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It's a real shame that drugs like cialis / tadalafil have negative social/cultural stereotype due to the meaning we attach to unaided sexual prowess and shame
by throwaway920102 3y ago
It's a real shame that drugs like cialis / tadalafil have negative social/cultural stereotype due to the meaning we attach to unaided sexual prowess and shame to sexual difficulties, as it really does feel like a drug that just makes sex better for people with sexual difficulties but also make sex amazing for people with normal sexual function. And likely has other unknown long-term benefits as well.
- killingtime74 3y agoDo they have negative stereotypes? Does one consider stereotypes when deciding whether to take a drug? I've never thought about the social aspect of any prescription I've gotten.
- oldbbsnickname 3y agoYes. PDE5's are stereotyped as "enabling dirty old men".
- throwaway920102 3y agoDefinitely. The idea that you'd "need" to take Viagra or Cialis is an assault on many men's sense of masculinity and virility.
- brazz777 3y agoNo one cares about this that is old enough to have to take either. These are the thoughts of a young man who can't contemplate what it must be like being old. When you are old and have to actually use these medications all you will be thinking about is how much it must have sucked before they were invented.
- throwaway920102 3y agoI don't really agree. Many men experience weaker erections or fewer spontaneous erections even in late 20s or early 30s, and that is definitely culturally a time where you are expected to be at your 'peak masculinity'. In a world absent stigma, perhaps these drugs would simply be seen as performance enhancing to the extent 21 year olds with perfectly functional circulatory systems would take them so they could go for a round 2 and round 3 more quickly.