SmokeAndMirrors
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So I wrote the words "penis-behind-every-corner feminist," followed by a recommendation to get a vibrator, and as it does, my brain lept somewhere else entirely.
Why don't men and sex toys seem to mix?
Sex toys are quickly losing their stigma for women, especially as better-made options beyond cheap, toxic jellies hit the market in large numbers and the internet does its work of causing conversation.
Despite that, most of the demand for sex toys is still for women, and sometimes couples, but men's toys are far fewer in number. Some men also seem averse to trying them, or even their partner using them.
I can understand why this is for P-spot toys -- there's still a big stigma against a straight man putting anything in his butt, no matter how much he might like it.
But there's other stuff out there. Rings and vibrators and sleeves... admittedly it's an under-developed market, probably due to relatively undeveloped demand, but there's stuff out there.
Why don't men usually try it? I mean, I get that your hand works, but for a lot of women with toys, our hands work too. It's just something different. It also helps you reach places your hands can't.
Why are some men uncomfortable with women they're with using sex toys?
As I was thinking about this, something occurred to me. Although many of them DON'T, some men's toys, like sleeves, have realistic vulvas into which you thrust and there's a big stigma against that. I've heard men describe it as "shameful."
And yet, there's realistic dildos on the market. I don't think I'd have one myself -- it's a little uncanny valley to me. But it's not considered shameful to have a realistic dildo.
Guys, help me out. Why are sex toys scary?
Why don't men and sex toys seem to mix?
Sex toys are quickly losing their stigma for women, especially as better-made options beyond cheap, toxic jellies hit the market in large numbers and the internet does its work of causing conversation.
Despite that, most of the demand for sex toys is still for women, and sometimes couples, but men's toys are far fewer in number. Some men also seem averse to trying them, or even their partner using them.
I can understand why this is for P-spot toys -- there's still a big stigma against a straight man putting anything in his butt, no matter how much he might like it.
But there's other stuff out there. Rings and vibrators and sleeves... admittedly it's an under-developed market, probably due to relatively undeveloped demand, but there's stuff out there.
Why don't men usually try it? I mean, I get that your hand works, but for a lot of women with toys, our hands work too. It's just something different. It also helps you reach places your hands can't.
Why are some men uncomfortable with women they're with using sex toys?
As I was thinking about this, something occurred to me. Although many of them DON'T, some men's toys, like sleeves, have realistic vulvas into which you thrust and there's a big stigma against that. I've heard men describe it as "shameful."
And yet, there's realistic dildos on the market. I don't think I'd have one myself -- it's a little uncanny valley to me. But it's not considered shameful to have a realistic dildo.
Guys, help me out. Why are sex toys scary?