[skuraitsang]

I look at things such as sex shops here in North America and they seem kind of dingy, dirty, or worn down looking. Maybe that's only around my city. When I went to Japan, there was literally a 7 floor sexshop(building) with each floor catering to different things. Also most if not all of the general stores there is an entire section for sex-toys and such. I feel as if something like this were in America it would be horribly received. Thoughts?

[pinolny]

On the one hand, it doesn't feel like it considering how big OF has gotten. I don't know how well a big sex shop would be taken.
I do remember seeing people posting pictures of some Walmarts selling some adult toys in store. I don't know if it's certain stores or all of them but that seems like a big deal considering how ubiquitous they are.
It seems like Americans are increasingly buying everything online anyway.

[BaseAppetites]

Porn stigmatized - yes, sloooowly changing
Buying sex toys stigmatized - yes but only if people see you doing it (i.e. more people are open to the idea of buying/using one, it's getting found out that's a no).
Will we see more physical shops selling toys - maybe, but slight increase only, I'm guessing
Will we see more online shops selling toys - hell yes, plus in 2020 everyone's bored, horny and stuck at home

[rlaeodhr123]

Every thing is stigmatized now...

[Freddie McCough]

americans are kind of hypocritical like that. They are the biggest porn producers, but they freak out over a nipple when its on TV during the daytime. let alone sex toys!

[Apprehensive_Bike_31]

When I went to Japan, there was literally a 7 floor sexshop(building) with each floor catering to different things.

And yet, Japan's porn has genitals pixelated. Meanwhile, US has a thriving onlyfans market and basically every adult male is expected to have at least seen porn if not regularly watch it. Seems like every place has quirks.

[lvieve]

society has always made porn to be something "wild" or "abnormal"

this perception isn't going to change anytime soon, until it takes over and becomes the new normal

[desktop]

Yeah, it feels like one of those times are a changing type of things.  Most of the older physical shops are generally dingy out of the way places.  But online porn isn't nearly as stigmatized as it was 20 years ago.

[Delicious-Sun5732]

For consumers it’s more accepted. I don’t know about content creators and if it’s a line they’d put on their resume.

[DaveUK83]

Seems widely accepted in the UK. Especially with the many shops and companies we have such as LoveHoney.

[chunkylover53]

The stigma at this point is on men who are obsessively addicted to porn (like I imagine most of us are), who have spent an enormous amount of their adult life not in a relationship. I mean the term "incel" is not used kindly. 

There is an enormous dissonance in stigmatization of sexual entertainment otherwise: Hooters and the Ms America pageant are evil, but saying that porn is evil is prudish and puritanical etc. 

Also the fastest selling book of all time is 50 Shades of Grey. 

Basically just say something is empowering, even if it isn't.

[RogerQRBuzu]

With the rise of OnlyFans, porn and sexual content in general has become a lot more normalized than it was even up to about 3 years ago.
So much so that whenever I happen to run into a seriously attractive chick with huge natural tits, the chances of her having an onlyfans is ridiculously high lol.
At this point, I just see consumption of sexual content the same as collecting just about anything.

[geroysni91]

Seems like years ago it was something to be ashamed of, but now it's weird if you don't look at it

[Nunyo Beezwax]

there's certain things that are not allowed to be out in the open within the public square, at least not yet.

[kailar.drevion]

The Hustler store is pretty open and mainstream. Porn is still stigmatized, but branding can overcome some of that when it enters the mainstream. Remember when girls were getting Playboy bunny tattoos?