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Do pós-guerra dos anos 50, quando a juventude buscava novas formas de liberdade, até a explosão midiática dos anos 80, passando pelas batalhas judiciais dos anos 90 e pela era digital dos anos 2000, você vai descobrir como um simples pedaço de algodão branco se transformou em um ícone cultural. Entre bares esfumaçados, praias lotadas durante o Spring Break e confrontos entre moralidade e desejo, os concursos de camisetas molhadas refletem muito mais do que entretenimento: eles revelam a alma de uma América em constante transformação.
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Do pós-guerra dos anos 50, quando a juventude buscava novas formas de liberdade, até a explosão midiática dos anos 80, passando pelas batalhas judiciais dos anos 90 e pela era digital dos anos 2000, você vai descobrir como um simples pedaço de algodão branco se transformou em um ícone cultural. Entre bares esfumaçados, praias lotadas durante o Spring Break e confrontos entre moralidade e desejo, os concursos de camisetas molhadas refletem muito mais do que entretenimento: eles revelam a alma de uma América em constante transformação.
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00:00Cultural roots and postwar America
00:04Imagine a sweltering summer night in a small town in the American Midwest in the 1950s.
00:12The jukeboxes illuminated roadside bars with red and blue lights.
00:18And the smell of hamburgers and french fries mingled with the cigarette smoke.
00:23The country had just emerged from World War II, and a feeling of prosperity was taking hold among the middle class.
00:32It was in this atmosphere of celebration, consumerism, and freedom that the seeds were planted.
00:38for one of the most controversial and iconic contests in American culture.
00:44The girls' wet t-shirt competitions.
00:48But before we understand how these contests came about, we need to delve into the social context.
00:55The 1950s in the United States were marked by an obsession with symbols of youth, freedom, and sensuality.
01:06Television was beginning to invade homes, bringing glamorous images of actresses such as
01:12Marilyn Monroe, Jane Mansfield and Elizabeth Taylor.
01:18Women who redefined beauty standards and were often associated with bold femininity,
01:27although carefully shaped by the film studios.
01:32At the same time, American youth were rebelling against their parents' conservatism.
01:38Elvis Presley's rock and roll set stages ablaze with hip movements considered scandalous.
01:46Magazines like Playboy, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, were already beginning to openly explore female sensuality as part of...
01:58Mass culture.
01:59It was as if America, so proud of its Puritan morals, was slowly being invaded by a sea of repressed desire.
02:10finding creative and often controversial ways to express themselves.
02:16And it is in this scenario that the bikini becomes the star.
02:20Created in France in 1946, the swimsuit took years to be accepted in the United States.
02:29During the 1950s, there was still resistance in many states against swimwear considered immoral.
02:38However, gradually, beauty pageants on beaches, such as the famous Miss America or Miss Hawaiian Tropic,
02:47They began to popularize the idea of associating women in short outfits with glamour, fun, and tourism.
02:56These bikini contests, held at local fairs, casinos, and even Las Vegas hotels,
03:03They paved the way for a culture that blended spectacle, desire, and entertainment.
03:10The male audience packed these events, while the female audience,
03:16Torn between criticism and admiration, I watched with curiosity.
03:22America was transforming itself into a grand stage for the celebration of sensuality.
03:29Now imagine this scene evolving.
03:33A bar full of motorcyclists, windows fogged with smoke, rock and roll on the radio.
03:39and young university students eager for something new, something daring, something that would break with the established rules.
03:48It was precisely in these spaces of sociability, bars, nightclubs and university parties,
03:57That's when the first ideas for competitions between girls using wet white t-shirts emerged.
04:05It was not yet an institutionalized spectacle, but rather small, improvised challenges.
04:12often the result of a mixture of alcohol, heat, and daring.
04:17It was the raw, disorganized, almost clandestine aversion to a phenomenon that, years later,
04:25It would turn into a true cultural spectacle.
04:29The cultural backdrop couldn't be more fitting.
04:33The 1960s would bring the sexual revolution, the birth control pill, and protests against the Vietnam War.
04:42and a youth increasingly willing to break with contradictions.
04:47The simple, inexpensive white t-shirt had already become a symbol of youthful rebellion.
04:54immortalized by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause
04:59and by Marlon Brando in A Bondi Called Desire.
05:05Wetting that t-shirt and placing a young woman under the gaze of dozens of spectators.
05:11It was, in essence, about transforming a symbol of rebellion into a spectacle of desire.
05:19This cultural embryo, the mixture of bikini fashion and the rise of pop culture.
05:26and the transformation of the t-shirt into a youth icon,
05:30This leads us to understand how a simple item of clothing can be understood.
05:35She would become the star of a controversial and legendary contest.
05:40And while American society was moving towards the cultural revolutions of the 60s and 70s,
05:48A question was beginning to take shape.
05:51What would happen when sensuality ceased to be solely a product of cinema?
05:58And what if it started to be experienced explicitly in bars, beaches, and makeshift stages?
06:06It is precisely this question that leads us to the next chapter of this story.
06:12When wet t-shirt contests stop being just impromptu college events.
06:19to become a real craze in nightclubs and bars across the United States.
06:26From college bars to the explosive nights of the 70s, the scene changes.
06:32We left the post-war atmosphere of the 1950s and plunged into the 1970s.
06:39An era marked by social revolutions, counterculture, and the end of American innocence.
06:46The country was still reeling from the Vietnam War, and Watergate was eroding trust in institutions.
06:54And the hippie dream was already beginning to crumble into disillusionment.
06:59But there was also a pulsating feeling of freedom, an insatiable desire to break taboos,
07:05To experience new forms of pleasure and challenge the boundaries of morality.
07:11It was in this mix of rebellion, loud music, and hedonism that the wet t-shirt contests emerged.
07:20They've gone from being a local curiosity to becoming a cultural spectacle.
07:27American universities have always been social laboratories.
07:32It was there that the protests against the war and the civil rights movements were born.
07:39and also the explosion of fraternities that would become synonymous with wild parties,
07:48Excessive drinking and bizarre initiation rituals.
07:53In the midst of this melting pot, a practice emerged that began in an almost innocent way.
07:59Improvised competitions in which girls, often girlfriends of students,
08:06They were wearing white t-shirts while someone threw water or beer on them.
08:11The effect was immediate and predictable.
08:14The t-shirt clung to the body, revealing silhouettes and provoking shouts from the intoxicated audience.
08:22What initially seemed like a college prank soon caught the attention of local bars.
08:29especially those frequented by young motorcyclists, rockers, and workers looking for nighttime entertainment.
08:38It was a time when roadside bars and nightclubs in coastal towns competed to attract customers with daring shows.
08:49Strippers, rock bands, themed nights.
08:52In this context, wet t-shirt contests have become a perfect attraction.
08:59Because they combined two irresistible elements of youth culture.
09:03The rebellious simplicity of the t-shirt and the promise of explicit sensuality.
09:10A key point in understanding this transition is the culture of the t-shirt itself.
09:16Until then, the white t-shirt was associated with something basic, almost without glamour.
09:23used as underwear or work clothes,
09:26But by the 1970s it had already been transformed into a cultural symbol.
09:31Prints of rock bands, political slogans, pop icons.
09:37Soaking the shirt was to transform that symbol of youth into a spectacle of desire.
09:43a gesture that is both transgressive and fun.
09:47Bars began organizing nights dedicated exclusively to this competition.
09:53Advertisements in local newspapers, posters posted on lampposts
09:57And even announcements on regional radio stations promised the most daring night in the city.
10:04The premise was simple.
10:06Women who register, often spontaneously,
10:10They went up on stage wearing white t-shirts,
10:13while buckets of water, hoses, or even makeshift showers
10:18They made the t-shirt cling to the body.
10:22The audience, largely composed of men,
10:25It erupted in applause, shouts, and bets on who would be the winner.
10:31The prize varied, including cash, free drinks,
10:36Tickets to shows or simply the title of queen of the night.
10:41But there was something bigger at stake.
10:44These contests were not just competitions,
10:47These were manifestations of the spirit of sexual freedom that dominated the 1970s.
10:53We're talking about a decade in which erotic films
10:57They began to gain space in conventional cinemas.
11:01in which adult magazines achieved record sales.
11:05and in which the female body, previously domesticated by rigid standards,
11:11It began to occupy new territories in the collective imagination.
11:15Legendary nightclubs in cities like New Orleans, Miami, and Los Angeles.
11:21And even small towns in Texas have become veritable temples of this practice.
11:28Many bars realized that by including wet t-shirt contests in their calendar,
11:35revenue increased dramatically.
11:38attracting not only regular customers, but also curious visitors from other regions.
11:44It was the beginning of the institutionalization of the phenomenon.
11:48From a college prank to a lucrative spectacle.
11:52And if there was a fuel that further enhanced this explosion,
11:57It was the music.
11:58Imagine the contests taking place to the sound of AC/DC,
12:03Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin.
12:04The distorted guitars created the perfect soundtrack to the mix of alcohol, sweat, and dripping water.
12:14It wasn't just a competition, it was a collective ritual.
12:18in which the audience and competitors shared an atmosphere of euphoria,
12:24temporarily breaking all social rules.
12:29However, the competitions also carried contradictions within them.
12:35On one hand, they were celebrated as symbols of female sexual freedom.
12:41After all, many women participated voluntarily.
12:45using space as a way to express oneself,
12:48and, in some cases, even to achieve a certain local fame.
12:53On the other hand, they were criticized for reinforcing the objectification of the female body.
12:59putting it at the service of male entertainment.
13:03These tensions have accompanied the phenomenon from the beginning.
13:07and would intensify in the following decades,
13:11especially with the rise of feminist movements.
13:15Even so, the craze of the 70s continued to grow.
13:20Each year, more bars and nightclubs adopted the format.
13:24creating local and even regional championships.
13:27In some cities, newspapers even went so far as to publish reports.
13:32about the daring fashion that was taking over American youth.
13:38There was also the tourist element.
13:41Visitors to coastal cities, especially during Spring Break,
13:46They would return home telling stories about their wild nights.
13:51where they saw girls competing to see who had the wettest t-shirt.
13:56And so, little by little, a phenomenon that had been born in fraternities,
14:02student groups and makeshift bars,
14:04It began to take on the characteristics of an American cultural tradition.
14:08Wet T-shirt contests were no longer just a game,
14:14but part of a nightlife entertainment industry
14:18which flourished on the fringes of Puritanism,
14:22reflecting an America divided between morality and desire.
14:27The next step was inevitable.
14:30The 1980s, with its media explosion,
14:35would transform this local spectacle into a national phenomenon,
14:40exploited by large bar chains,
14:43documented by magazines and even televised on variety shows.
14:49But that's a story we'll tell in the next segment.
14:52When will we see how wet t-shirt contests work?
14:56They've ceased to be just a bar ritual.
14:59and became an integral part of American pop culture.
15:05The fever of the 80s, from Spring Break to pop culture.
15:10Neon lights were multiplying in American cities.
15:14Music videos were flooding the newly launched MTV.
15:17And the 1980s pulsed with a frenetic rhythm of consumerism.
15:23Vibrant colors and an increasingly blatant sensuality.
15:28It was in this context that wet t-shirt contests,
15:32previously confined to smoky bars and college parties,
15:38They made the leap to national stardom.
15:41Imagine a Florida beach in the mid-2000s.
15:46Thousands of students from all over the country crowded the sand.
15:50during the famous Spring Break.
15:52The smell of sunscreen mingled with the smell of spilled beer.
15:56And speakers blasted hits from Madonna, Van Halen, or Death Leopard.
16:03It was the ultimate celebration of American youth.
16:07Freedom, music, and tanned bodies under the sun.
16:12On this perfect stage,
16:13Wet T-shirt contests have found their natural habitat.
16:18Spring Break, which originated in the 1960s as a student break for relaxation,
16:25By the 1980s, it had already transformed into a true entertainment industry.
16:31with sponsorships from beverage brands, live shows and television coverage.
16:37And between drinking competitions, dance contests, and hotel pool parties,
16:45The moment many were most looking forward to was the arrival of the wet t-shirt contest.
16:52Young female university students climbed onto the makeshift stage.
16:56soaked by hoses, buckets, or even by foam from machines used at parties.
17:02The audience reacted as if they were watching a sporting final.
17:08shouting, applauding and cheering with each new participant.
17:13Men's magazines like Playboy and Penthouse helped solidify this image.
17:19publishing articles and essays inspired by the phenomenon.
17:23Television cameras couldn't withstand it either.
17:27Variety shows and even news programs showed glimpses of these competitions.
17:34often with a humorously scandalous tone,
17:38reinforcing the contrast between the conservative morals of traditional America
17:44and the hedonistic explosion of youth.
17:47The 1980s were also marked by the rise of large themed bar chains.
17:54especially in tourist cities like New Orleans, Key West, and Fort Lauderdale.
18:02Famous establishments have realized that wet t-shirt contests
18:06They were not just an attraction, but a money-making machine.
18:12Billboard advertisements promised unforgettable nights,
18:17while DJs commanded the audience like masters of ceremonies.
18:22The logic was simple.
18:24The more daring the show, the bigger the crowd, the higher the beverage sales.
18:30It was also during this period that the first national championships emerged.
18:35wet t-shirts, some with sponsors and even guest judges.
18:42What was once just impromptu fun in fraternities,
18:47It was now gaining the status of a semi-professional spectacle.
18:52There were rules, more substantial cash prizes, and even regional titles that crowned the summer champion.
19:00Interestingly, this phenomenon fed off the very media culture of the 1980s.
19:06If in the 50s and 60s sensuality still needed to be suggested,
19:12Now she was celebrated openly.
19:16Music videos featured wet bodies under artificial lights.
19:20Hollywood movies explored fraternity parties.
19:24And teen comedies always included scenes of beaches, bikinis, and youthful daring.
19:32The wet t-shirt contest was, in that sense, almost a natural reflection of that aesthetic.
19:40Water, loud music, youth, and the display of the body as spectacle.
19:46But there was more than just fun at stake.
19:50For many young women, participating in these contests was a way to gain attention.
19:56and, in some cases, even open doors to careers in fashion, entertainment, or film.
20:04Some of the winners even appeared in nationally circulated magazines.
20:10Turning a fun night into a showcase for something bigger.
20:15Of course, this did not negate the criticism.
20:18Feminist movements pointed out that these contests
20:22They reinforced the objectification of the female body.
20:26turning women into attractions for male consumption.
20:30This tension between freedom and exploitation permeated the entire decade.
20:36At the same time, the wet t-shirt became a cultural symbol.
20:40immortalized in films like Porky's, 1981,
20:44or Revenge of the Nerds, 1984,
20:49who explored precisely the world of university parties
20:53and the youthful obsession with sex and fun.
20:56The American cultural industry absorbed the phenomenon.
21:00transforming it into an integral part of a larger narrative
21:04about youth, rebellion, and pleasure.
21:07Another interesting point is how tourism took advantage of the craze.
21:12Hotels and casinos in Las Vegas have started including contests.
21:17in their entertainment packages,
21:20while coastal cities competed to attract crowds
21:25with the promise of the hottest nights in America.
21:30The economic impact was real.
21:33Bars were packed, hotels reported maximum occupancy.
21:37And the local media took advantage of the trend to sell more newspapers and advertisements.
21:42But the explosion of the 80s also brought its excesses.
21:47The search for increasingly daring shows
21:51led to competitions where the line between sensuality and explicit nudity became blurred.
21:57He was starting to soil himself.
21:59This led to clashes with local authorities.
22:02who were trying to impose legal limits.
22:05In some cities, mayors and religious leaders
22:10They pushed for bans.
22:12while bar owners argued
22:16that it was just harmless fun.
22:19This battle between morality and entertainment.
22:23It would become even more intense in the following decade.
22:27when the courts would be called upon to decide
22:30How far does freedom of expression extend?
22:33allowed such competitions.
22:35In any case, the 80s
22:38They consolidated the wet t-shirt contest.
22:42as part of the American collective imagination.
22:45It was impossible to talk about spring break.
22:48or on bar nights
22:50without thinking about that competition
22:52which combined water, youth and spectacle.
22:55More than just a contest,
22:58It was a portrait of the times.
23:00A colorful America,
23:02daring, consumerist
23:04and deeply obsessed
23:06with youth and the body.
23:09And so, as the decade drew to a close,
23:12the question wasn't whether the contests
23:14they would survive,
23:15But how would they resist?
23:17to increasing moral pressure,
23:19to social changes
23:21and with an increasingly critical eye
23:23of movements that denounced
23:26The exploitation of the female image.
23:29The 90s would bring new challenges,
23:33scandals and even legal battles
23:35which would put in check
23:37the future of this cultural phenomenon.
23:39The 90s,
23:41scandals, bans
23:42and legal battles.
23:44The stage is now different.
23:46The 1990s
23:48It opened up with a transformed America.
23:51The exaggerated glitz of the 80s.
23:54It gave rise to a new social awareness.
23:57Alternative rock
23:58and grunge
23:59of bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam
24:01They conveyed a sense of disillusionment.
24:04The feminist movement
24:05It was gaining new strength.
24:07denouncing patterns of exploitation
24:09and inequality.
24:10AIDS had shaken
24:12the excesses of sexual freedom,
24:14forcing a generation
24:16to rethink behaviors.
24:18In this scenario,
24:20wet t-shirt contests
24:22They became targets.
24:23of intense debates,
24:25prohibitions
24:26and even legal battles.
24:29If in the 80s
24:30the spectacle had reached
24:32the peak of popularity,
24:34the 90s
24:35were the period
24:36in which society
24:37began to question
24:39your limits.
24:40The newspapers
24:41headlines were plastered across the screen.
24:43with controversies
24:44in coastal cities
24:45and courts
24:46were summoned
24:48to decide
24:48how far
24:50fun
24:51could go
24:53without hurting
24:54laws of public decency.
24:56What was previously seen
24:57as youth entertainment
24:59it came to be interpreted
25:02as exploration
25:03of the female body
25:04and a moral danger
25:05for the communities
25:07more conservative.
25:09In Florida,
25:10epicenter of Spring Break,
25:12mayors and councilors
25:14they felt pressured
25:16by religious groups
25:18and peace associations.
25:20The beaches of Fort Lauderdale,
25:23that during the 80s
25:24had become
25:26symbol of student revelry,
25:28they began to face
25:30severe restrictions.
25:32Wet T-shirt contests
25:34They became prohibited.
25:36in public areas,
25:38confined to private bars
25:39or hotels
25:41who assumed the risk
25:42to face fines.
25:44The police had to intervene.
25:45in various competitions,
25:48dispersing crowds
25:49and fining the organizers.
25:52But the force of the phenomenon
25:54It was too big.
25:55to be silenced
25:56All at once.
25:57In cities like New Orleans,
26:00famous for the Sea of Gras,
26:02the contests continued
26:04happening,
26:05often
26:06amid legal battles.
26:09Bar owners
26:10they argued
26:11that the events
26:12were part
26:13of freedom of expression
26:14and adult entertainment,
26:16while local authorities
26:19They insisted on imposing limits.
26:21In some cases,
26:23the processes
26:24They reached the federal courts.
26:26raising discussions
26:28to what extent
26:30the display of bodies
26:32could be considered
26:34obscene.
26:35The feminist movement
26:37of the third wave
26:38on the rise
26:39in the 90s
26:41also had a role
26:42fundamental
26:43in this clash.
26:45Many activists
26:46They denounced the contests.
26:48as symbols
26:50of the objectification of women,
26:51reinforcing the idea
26:53that the woman's body
26:55only
26:57to satisfy
26:58The male gaze.
27:00Protests
27:01began to occur
27:02in front of bars
27:03and nightclubs,
27:05especially
27:06in cities
27:07female university students.
27:09Posters
27:10they denounced
27:10what competitions
27:12perpetuated
27:13inequalities
27:14of gender
27:15and some universities
27:17arrived
27:18to prohibit
27:18fraternities
27:19to organize
27:21events
27:21similar
27:22within their campuses.
27:24But the story
27:26it wasn't done
27:27only criticism.
27:28For some women,
27:30participate in the contests
27:32it was an act
27:32of freedom,
27:34appropriation
27:35of the body itself
27:36in a space
27:37where they could choose
27:38to be in the spotlight.
27:41Some argued
27:42that winning prizes
27:43in cash
27:44or even
27:45the feeling
27:45power
27:46about the audience
27:47was part
27:48of an experience
27:49volunteer
27:50and empowering.
27:52This conflict
27:54of narratives
27:55between exploration
27:56and choose
27:57turned the debate
27:59even more complex.
28:01The media,
28:02in turn,
28:03explored the subject
28:03with fervor.
28:05Programs
28:05sensationalists
28:07They showed reports.
28:08on
28:09the nights
28:10prohibited
28:11from America
28:11while channels
28:13cable
28:14they were looking to make a profit
28:15with the transmission
28:16of content
28:17spicy.
28:18Some videos
28:19of competitions
28:20t-shirts
28:21wet
28:21were recorded
28:22and sold
28:23in catalogs
28:24or by
28:25newly popular
28:26Internet
28:27that in the 90s
28:29it was starting to open
28:30new paths
28:31for dissemination
28:33of images.
28:34The phenomenon
28:35migrated,
28:35like this,
28:36of physical space
28:37for digital,
28:38anticipating
28:39a transformation
28:40what would change
28:41radically
28:42your destination
28:43in the years
28:44following.
28:45Another factor
28:46decisive
28:47it was the weight
28:48of the brands
28:49and sponsors.
28:50in the decade
28:51from 1990
28:52large companies
28:54they started
28:54to avoid
28:55associations
28:56with events
28:57that they could
28:58generate scandals
28:59public.
29:00This affected
29:01directly
29:02the contests,
29:03since bars
29:04and hotels
29:05They were losing sponsorships.
29:07important,
29:08making it more difficult
29:10funding competitions
29:11on a large scale.
29:13At the same time,
29:14social criticism
29:16were increasing,
29:17especially
29:18when cases
29:19excess
29:20were being publicized,
29:21like episodes
29:22of harassment,
29:23uncontrolled consumption
29:24alcohol
29:25and even violence
29:27around
29:27of the events.
29:28There was also
29:29emblematic cases
29:31of legal battles.
29:33In some states,
29:34contests
29:35were taken
29:36to the courts
29:37under accusation
29:38of public indecency.
29:40The organizers
29:42they defended themselves
29:43claiming
29:43what it was about
29:44entertainment
29:46consensual
29:47and protected
29:48for the first time
29:49amendment,
29:49but the prosecutors
29:50public
29:51they watched the competitions
29:52such as violations
29:54of the moral law.
29:55In many cities,
29:57the decisions
29:58They varied.
29:59Some
29:59events were allowed
30:01with restrictions,
30:02others
30:02They banished them.
30:04completely.
30:05The lack
30:06uniformity
30:07created a kind
30:08cultural map
30:09From America.
30:10In places
30:11more liberal,
30:12like New Orleans,
30:14the contests
30:15They survived.
30:16in regions
30:17conservatives,
30:18as parts
30:19from Texas
30:20and from the Midwest,
30:21were fought
30:22with vigor
30:23and there was
30:24the impact
30:24cultural
30:25broader.
30:26In the 90s,
30:28television
30:28by cable
30:29expanded
30:29quickly
30:30and channels
30:31like MTV
30:32they showed
30:33parties
30:34Spring Break
30:35in editions
30:36special.
30:38Images
30:38of competitions
30:39t-shirts
30:40wet
30:41appeared
30:41often,
30:43even though in
30:44versions
30:44softened,
30:45giving to the phenomenon
30:47an exhibition
30:48national
30:48which annoyed
30:50local authorities.
30:51It was as if the culture
30:53pop insisted
30:54in preserving
30:55the show,
30:56even when he
30:58it was officially
30:59fought.
31:00Even so,
31:02the decade
31:02made it clear
31:03that the peak
31:04It had passed.
31:05The combination
31:06of scandals,
31:07legal battles,
31:09feminist critiques
31:10and cultural changes
31:12reduced
31:13the force
31:13of the contests
31:14in comparison
31:15with the 80s.
31:17They didn't disappear,
31:18but they became
31:19more underground,
31:21more connected
31:22specific bars
31:24and less associated
31:25to the mainstream media.
31:27What few
31:28they imagined,
31:29although,
31:30It's a revolution.
31:31even bigger
31:32It was yet to come.
31:33The turning point
31:34for the new millennium
31:35would bring the internet
31:37in full expansion
31:38and with her
31:39a new form
31:40display,
31:42consumption
31:42and exploration
31:44of sensuality.
31:45If in the 90s
31:47the contests
31:48wet t-shirts
31:49They had been pushed.
31:50to the margins,
31:52the 2000s
31:53they would redefine
31:54completely
31:55your place
31:56in the cultural imagination,
31:58the digital age,
31:59the decline
32:00of the contests
32:01and cultural nostalgia.
32:03The clock
32:05The year 2000 turned
32:06and with him
32:07the story
32:07of the contests
32:08wet t-shirts
32:10It entered a new phase,
32:12perhaps the most decisive.
32:14The Internet
32:15it began
32:16invading homes
32:17and pioneering websites
32:19like Napster
32:19and YouTube
32:20They would change forever.
32:22the form
32:23like the audience
32:24I consumed music,
32:25images
32:26and videos.
32:27If up until the 90s
32:29the show
32:30He depended on bars.
32:31nightclubs
32:32and in-person events,
32:34now
32:35he saw himself
32:36in front
32:36from a competitor
32:37powerful.
32:38The computer screen
32:40capable of transmitting
32:41for anyone
32:42anywhere
32:43what before
32:45It could only be seen
32:46on a stage
32:47Soaked in beer.
32:49The 2000s
32:50were the era
32:51of digital excess.
32:53Adult magazines
32:54that in the 80s
32:55and 90
32:56They had provided support.
32:57indirect
32:58to the contests
32:59they began
33:00losing ground
33:01for websites
33:02that they offered
33:03Instant content.
33:05The appeal
33:06of the contests
33:07in-person
33:08who depended
33:09of energy
33:10of the crowd
33:11and the atmosphere
33:12party
33:12it started to seem
33:14outdated
33:15in the face of the offer
33:16infinite
33:16of images
33:18available
33:18online.
33:19What came before
33:20it was an event
33:21exclusive
33:22of bars
33:22and hotels
33:23now it could be
33:24recreated
33:25in homemade videos
33:26often
33:28shared
33:29clandestinely.
33:30this does not mean
33:32however
33:33that the contests
33:35disappeared
33:36night
33:36For the day.
33:38In tourist cities
33:39like New Orleans
33:40Miami
33:41and Las Vegas
33:42they continued
33:44to exist
33:44even though
33:45in format
33:46reduced
33:47often
33:48linked
33:49to festivals
33:50of music
33:50or parties
33:52female university students.
33:53The Sea of Graz
33:54for example
33:55still preserved
33:57contests
33:58t-shirts
33:58wet
33:59in some bars
34:00from Bourbon Street
34:02attracting
34:03curious tourists
34:04in search
34:05of an experience
34:06classic
34:07but it was gone
34:08the same force
34:09cultural
34:10decades
34:11previous.
34:12The change
34:13mindset
34:14It was also decisive.
34:16The 2000s
34:17they brought
34:18new waves
34:19of debates
34:20about respect
34:21to the female body
34:22harassment
34:23and equality
34:25of gender.
34:26Popularization
34:27social media
34:28increased surveillance
34:30collective.
34:31A photo
34:32removed
34:32in a contest
34:33t-shirts
34:34wet
34:35could circulate
34:36via the internet
34:37without consent
34:39ruining
34:40reputations
34:41and careers.
34:42This pushed them away.
34:43many participants
34:45that before
34:46they saw in the contests
34:47a chance
34:48fun
34:49or even
34:50visibility.
34:51Now
34:52the risk
34:53It was too big.
34:54Furthermore
34:55the economy
34:56entertainment
34:57adult
34:58migrated almost
34:59fully
35:00for the digital world.
35:02Television channels
35:03who previously profited
35:04with the transmission
35:05Spring Breaks
35:07they started investing
35:08in reality shows
35:09less controversial
35:11or more controlled.
35:13The cultural space
35:14that previously gave
35:15leading role
35:16to competitions
35:17daring
35:18was occupied
35:19through new formats
35:20show
35:22media
35:22like programs
35:23dating
35:24reality shows
35:25of confinement
35:27and competitions
35:28dance
35:29or survival.
35:30The curious
35:32that as
35:33that the contests
35:34They were losing real ground.
35:35they gained status
35:37of cultural myth.
35:38Films
35:39series
35:40and even documentaries
35:42they began to portray
35:43the golden years
35:44of the contests
35:46wet t-shirts
35:47as a symbol
35:48of an era
35:49bolder
35:50fun
35:51and carefree.
35:52For many
35:54remember these competitions
35:55It was a reminder.
35:57the excesses
35:58of youth
35:59a while
36:00in which sensuality
36:01it mixed
36:02with music
36:03alcohol
36:04and laughter
36:05carefree.
36:06The phenomenon
36:08he moved into
36:09the field
36:09of nostalgia.
36:11There was also
36:12attempts
36:13of revitalization.
36:15Some bars
36:16and networks
36:16entertainment
36:17they tried
36:18transform
36:19the contests
36:20in attractions
36:21more controlled
36:22adapting them
36:23to taste
36:24contemporary.
36:25They appeared
36:26versions
36:27that matched
36:28fashion show
36:29presentations
36:30musicals
36:30and even voting
36:32online.
36:33But,
36:33in general,
36:35these attempts
36:35They couldn't.
36:37rescue
36:37the spirit
36:38original
36:38because the world
36:39It had already changed.
36:41The shock
36:42cultural
36:42that the contests
36:44represented
36:45in the years
36:4570 and 80
36:47no longer
36:47they had
36:48the same
36:48impact
36:49in a
36:49society
36:50saturated
36:51of images
36:52and debates
36:53about the body.
36:55The Internet,
36:56paradoxically,
36:57also helped
36:58to preserve
36:59memory
37:00of the phenomenon.
37:01Channels
37:02on YouTube,
37:03forums
37:03and even
37:04social media
37:05they passed
37:06to gather
37:06old videos,
37:08clippings
37:09from newspapers
37:09and memories
37:11who participated
37:12or watched
37:13to the contests
37:14in the years
37:1580 and 90.
37:17These pages
37:18They work
37:19like files
37:20of a tradition
37:21almost extinct,
37:22but still
37:23It sparks curiosity.
37:25For some,
37:26It's the fascination.
37:27to imagine
37:27what it was like to live
37:28one night
37:29in a bar
37:30from New Orleans
37:31or an afternoon
37:32on Spring Break
37:34from Florida
37:35when crowds
37:36they met
37:37to vibrate
37:38with something
37:38that today
37:39it would seem
37:40unthinkable
37:41on a large scale.
37:42And maybe
37:43be just
37:44there
37:45who resides
37:46the power
37:46lasting
37:47of these contests.
37:48More than
37:49competitions themselves,
37:51they represent
37:52an era,
37:53a mindset,
37:55a portrait
37:55how the United States
37:57They dealt with youth,
37:59pleasure
38:00and rebellion
38:01along
38:02for decades.
38:03The T-shirt
38:04wet white
38:05it stopped being
38:06just one piece
38:07of clothing.
38:08She became
38:09a cultural icon,
38:11loaded
38:12of meanings
38:13and memories.
38:14Today,
38:14talking about competitions
38:15wet t-shirts
38:17It is to evoke the image.
38:18of an America
38:19who dared to laugh
38:21and have fun
38:22without considering the consequences,
38:24but also
38:25of a society
38:26who fought
38:27with their own
38:28contradictions.
38:30One America
38:31divided
38:32between morality
38:33and freedom,
38:34between repression
38:35and I wish,
38:36between criticism
38:37and celebration.
38:39And that's exactly it.
38:41this duality
38:43that maintains
38:44alive
38:44Curiosity.
38:46Even decades
38:47after,
38:48when someone
38:49question
38:49how did they arise
38:51the contests
38:52of girls
38:52wet t-shirts
38:54in the United States,
38:55the answer
38:57It goes far beyond that.
38:58of the water,
38:59from the t-shirt
39:00and from the stage.
39:01The answer
39:02involves
39:02cultural wars,
39:04sexual revolutions,
39:06crowded bars,
39:07crowded beaches
39:08of students
39:09and above all,
39:11a story
39:12about how
39:12the female body
39:13was placed
39:14in the center
39:15of the disputes
39:16social,
39:17economic
39:18and cultural
39:19of an entire country.
39:21Like this,
39:22looking
39:22back,
39:23we realize
39:24that the phenomenon
39:25it wasn't just
39:26entertainment,
39:27It was a mirror.
39:28of an America
39:29in transformation.
39:31A souvenir
39:32wet,
39:33vibrant
39:34and controversy
39:35that remains
39:36alive
39:37in memory
39:37collective,
39:38even though today
39:40only exist
39:41like an echo
39:42distant
39:42of a time
39:44that already
39:44He's not coming back.
39:46What about you
39:47got this far,
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