Okay, let me start this post off by saying that I am a married father of one who, at the moment is not in the position to support a second child. So when I say that I was in the 'sexual health' section of Walgreens, I would appreciate it if that didn't automatically create an images of an over-sexed twenty-two year old with three conquests a week for his average.
Anyway, I was there, looking for the obvious when i saw a LifeStyles "Vibrating Ring".
Blink... Blink....
Yep... Battery and all. even had the words "multiple use" written on the package.
Magnum had one, and their were a few other bands too.
Some were even disposable.
Blink... Blink...
Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying this is bad. The packaging was very conservative, and very discrete. The truth be told, a ten year old would probably not have seen any word or phrases walking down that aisle that were any more or less alarming that he might have before these items were included in the inventory.
I guess what I was surprised at what that this was an honest to God selection of sex toys at Walgreens!
"Dr FeelGood's Love Machine" is wasn't, but still. It was probably the last thing I expected to see at a local pharmacy in Oklahoma.
A few days later, I was In Walmart picking up some stuff for the house, and decided to see if they had the items in question.
yep!
Please understand. I while I am a practicing christian, I am not one of those great planes conservatives who actually thinks that people who like sex are somehow bad. The truth be told, I actually see the general sale of things like this to be a good thing, I think its a good indicator that the ultra conservative elements of the previous generation (the ones who wrote laws illegalizing sex toys and requiring all sex to be missionary position) are finally dieing off and going the way of the dodo... where they belong.
Okay.. that last part sounds harsh, But I don't like the idea of people regulating the sex lives of consenting adults.
The bottom line is that this country has had a great racket going for years where a lot of state and local municipalities have regulated (or at least tried to regulate) the sex lives of the people living there.
For some reason, the idea that the 42 year old lawyer and his 38 year old wife who live across the street with their three well adjusted, well behaved kids might actually like sex, and even (God forbid!) wasn't to include some sex toys in their intimate life, is enough to make some people I know run away screaming.
Sigh....
So, like I said, I like the idea that couples can now shop for something for them in a well respected store, and not have to go into some place who's very name will invite scandel.
Though, I must admit, seeing a "vibrating ring" sitting next to the Condoms in the middle of Walgreens was still a little...
um....
unexpected, that's all.
Anyway, I was there, looking for the obvious when i saw a LifeStyles "Vibrating Ring".
Blink... Blink....
Yep... Battery and all. even had the words "multiple use" written on the package.
Magnum had one, and their were a few other bands too.
Some were even disposable.
Blink... Blink...
Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying this is bad. The packaging was very conservative, and very discrete. The truth be told, a ten year old would probably not have seen any word or phrases walking down that aisle that were any more or less alarming that he might have before these items were included in the inventory.
I guess what I was surprised at what that this was an honest to God selection of sex toys at Walgreens!
"Dr FeelGood's Love Machine" is wasn't, but still. It was probably the last thing I expected to see at a local pharmacy in Oklahoma.
A few days later, I was In Walmart picking up some stuff for the house, and decided to see if they had the items in question.
yep!
Please understand. I while I am a practicing christian, I am not one of those great planes conservatives who actually thinks that people who like sex are somehow bad. The truth be told, I actually see the general sale of things like this to be a good thing, I think its a good indicator that the ultra conservative elements of the previous generation (the ones who wrote laws illegalizing sex toys and requiring all sex to be missionary position) are finally dieing off and going the way of the dodo... where they belong.
Okay.. that last part sounds harsh, But I don't like the idea of people regulating the sex lives of consenting adults.
The bottom line is that this country has had a great racket going for years where a lot of state and local municipalities have regulated (or at least tried to regulate) the sex lives of the people living there.
For some reason, the idea that the 42 year old lawyer and his 38 year old wife who live across the street with their three well adjusted, well behaved kids might actually like sex, and even (God forbid!) wasn't to include some sex toys in their intimate life, is enough to make some people I know run away screaming.
Sigh....
So, like I said, I like the idea that couples can now shop for something for them in a well respected store, and not have to go into some place who's very name will invite scandel.
Though, I must admit, seeing a "vibrating ring" sitting next to the Condoms in the middle of Walgreens was still a little...
um....
unexpected, that's all.
1 comments:
Wow, I don't think I've ever noticed those before. I'll have to check it out the next time I'm at the store for... erm... research purposes. ;)
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