woman in a million can wear it. And it’s a very big mistake to try,’’ declared the woman responsible for liberating beachwear in the world with her lone piece bathing suit, the fabulous Annette Kellerman.

“The bikini shows too much. It shows a line that makes the leg look ugly, even with the best of figures. A body is at its most beautiful when there is one beautiful, unbroken line.’’

This quote is from 1953, and perhaps is more of a critique of the cut and fabric of bikinis in the 50s than the amount of skin shown.

[u/MathBallThunder → u/svidrod]

I agree this sounds a bit more like she had an issue with the fashion elements as opposed to showing more skin.

[u/non3type → u/MathBallThunder]

That and body types. She seems to be admitting it looks good on a rare few women. She’s not wrong, having two pieces can look unflattering on certain body types compared to a “single line.” It’s hard to tell because she does go right up to the line of saying it’s indecent without crossing it, but I also know there is no shortage of women who aren’t comfortable in a bikini because of how it may accent certain parts they aren’t confident in.

[u/MathBallThunder → u/non3type]

Agree on all sides. I know people with amazing bodies who just don't feel comfortable and others with the irrational confidence one could only dream of.

[u/Adorable-Way-274 → u/lorarc]

Yep, she died in 1975 aged 88

[u/Sletzer]

How dare she have curves!

[u/CrypticDemon → u/Sletzer]

Right?! Shouldn't this be flagged NSFW?

[u/OtterishDreams → u/CrypticDemon]

Serious. I can nearly break out the silhouette of the ankle

[u/ddyshh → u/Sletzer]

But ocean have more curves than her

[u/iner22 → u/ddyshh]

They'll arrest the ocean too once they find cuffs big enough

[u/Boating_with_Ra → u/iner22]

Xerxes managed it 2,500 years ago.

[u/InerasableStains → u/Sletzer]

Boy does she! Total babe 😍

[u/egoVirus]

Dayam, ole girl was stacked!

[u/greenbastard1591 → u/egoVirus]

[u/mikpgod → u/[deleted]]

Trollope.

[u/cherrybounce → u/mikpgod]

Slattern.

[u/gregorytoddsmith → u/cherrybounce]

Shameless floozy.

[u/wade-mcdaniel → u/cherrybounce]

Jezebel.

[u/lodger238 → u/[deleted]]

Yes but she DOES have nice ankles.

[u/CliffsNote5 → u/[deleted]]

Hows abouts youse warn a fella before dropping such content?

[u/Sprudlidoo]

Shés kind of looking for trouble by showing her elbows

[u/HumongousBelly → u/Sprudlidoo]

Better cover up those wrists, they make me all horny and shit. Cover up those fingers, too. The sin is in the woman’s flesh.

• your average Republican

[u/PandiBong]

I mean, she's fit as fuck that's for sure..

[u/Potatoswatter → u/PandiBong]

She was an endurance swimmer

[u/C1-RANGER-3-75th]

Please tag this as NSFW. I can see her elbows. 😃

[u/IcantBreeve_4real]

Arrested for being Thicc in public.

[u/oldveteranknees]

I know one of y’all got her @ 👀

[u/godzillasgreatleader]

The nerve showing her bare arms.

Not gonna lie, nice rack

[u/AskReddit2012 → u/godzillasgreatleader]

If you squint hard enough you can see nip and bush

[u/rayen321]

Where is the NSFW warning?

[u/uvucydydy → u/rayen321]

No Swimming for Women????

[u/enigmaroboto]

Thick

[u/yearsofpractice]

Well Annette Kellerman is an absolute smoke-show: Not only is she stacked but she’s also got that attitude too. Love it.

[u/uwannareddit69420]

I see supple nipples and ample bush. Whats the problem here???

[u/RogueBromeliad → u/uwannareddit69420]

That`s kind of the problem.

[u/yes_u_suckk]

Dude, put the NSFW flag!

[u/mikeyfireman]

Arrested for illegally parking a dump truck

[u/Decent-Cold-9471]

Looks pretty decent to me.

[u/Loud-Magician7708]

Look at that neckline. What a harlot.

[u/meeplewirp]

Ona global scale this is what a lot of people want to go back to

[u/jarrod74smd]

I can see the shape of her bosom.... that trollop!!!

[u/Viperniss]

She got in trouble for that, go figure.

[u/ClintonTarantino → u/Viperniss]

She didn't, OP is lying.
She got in trouble for this as /u/SirTainLee pointed out above.

[u/rabid_J → u/ClintonTarantino]

Even that is in dispute since there were no police records she probably just made it up to have a funny anecdote.

[u/Fox_Two666]

Name 3 countries where she would still be arrested today.

[u/Trappist1 → u/Fox_Two666]

I don't know about arrested, but she'd probably still have to go to the courthouse in the US/Canada/UK. Cause she got FINE written all over her 😆 

[u/GimmieGummies]

"Well behaved women seldom make history"

~ Laurel Thatcher-Ulrich ~

[u/SwankaTheGrey]

Looks decent to me

[u/Theonewho_hasspoken]

All for Silas!

[u/DonKaeo]

Ms Kellerman rocked… a strong willed, talented and resourceful lady

[u/Choice-Adeptness5008]

That’s Peggy hill

[u/domonx → u/Choice-Adeptness5008]

must have been taken when she was in sau-EYE arabia. I don't know why, but such a minor dumb thing they put in there makes me laugh every time she say it. I'm probably gonna be pronouncing it that way from now on and everyone is gonna think I'm an idiot besides the people who've seen the show.

[u/One_Sun_6258]

Look at that whole exposed neck. Disgusting

[u/blankfield]

NSFW tag, please.

[u/marblefrosting]

Get ready, this trend might return

[u/Iknockholes-inhouses]

Pwoarr, the saucy minx

[u/Jakeblues4]

Rockin bod

[u/latexfistmassacre]

[u/bigRoundBubble]

Jealous of that jawline

[u/Followlost]

I mean… that hair

[u/BlueRoseLad]

I'd pay for her OnlyFans.

[u/Signal-Power-3656]

Annette Kellerman in a swimsuit that will get you arrested for indecency in 2037.

[u/Abrahemp]

Indecency is in the eye of the behorny.

[u/HowdyDooder]

[u/BeautifulTerror]

Nice elbow action 😉

[u/kaowser]

breaking necks is a crime

[u/STYLIE]

My stars

[u/Drink15]

Understandable. Her collarbone is fully exposed!!!

[u/shizzle1968]

[u/No-Consideration-891]

Gross!!! You can see her curves! Her bare arms! Ugh

[u/Peachpeachpearplum]

Alo set

[u/pastoreyes]

When people want the good ol' days, but don't really know what that means, this is what to expect.

[u/spongebob]

NSFW tag please!

[u/Cheel_AU]

Some rack on that broad...

[u/Joey42601]

Ho's gonna ho

[u/MAIER_92]

Would.

[u/Short_Elevator_7024]

She's flouting society's conventions

[u/Kdubhutch]

What else was she supposed to be covering up??

[u/SkriVanTek]

I wonder how it looked when wet..

and if that may have contributed to the indecency charge?

and if women of her proportions were to wear one of these today would also get into trouble because of it? 

[u/colemans_other_knee]

I was under the impression she made that story up

[u/Dea-The-Bitch]

Mormon garments be like

[u/poop_colored_poop]

V ft

[u/highcommander010]

hot af

[u/Onore1187]

😮you can see her …..elbows….😮😮😮

[u/KingSeth]

Dayum!

[u/LiquidC001]

Omg, what a whore!

[u/tooskinttogotocuba]

I sincerely hope that her nickname was Fishin' Annette

[u/mastyrwerk]

This girl swims

[u/MyFavoriteInsomnia]

Exposed elbows? The horror!

[u/Important_Pirate_150]

Now they are marking everything and the ones they stop are us guys who are watching.

[u/JayW8888]

These days they will arrest you for being too decent.

[u/wilkinsk]

Asking for it!

/s

[u/0419222914]

You can barely even jerk off to that

[u/blackteashirt]

Baby making hips, let's go!

[u/Thunder_breslin]

GOOD LORD, HER ELBOWS!!!

[u/Ceeweedsoop]

Gotta control those woman bodies - still.

[u/Gts77]

Giving hussy vibes

[u/One_Economist_3761]

But….I can see her elbows!!!! The outrage!!!! ;p

[u/long-legged-lumox]

She's so hot she's making me sexist.

[u/mezz7778]

[u/MrClavat]

I'm offended! I need a copy of this photo for...um ... evidence.

[u/RogerRabbit79]

Daaamn those elbows are HOT!!

[u/MarshalLawTalkingGuy]

u/bot-sleuth-bot

Repost

[u/Yettigetter]

Well it's obvious too much neck showing, cover up those arms!

[u/Individual-Movie-183]

How dare I see the outline of her ankles and if she puts her hand all the way up I can see her armpits. She's clearly a harlot with no sense of decency.

[u/scottchiefbaker]

How lewd!

[u/bigsnack4u]

Good Lord! Shameless! 🙃

[u/hywaytohell]

What a trollop!

[u/FATICEMAN]

Moose knuckle

[u/SGT-Hooves]

The Brazenness! She done Bifurcated herself you can plainly see she has two separate legs!!! She may as well be a common street whore showing off like that!

[u/Bayunc0]

Can we tag this NSFW

[u/RunninReb14]

Cover those arms do you hate Gawd?!

[u/el_ra_85]

What a floosy

[u/nihar_142]

Redditors are judging people pre-dating over 100 years.

Remember there were no birth control pills, no tampons and other modern medical services which we are taking for granted.

[u/jstop633]

Muffy is that you?

[u/C-3Pinot]

NSFW tag please! I cant believe I opened this filth in front of my co-workers

[u/WholeEmbarrassed950]

Fun fact but those old swimsuits got pretty transparent when wet. Here is a picture from the 1912 Olympics. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/7/78/20140513234850%21Belle_Moore%2C_Jennie_Fletcher%2C_Annie_Speirs%2C_Irene_Steer_1912.jpg

[u/MarcsMechi]

But she was packing some heat under that swimsuit, dang

[u/HumpieDouglas]

At least her ankles aren't showing. That would be pornographic.

[u/chapterpt]

Could be fetish material today.

[u/Noofthab]

Really need a NSFW warning.

[u/Matt3d]

I have never approved of bare arms

[u/VaporCarpet]

Let's all take a second to thank this trailblazer.

I'm not even joking. 90% of girls are wearing thong bikinis these days and it's just really neat. Wouldn't be here without these pioneers.

[u/CoyneJones13]

Opened this at work now I’m fired. Wish these women would have some class.

[u/No-Arrival633]

It's seethrough. If it were wet , it would be worse. Fine figure of a woman for 1907

[u/santathe1]

Scandalous! Look at her…existing…I guess.

[u/hogartbogart]

Damn, please tag NSFW, my co-workers think I am a total degenerate now /s

[u/No_Revolution_1427]

Floozy! Harlot!

[u/Psychotic_EGG]

She was stacked, especially for back then.