# Was being afraid of getting an erection in the locker room shower an actual thing among guys?

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**Created:** [January 17, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-being-afraid-of-getting-an-erection-in-the-locker-room-shower-an-actual-thing-among-guys/930710 "2021-01-17T02:45:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-being-afraid-of-getting-an-erection-in-the-locker-room-shower-an-actual-thing-among-guys/930710/29 "2021-01-18T10:55:25Z")

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> [@lobotomyboy63](#):
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> I’ve always wondered about exactly that situation. I’m straight—if I’d had to shower with objects of lust—the girls from gym class—would I have been able to avoid getting hard?

If guys could _reliably_ make themselves have a hard on, the world would be a much simpler place.

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