# Is it illegal to have a clothed erection in public? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 21, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887 "2020-07-21T00:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887/41 "2020-07-31T13:34:49Z")
Am I the only man who thinks that, even aside from questions of decency or fashion, those penis pants would be horribly uncomfortable? You can’t make something properly form-fitted to a body part that routinely changes its shape and size. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887/42 "2020-07-31T13:58:14Z")
That’s why it should be illegal to change shape and size. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887/43 "2020-08-01T17:15:24Z")
Codpieces used to be a thing in the Middle Ages. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull used to sport one, but as a modern fashion choice, it hasn’t caught on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887.md?page=2)