that’s how I tend to look at it. Condoms in retail are just another product, no need for shame. The cashier does not care at all, unless you bring a combo like a shovel. Even then, they’ll laugh to themselves for 5 seconds before ringing up 3 more customers and totally forgetting your order. The shame you feel is a societal projection, created by like 3 dudes who happened to have money.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because it’s one of the most vulnerable situations we can be in, so we constantly joke about it but never address it as an important educational topic
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I personally think it’s because of my parents
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Try it without them there, it goes a lot smoother I’ve found.
5715@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
So condom-buying is not awkward because of an outing as sex-haver, but because of relational uncertainty?
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
that’s how I tend to look at it. Condoms in retail are just another product, no need for shame. The cashier does not care at all, unless you bring a combo like a shovel. Even then, they’ll laugh to themselves for 5 seconds before ringing up 3 more customers and totally forgetting your order. The shame you feel is a societal projection, created by like 3 dudes who happened to have money.