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  • Posted By: uphogger @ 02/13/2008 10:07:11 PM

    I find it interesting to read the comparison between obscenity laws and firearms laws, but it does illustrate a point. Items in both categories are great to have when you need them, but proper handling of both is in order. On the subject of sex, I enjoy it but I am also an adult. I don't think such things should be prominently displayed where children can view them and ask always well-timed questions about them. I believe they should be properly educated about sex, but the extent of that education should be under the control of the parents and not the government. Unfortunately many parents neglect this facet of their children's lives and they are left to learn from their peers or the media, to include the porn industry. If Wal-Mart wants to sell such lubricants and devices, let them, but please do it responsibly so that if parents don't want their children exposed to such products, they can keep their children away from that section. Conversely, perhaps having such items for sale will provide a forum for parents to broach the subject with their kids. I suspect that despite having children, too many parents don't understand that having a healthy, imaginative sex life is a good thing. Like anything, just don't let it become obsessive.

  • Posted By: heynonnynonny42 @ 02/13/2008 10:06:43 PM

    Perhaps those people who have a problem with having vibrating condoms on the shelves should look at the teen pregnancy rate in America. European countries have a much lower rate of teen pregnancy because they openly talk to their children about sex and sexuality. Is it really such a problem to teach your child when and where these things are okay to use (say, perhaps in a committed, monogamous relationship)? Perhaps then at least our teens would think before jumping in the sack, vibrating condom (or at least some kind of protection) or not.

  • Posted By: judgewaco @ 02/13/2008 10:06:09 PM

    notsoinnocent...this whole thing is kind of like putting a frog in boiling water isn't it?

  • Posted By: margeltn @ 02/13/2008 10:05:25 PM

    I like sex and anything that is going to make it more pleasurable I am for. It is not the middle ages when women were only supposed to tolerate it. I am not going to let my husband be the only one enjoying himself. I believe in sex education I could handle babies but do not want to see my children die orsuffer from disease. If you do not want young children to see these products then don't let your kids run wild all over the stores without your supervision. Now that is something I find as a problem.

  • Posted By: Burnman @ 02/13/2008 10:05:07 PM

    Notsoinnocent,,you must have skipped over the descretely packaged vibrator part of the story.

  • Posted By: judgewaco @ 02/13/2008 10:04:04 PM

    The world is lying in the hand of the wicked one. Satan is the ruler of the world...don't foget this fact. If you dont agree.... you are living in a cave. The bible clearly tells us who the ruler is. Locate your Kingdon Hall of Jehovah's witnesses and ask them to show you....I did, and I am still blown away

  • Posted By: judgewaco @ 02/13/2008 10:01:38 PM

    Jehovah has the answers

  • Posted By: Notsoinnocent @ 02/13/2008 10:01:12 PM

    People People People...did you even read the article? They aren't going to sell swings and vibrators..they are going to sell a certain brand of LUBRICANT thats all! So relax...I think they put Sex Toys up there to get a rise (pardon the Pun) out of people. They sell Lubricant warming liquids already just in the form of a brand called KY. I HAVE sold them to all walks of life Young woman and men and Older Gently Aged People..and no one thinks any thing of it. Sheesh! RELAX!! I am glad I won't have to go to the Naughty store if I decided I needed something like that. If you haven't gone by the condom aisle lately they have every color of condom and every brand you can imagine...and the GOVERMENT is URGING EVERYONE to use them! They even give them out sitting in Jars at Dr/s Offices now...does anyone object to that??? They even are nice enough to have colors as well. Its amazing how sensationaism can go from lubricants to blow up dolls to vibrators and molestors....Wake up America...don't be so naive...

  • Posted By: Notsoinnocent @ 02/13/2008 9:53:21 PM

    It just cracks me up how it goes from Sex toys to sex aids actually it is just a different brand. They sell the KY liquid warming lubricant already and other stuff too. I thought sex toys?? Walmart? Then I read that it is a brand of lubricant. They just want to get a rise (pardon the pun) out of people..RELAX!

  • Posted By: burtontexjap @ 02/13/2008 9:51:37 PM

    Hey, it's simple. If you go into a store and they are selling something you find offensive you can always walk out or just not buy it. Wal-mart is so big and sells everything, they probably need to offer this too. For those of you with small minds go ahead and get offended but I really don't care. I guess you can't enjoy TV or radio either, that might be very offensive.

  • Posted By: Burnman @ 02/13/2008 9:47:05 PM

    I cant believe how oversexed America has become.Our society is going down the tubes.(Does Rome or Nero ring a bell?)Now parents are going to have to keep a close eye on their kids when they go to buy some band aids so Chester the Molester doesn't get a hold of them,because if they are selling discretely packed vibrators it won't be long until you see pocket pu***es and blow up dolls on the shelves.Man people need to get a grip.Wait,let me rephrase that.American's need to maintain some kind of public moral descency.Keep the obvious in the porn shops where they belong and where most people purchase these items.And just for the record I'm not against sexual aids because it can make your sex life more exciting but I don't want to see a bunch of adolesent youngsters laughing and joking and being obnoxious in the sex toy isle when I want to go buy some cold medicine.John Holmes 15" replica,,now that's funny,I don't care who you are,,but he did die from AIDS.

  • Posted By: mauimama @ 02/13/2008 9:46:52 PM

    There will always be people for or against pretty much any issue that comes up. It's a shame Americans are so uptight about sex. I lived in Germany in the 70's and you could get all that stuff at nice sex shops that were right alongside regular retail stores. While I doubt the more exotic toys will ever make it to mainstream shelves, it's good to know that i can get the lube I need because of post-menopausal dryness without having to go to the "toystore". It would probably shock me to see the toys on the shelves...but not because of what they are, only because of where they are. The more we see of things, the less we are affected by them. And I agree wholeheartedly that any kid old enough to know about sex should know that it's a normal, healthy part of being a grownup, and that they should look forward to sharing new experiences with their partners at some point.

  • Posted By: scubagloo @ 02/13/2008 9:32:07 PM

    Yes, Red, White, and Blue: I think we should set the example for our children that sex is normal, healthy, and should be enjoyed between two loving, healthy adults. This includes the use of fun toys or other intimacy aids that make sex more pleasurable or more comfortable for the parties involved. That is the example we should set for our children. Do you not wish a happy, healthy, fulfilling sex life for your child someday? Because they won't if you keep treating it as sick, or sinful, or dirty, or vulgar.

  • Posted By: bendy @ 02/13/2008 9:24:44 PM

    I think that this is a wonderful opportunity. I personally have extreme vaginal dryness and I could not enjoy sex without lubricants. If we would teach our children and educate them about sex, it would not be a taboo topic. I know that my 11 year old daughter and I have had the "talk" many times at many different ages. She understand that sex is a grown up action. And you only have it when you truely love someone and you are living as an adult. She also knows that unprotected sex is death. This is a reality that we need to teach. I work for a women and baby clinic. We treat alot of young girls that are pregnant. Not just teen preganacies but young womne who are just 20 or so that are pregenent with their second or third child. And I can speak from experience that these girls were NOT educated about sex and what happens. So let us all be mature adults and not hide the fact that sex is out there but lets be responsible. I mean it is only some high grade oil/lubricant.

  • Posted By: Swahili Man @ 02/13/2008 8:59:16 PM

    ME CAGO EN LA CHUCHA *** DE EL CONYO DE LA CHINGADA HIJOLE! POCHO HIJO DE LA CHINGADA SUCIA DE LOS CLINTONS!

  • Posted By: Nurse Mom @ 02/13/2008 8:58:19 PM

    As a woman who utilizes these products due to post hysterectomy vaginal dryness (common with loss of hormones) I find it interesting that they feel that lubricants need to be marketed as "sex toys". They are a fact of life for many....

  • Posted By: Nurse Mom @ 02/13/2008 8:56:04 PM

    FOR SOMEONE WHO IS POST HYSTERECTOMY AND KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE HORMONAL SYSTEM, VAGINAL DRYNESS WITH INTERCOURSE CAN BE VERY PAINFUL. AS A WOMAN WHO PURCHASES SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE MEDICAL REASONING IS OMITTED AND SO MANY FOCUS ON THE LUBRICANTS AS 'SEX TOYS' NOT TRUE

  • Posted By: fossilbones @ 02/13/2008 8:46:32 PM

    I think that if someone is acting as if it is disgusting then they are pretending that they are part of the 5% tht don't use them!!

    I don't see anything wrong with it, but I do think they shopuld have it where kids can't see it if they turn around.
    Maybe then I can stop paying that darn shipping and handling on these things. It gets expensive after awhile and then ya gotta wait on that darn mail delivery!!!

  • Posted By: fossilbones @ 02/13/2008 8:43:33 PM

    hey, it beats waiting for one in the mail. I hate paying shipping and handling!!! I just would leave the kids at home when I make that type of trip!!!

  • Posted By: bob j @ 02/13/2008 8:23:33 PM

    ha,,soon you'll see ladies going to the check stand with an actor john holnes 15 inch replica body part.
    funny,,,,,,

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