A larger part of the American economy than anyone is comfortable with is based on a wink and a nudge. Remember that scene in Sex and the City when Samantha tries to return her vibrator to Sharper Image and the guy won’t let her until she agrees that it’s actually a “neck massager” because “Sharper Image doesn’t sell vibrators”? If not, get over it and watch Sex and the City already, it’s a fun show.
Come to think of it, that scene means Sharper Image must have agreed to implicitly admit they sell vibrators. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have approved the product placement. Burlesque dancers have thicker veils.
It’s not just vibrators, either. If you can think of a way to have an adult-oriented good time, there’s a product pretending it won’t let you have one, because the Puritan spirit is strong and this country still can’t admit that it likes fun. So when user EVERYTHlNG_WAS_TAKEN asked r/AskReddit, “What is an item that everyone misuses but the makers pretend they don’t know?” a bunch of degenerates answered the call.