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When I was growing up in the 80s in a small town, guys would never admit to masturbating. Admitting to jerking off (even solo) was considered "gay" and a reason for ridicule. When I went to college, I think a few people began to recognize that most guys did it, all the time, but few discussed it. In my twenties, now living in California, everyone knows guys masturbate, and I don't think anyone would be ashamed to admit it. A cultural tipping point was the Seinfeld episodes in the early 90s, "The Contest," where the characters had a competition to see who could go the longest without masturbating.
What was the attitude toward masturbation where and when you were growing up? Was my upbringing an outlier? Or have times changed?
What was the attitude toward masturbation where and when you were growing up? Was my upbringing an outlier? Or have times changed?