Will Adult wearing diapers ever be considered as "normal" by everyone ?

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I mean, yes it's a fetish for some of us, but for other it isn't even sexual, they wanna wear diapers for comfort and for anxiety issues.

Diaper are basically an underwear...

Why is it that as soon as we see an adult wearing it, we expect him to be strongly mocked, judged pejoratively ?!

Is it because diapers are associated with incontinence, and incontinence with our childhood?
And that an adult having a baby characteristic, well.. that does not fit in the logic?

Finally, when wearing a diaper is justified (medical), I have the impression that it's already better accepted by people (and still, it's still taboo), for example when we see an old person wearing a diaper, it's already better accepted, because we already know that this old person is wearing this diaper for "logical" reasons, and even in this condition it's not that much "accepted" and lot of people could find this humiliating.

I've literally heard some people talking about old age and saying they hate imagining theirselves being old and wearing diapers.

But why can't an adult of 20, 30, 40 years old, wear a diaper as a "classic" underwear without being judged, do you think that ONE DAY it will be accepted, well I don't know what word to use, I don't know why I use the word "accept", it's like saying "do people accept that you wear panties or boxers" it doesn't make sense, it's your underwear, it's the wearer's business, as long as it doesn't offend or shock people. But precisely, do diapers shock people? If yes, why? ?

Where it really gets stuck is with the ABDL diapers, with patterns, especially some particular patterns, there I recognize that it can really seriously challenge people not knowing the ABDL, who will see not only an adult wearing a diaper but also with drawings. But in the end, again, so what? You're the one wearing the diaper, and as long as you don't impose it on others...?

I would love to live in a world where I can wear my diaper with peace of mind, go out with a diaper (under pants of course! NOT a diaper and nothing else) without worrying about the judgment and look of others, I would of course do my best to hide it and not have it visible, just like I make sure that my underwear is not visible under my jeans, but if someone would understand that I was wearing a diaper, I would like to be quiet and not wonder if I will be mocked, if he will look at me very strangely, if he will shout loudly "look he's wearing diapers".

These are almost philosophical questions, I appeal to your open-mindedness, your seriousness, but above all to your objectivity, because it would be easy to tend towards a very subjective answer -being (AB)DL- but it is necessary to take a step back to have a good vision of this subject, and to be able to bring an objective answer, don't forget that for many people who don't know anything about ABDL, it is really very strange, and this is the whole purpose of my message.


Why is it so strange, could it ever change and not be so strange, now that ABDL is starting to be more and more widespread, could it really end up becoming as well known as BDSM for example (which itself suffers from a lot of preconceived ideas and mockery), will adults who like to wear diapers ever be able to wear them without it being an absolute disgrace if someone were to find out about it, and of course I'll say it again because it's super important: the diaper is an underwear, and like any underwear it should not be discovered and therefore imposed to the sight of everyone, I would just like to be able to go out with my diaper, hiding it, but without having really a fear not possible that at any moment someone will understand what I am wearing and that I will turn into a puddle as a consequence of the shame that I would feel.
 
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well I am incontinent and medically it is becoming more acceptable but mainly it is still associated with babies and some of the fetishists are doing things to not help it become more mainstream acceptable when they are doing things with diapers tat people find disgusting such as shoving food than masturbating in diapers just helps perpetuate the taboo
 
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No, wearing diapers for other than medical reasons will never be accepted by any society.
If you are hoping it will give up hoping.
 
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You don’t need everyone.

I doubt you will get everyone to agree on normal anything.
 
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It doesn't bother me if adults wears diapers for incontinence, or keeping it to themselves.
but it does bother me if they are just showing off, to put it mildly.
 
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12srepaid said:
It doesn't bother me if adults wears diapers for incontinence, or keeping it to themselves.
but it does bother me if they are just showing off, to put it mildly.
I agree
 
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12srepaid said:
It doesn't bother me if adults wears diapers for incontinence, or keeping it to themselves.
but it does bother me if they are just showing off, to put it mildly.
I’ve said this before in many ways. Adults in diapers need to exercise at least as much discretion as a person who uses them for incontinence. Beyond that, it’s not okay to play to an audience who hasn’t consented to a performance. I find performative expressions of most identities annoying and attention-seeking… and a little insincere.
 
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Moyinaoa said:
Diaper are basically an underwear...
Underwear isn't designed for soiling, diapers are. You've gone beyond comparing apples to oranges, more like apples to watermelon. Anyone forced to wear diapers because of incontinence has my sympathy and understanding, even if #2 creeps out at the wrong time. I have no tolerance for exhibitionists who need the whole world to see them diapered - I will echo what as been said above about playing to non-consenting audiences.

dpcare said:
and some of the fetishists are doing things to not help
Sorry about that. I do at least keep it very, very private (other than what I share here).
 
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I'll repeat what I've said elsewhere here - what you wear under your clothes, be it big-person undies, replica little-kid undies, training pants, the opposite gender's underwear, diapers, pullups, or no underwear at all, is your own business; what is "accepted" really doesn't factor in.
 
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I'm going to be blunt. No, it will not be accepted anytime soon. The idea of someone, who has full bladder control and has no reason to wear diapers, choosing to wear a diaper, pee in a diaper, then walk around and sit in a pee filled diaper is disgusting and considered sick to most everyone outside of our community.

If I were to ever tell my friends that I sometimes wear diapers during the day then I would provide a reason and explain that I have full bladder control but I, regretfully, suffer from some public anxieties which prevent me from being able to use public washrooms; also known as paruresis (shy bladder syndrome) I am otherwise normal.

Even still I think it would be humiliating for both me and my friends.

On the other hand, no one seems to care when they see people wearing diapers at the New Years festival in New York.

So, I think you need some sort of an explanation as to why you wear diapers, other than simply "I like diapers, they are comfy, and I like peeing in them"
 
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oldpppants said:
I'll repeat what I've said elsewhere here - what you wear under your clothes, be it big-person undies, replica little-kid undies, training pants, the opposite gender's underwear, diapers, pullups, or no underwear at all, is your own business; what is "accepted" really doesn't factor in.
I agree NO ONE knows but me! I mean i could be walking down the isle at the store and wetting and literally no one would know except if you start leaking.
 
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Buying diapers is legal. Wearing diapers is legal. But diapers are like underwear and no one wants to see them on another adult unless it's a significant other/spouse. So there is no "normal." No one needs to see another adult wearing a diaper unless there's a really good reason for that happening.

Diapers are as "normal" as they are going to get right now. It's a pretty good time to be alive!

I wear padded underwear because it's crinkly and soft, and I enjoy it. I don't need that to be "normal." It's not normal. It's "kinky" and it's fun!
 
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Not really. Society's thirst for the mean stinkeye scowling macho male image keeps getting worse every year. Cooperation, weakness, vulnerability, and any likeness or reverence of anything even remotely relating to babies or children will continue to be mocked, chided, and shunned. Grown men with kids aren't even allowed to carry a diaper bag unless it's military or tactical looking or has a football team on it.

I'm going to buy another Paw Patrol or Pokemon shirt just to spite these insecure fools.
 
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Never will be socially accepted an we will never see adult diaper vending machines in bathrooms. It might become a bit more acceptable to those of us that can not control our body functions and I think it has, but not as a AB or DL product and wearing printed diapers. Many of the population will always see it as a person as defeated and decerped for having to use them and not making the restroom or as a fruitcake for wanting to wear them.

Not to mention how many of the tree huggers are going to claim how bad adult disposable diapers are to wear for the planet if not needed. Then also how wrong it is for people to be just okay with shitting themselves around other folks without a legit reason. That last part I must say I am in firm belief of it being highly disrespectful myself, and that said I know most members here are respectful enough not to do that but does the public think so. I just Never think you will get people to accept it as Normal unless a person has one of a few jobs that could require it or incontinent.
 
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i wish
 

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I don’t think so. Sadly.

Even with adult diaper sales outpacing baby diaper sales, We’re probably one of the most closeted fetish community. Until we step out it will never change meaningfully.

There’s probably ways we could push it along like trying to get ABDL’s incorporated in pride events. To get more exposure.

Maybe change the name ABDL into something alittle more modern and less cringy like Diaper Fans & Age players.
 

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Underwear is -still- a private matter. Yes: diapers are underwear; padded, crinkly and absorbent underwear. Deal with it. Private matters like underwear are reserved for your closest circle of intimacy. Other than that, nobody has any business with whatever you decide to wear or not wear -provided it´s covered by pants, of course.

I´ve worn diapers 24/7 for almost two years and I know it´s not the "normal" thing to do, but turns out that I´m not normal and I need to wear diapers; I respect people who like the kink, but people also need to respect that for some of us it´s not a kink, but a necessary garment for our everyday security.

Whilst the concept "adult diaper" may be normalizing more in the past few years, an actual adult in diapers will not stop being a taboo until people stop educating their kids to grow up by ridiculing baby stuff and including diapers among the babyish ridiculous stuff.
 
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Well, for me (and many other IC) wearing diapers IS something "normal"! And in my opinion it's already normal enough that you can find a big bunch of different protection types, from pads to pull-ups up to tabbed diapers, in all different sizes and absorbency levels and everyone can buy them freely in stores, via amazon or other online shops - so what do you expect more?
I'm not able to see any sense in exposing my diapers to others, in the same way I did not expose my underpants to strangers in public before my IC started - so I don't see the big deal with wearing diapers if someone wants to, even if no specific medical purpose is behind it - just do it and be happy!
 
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Str88jacketabdl said:
I don’t think so. Sadly.

Even with adult diaper sales outpacing baby diaper sales, We’re probably one of the most closeted fetish community. Until we step out it will never change meaningfully.

There’s probably ways we could push it along like trying to get ABDL’s incorporated in pride events. To get more exposure.

Maybe change the name ABDL into something alittle more modern and less cringy like Diaper Fans & Age players.
Don't take this the wrong way but I don't want it to be with the pride event. Not because I am a hater but it does not have anything to do with it.
 
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It's more accepted than we think. In this case, I think social awkwardness wouldn't be the big issue about diapers, but the ecological problems we could face because of them.

Nevertheless, there are already eco-friendly solutions, so I think it can be possible that wearing them turns out to be "more normal".
 
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