Yes, this is exactly the point I was making.
Parents generally put thought into their gifts to their kids. This is saying “I’ve been thinking about you masturbating. I’ve been thinking about how to help you reach climax”
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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI think you’re missing the point that we’re trying to get to. or at least, I was trying to get to.
I think you’re loosing sight of the fact that giving sex toys of any stripe as a birthday gift is not a sexual wellness thing, or a sex-safety talk. While there’s probably some conceivable scenario in which it might be appropriate, this is not it.
it doesn’t require any kind of experience to see that, and what Glimse was trying to do, is “flipping the genders” If it’s creepy for a dad to buy a sex toy for the daughter, as a birthday gift, it’s also creepy for a mother. (It would likely be only slightly less creepy father to son.)
Sexual wellness and safety talks don’t happen at birthday parties. At least, not any bday party I’ve been to.
glimse@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Mac@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Apply whatever context you want to make it weird. It reappy doesn’t matter to me how you feel about it.