Adult Store as Underwear Shop?

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and I dare say anyone who knows you personally won't think you're gay or a sissy

It's not the one's who know us though who are the problem (usually). It's the strangers who label (either verbally or by look) us as gay just because we wear skimpy underwear and swimwear for comfort. That last bit is important, it's for comfort, not to show off or say "hey girls, look what I've got" exhibitionism.

[JustSomeDude71]

Dear Tanga Tanga,

For my part, I want to educate the uninformed who labor under the false premise that only gay men wear bikinis, string bikinis, thongs, g-strings, etc. A business called "Gay Mart" which specializes in targeting a specific group for retail isn't particularly helping those of us who are trying to educate the ignorantly misinformed.

[TANGA TANGA]

Dear Tanga Tanga,

For my part, I want to educate the uniformed who labor under the false premise that only gay men wear bikinis, string bikinis, thongs, g-strings, etc. A business called "Gay Mart" which specializes in targeting a specific group for retail isn't particularly helping those of us who are trying to educate the ignorantly misinformed.

Bikinilover was being helpful when he mentioned that several stores, including Gaymart, had large selections of underwear that could be purchased in person rather than purely on line. And on the subject of stereotypes, I'm sure I'm not alone in denouncing terms like sissy and gay been used to describe skimpy underwear on ebay etc, with the worst offenders often originating from the Far East. However, I can fully appreciate why Gaymart went with that name, mainly because in the event of someone claiming to be offended by their merchandise, they could say what did they expect to find in a store with that name above the door? If that wasn't the case, you can bet that every narrow minded homophobe would go out of their way to claim they had been offended or traumatized when walking into that store.

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Gaymart

It must be the winter cold that's making me a bit slow, but I've realised this must be a play on the chain-store "K-Mart". If that really is the case, I like this sort of clever thinking.

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every narrow minded homophobe would go out of their way to claim they had been offended or traumatized when walking into that store.

Sadly, that would be reality. But why must it be. If you are offended by what you saw (and that's fair enough), then why not just walk away from the place. There is no compulsion to purchase. What harm has been caused. Why call people names, spray paint the shop window, or complain to the local council. I just do not understand why people need to make their lives so unnecessarily complicated. Most people will just do as I have said, but there is always some who have to go to extremes, and it only needs one to make the store owner's lives difficult.

[JustSomeDude71]

While not yet being able to do so myself, for I guess, trying to be well informed before I ever do go . . . has anyone here ever tried or had any luck with going to an adult shop FOR the underwear selection? I assume it's of varying result but It seems like it'd be a place with constant skimpier mens undergarment selection. Find any quality pieces or moreso novelty no good stuff?

I have a couple in my area that I'd be down to give a visit eventually for this purpose. Could some shops have good stuff?

Here in the USA, adult stores have a poor variety in men's underwear and they are terribly expensive! The last time I went to an adult store for men's briefs, they were asking $40 for one thong! Suffice to say, I left with nothing, because I cannot justify paying so much for one thong!