What’s a soft pack?
By dentaldamAge • Jan 18th, 2009 • Category: BlogAt the Valencia Store, our soft packs live in a small corner next to the harnesses and dildos. As they don’t look much like dildos, or at least aren’t as hard as them, and they don’t fit into harnesses very well, they often get a lot of attention for being “different”. A lot of the time this takes the forms of laughs, giggles, a loud “WHAT’S THAT?” or physically wiggling or throwing them around.
Now, that’s not nice. Not nice at all. Call me a soft pack defender, but I have a soft (oh, how pun-y) spot in my heart for soft packs and I don’t like seeing them get made fun of. I mean, how would YOU like it if someone laughed at your penis/vagina/make-up/dress/bra/soft pack/tighty whities/etc? Laughed at them for being different? And in public out of all places?
No, I wouldn’t feel so good about that either. So, the other day and co-worker and I collaborated on a little informational sign, and it went a little something like this…
WHAT IS A SOFT PACK?
SOFT: As they are soft, they are not generally used for penetration.
PACK: Soft packs are products often used for the purpose of ‘packing’. Packing is when someone of any gender, sexuality, or physical body puts a soft pack or other object in their pants or underwear. Packing and soft packs are often used as a means of gender expression, gender play or just to feel/see that little extra bulge.
Packing is often a serious part of a person’s individual expression, so please treat our soft packs with kindness and respect.
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Now, instead of giggling and tossing about our soft packs, many people walk by – maybe a giggle slips out (and that’s ok, we’re not the gender/sexuality police) – but then brows begin to furrow. Lips move quietly as people read this nice little informational sign aloud to their friends. Lightbulbs turn on over heads.
Ah, now that’s better.
So, try to make a little soft spot for soft packs if you don’t have one already.
Better yet, try one out. You may find out that your spot is a little softer than you thought.
* dentaldamAge
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Watching people laugh in that area has been a sore spot for ages for GV Store staff. While us educators love to teach peeps all about gender presentation, I think it’s even better to have a sign so that those gigglers can take a moment to educate themselves before shaming someone else, throwing those product testers around.
Way to go!! We are so lucky to have folks like you to make it not only easier on the store staff but easier on those customers that find a packer is out of their comfort zone.