yechezkel89
again there is absolutely no problem with wearing shorts in public w/ regards to tznius, those who say that it is create an unnecessary chumra.
I have a Rebbi who is in general very against chumras, yet he is very against wearing shorts in public as well. He is not trying to create chumras. He is trying to promote sensitivity that has been lost in this generation. He told a story that when he was younger he once went to the park and there was a man there who was being thrown out of the park by the police for being dressed inappropriately – he was not wearing a shirt – only an undershirt. In those days even the goyim considered it improper to wear just an undershirt in public, nowadays people will jog with no shirt at all and it is considered normal. The sensitivity has been lost. My rebbi explained that the concepts still apply and therefore, even though it is completely accepted in the world, we as b’nei Torah should not wear shorts in public.
Josh31
In warm climates shorts are practical, and for men there is no improper uncovering.
The pasuk of “v’hatznea leches” applies to men as well.
Sacrilege
If the question had been is it tznius for boys to run around with their shirts off you MAY have an argument. But shorts…. Really?
See my comments to yechezkel89