Sex Toys And Cultural Shifts

[steve_bank]

Adam And Eve sex toys runs infomercials on cable usually early norming or late night. 30 minutes of detailed talk about using the toys with a passion by the woman.

In the 60s/70s that would be called soft porn.

It used to be vibrating didoes were advertised as facial stimulators for women.


https://www.adameve.com/t-sem-brand...Vgxh9Ch2hFgu-EAAYASAAEgIZ9PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


And on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...argid=kwd-297422002978&ref=pd_sl_4ozjdwokng_b

 

[TSwizzle]

There's a pretty entertaining movie about the invention of the vibrator, Hysteria, 2011;

Imdb

 

[steve_bank]

There's a pretty entertaining movie about the invention of the vibrator, Hysteria, 2011;

Imdb

It was part of a Law and Order episode in a sex crime by a doctor. The fact that in the 19th century doctors masturbated women as part of therapy.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Up here in Toronto, they've actually opened up a sex doll brothel. You go in and bang one of their sex dolls.

There was a push in England a few years back to give sex dolls to prisoners.

Apparently, sex dolls are becoming more culturally acceptable.

 

[steve_bank]

We all have the urge puberty till death. The idea that a healthy man or woman can be celibate for life as a nun or priest is ridiculous.

Conjugal visits for prisoners would make more sense.

 

[Bronzeage]

Up here in Toronto, they've actually opened up a sex doll brothel. You go in and bang one of their sex dolls.

There was a push in England a few years back to give sex dolls to prisoners.

Apparently, sex dolls are becoming more culturally acceptable.

Well, there's another occupation to be put on the list world's worst jobs. If anyone thought mopping at the booths at a x-rated video arcade was disgusting, they can take comfort that somebody else has it worse.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Well, there's another occupation to be put on the list world's worst jobs. If anyone thought mopping at the booths at a x-rated video arcade was disgusting, they can take comfort that somebody else has it worse.

Oh ya. I didn't even consider the fact that somebody needs to go and hose them down afterwards and scrub out all the nooks and crannies. How the hell do you explain that job to your family at Thanksgiving?

 

[Keith&Co.]

Well, there's another occupation to be put on the list world's worst jobs. If anyone thought mopping at the booths at a x-rated video arcade was disgusting, they can take comfort that somebody else has it worse.

Oh ya. I didn't even consider the fact that somebody needs to go and hose them down afterwards and scrub out all the nooks and crannies. How the hell do you explain that job to your family at Thanksgiving?

Obfuscation.

"I'm the on-site lead in charge of biocontaminant removal technology and wet-vac maintenance. Oh! Anyone need a coupon for a year's worth of handi-wipes?"

 

[TSwizzle]

The idea that a healthy man or woman can be celibate for life as a nun or priest is ridiculous.

I think you may be on to something. According to the news, not many (catholic) priests are celibate.


I know a couple of middle aged women, divorcees, who are content with their vibrators and have pretty much given up on sex.

 

[southernhybrid]

I think we need some female posters on this thread. While I've never been interested in having a vibrator, and while I've always had a very satisfying sex life, the New York Times had an article about some vibrators that might be worth purchasing. Penis shaped vibrators never attracted me because all a woman needs to pleasure herself is some high quality lube and her own fingers. We know exactly how to locate our own clits and G-spots. I still prefer sex with my husband because it adds an emotional element.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/fashion/a-wearable-vibrator-for-couples.html

Along with her business partner, Alexandra Fine, whom she met in 2014 through the social networking app Meetup, the pair set out to create a vibrator that was not only well crafted, but made specifically for couples, and women in particular.

“I was living in my grandmother’s pool house at the time,” Ms. Fine, 29, said. She had just graduated from Columbia, where she got a master’s degree in clinical psychology “with a focus on marriage counseling and sex therapy,” she said.

After dozens of prototypes, they came up with their design: an egg-shaped vibrator made of medical-grade silicone that attaches to a woman’s nether region by means of two wings. Not only can the device be operated hands-free, it is also designed in a way that does not interfere with a couple’s intimacy.

“We wanted to stimulate women with something nonobtrusive so you can look in your partner’s eyes,” Ms. Fine said.

They called the device Eva and after raising $575,000 on Indiegogo in 2014, they went to market in early 2015. To date, they have sold over 65,000 units at $105 a pop.

It took women to come up with the best design for her satisfaction. Notice that it's not penis shaped. To me, inserting something artificial into my vagina isn't a turn on. But, I can see how something like the female invented vibrator might be a lot of fun.

Another thing that's very important for most middle aged and older women is a high quality lube. I personally recommend Pjur. It's a bit pricey but well worth it. Currently Condom Depot has the best prices, plus they are always giving discounts to regular buyers.

 

[Opoponax]

The idea that a healthy man or woman can be celibate for life as a nun or priest is ridiculous.

I think you may be on to something. According to the news, not many (catholic) priests are celibate.


I know a couple of middle aged women, divorcees, who are content with their vibrators and have pretty much given up on sex.

But that's context specific biology at work. Nuns aren't born already being 50 years old.

 

[southernhybrid]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/style/sex-toy-ces.html

There is still a stigma regarding female pleasure as evidenced by this NYT piece.

A consumer technology innovation award was revoked from a company that makes a hands-free sex toy. The reason, some believe, is that the product is made for women.

A personal massager, a sperm counter, virtual-reality pornography, something described as “the world’s first ebook-driven sex toy”: All of these products have been exhibited at CES, the country’s largest consumer electronics convention. Two of them won awards there.

So Lora Haddock was surprised when Osé, a hands-free sex toy she designed with a team of engineers from Oregon State University, had its CES Innovation Award revoked after three weeks. In an email explaining the convention’s change of heart, which Ms. Haddock shared with The New York Times, a representative cited a clause in the awards’ terms and conditions that disqualified products deemed “immoral, obscene, indecent, profane or not in keeping with CTA’s image.” (CTA refers to the Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES.)

“I was shocked,” Ms. Haddock, 33, said, “and then I was angry.” The award “signified a shift in inclusion,” she said. “And then it was actually, no you’re obscene and you’re indecent and immoral, and you’re not innovative at all.”

 

[TSwizzle]

There are lots of other/additional things at work, the women I was referring to are not nuns, never were.

 

[southernhybrid]

The idea that a healthy man or woman can be celibate for life as a nun or priest is ridiculous.

I think you may be on to something. According to the news, not many (catholic) priests are celibate.


I know a couple of middle aged women, divorcees, who are content with their vibrators and have pretty much given up on sex.

But that's context specific biology at work. Nuns aren't born already being 50 years old.

Are you implying that older women aren't capable of having satisfactory sex lives? I've had sexually active patients in their 80s and I have a very active sex life at age 69. Some women, especially post menopausal women do sometimes have painful intercourse, but there are so many ways to enjoy sex, so that shouldn't be a problem. Plus there are also ways to make penetration more comfortable, like using a good lube, ( not that cheap shit ) and taking low dose hormones. The current evidence strongly suggests that HRT is safe and may actually decrease the risk of some diseases.

I do know some women that have given up on sex after menopause, but I always have to wonder if part of the problem is their partners. Older women usually need more foreplay than younger women, but then in my experience, so do older men. Win-win. In my opinion, sexual health is extremely important for all adults, whether you do it solo or with a partner. Of course, about 1% of humans are asexual, so apparently they are fine without it, and I don't mean to disparage them at all.

 

[ZiprHead]

I've had sexually active patients in their 80s and I have a very active sex life at age 69. Some women, especially post menopausal women do sometimes have painful intercourse, but there are so many ways to enjoy sex, so that shouldn't be a problem. Plus there are also ways to make penetration more comfortable, like using a good lube, ( not that cheap shit ) and taking low dose hormones. The current evidence strongly suggests that HRT is safe and may actually decrease the risk of some diseases.

This reminds me of a couple friends of ours. They were starting to get busy and the guy grabbed off the night stand what he thought was a tube of lube. He squeezed out a generous dollop onto his finger and applied it to his wife. She started screaming and ran to the bathroom. What he thought was lube was a tube of Carmex medicated lip balm. Needless to say, he didn't get any that night and several nights after.

 

[Opoponax]

Are you implying that older women aren't capable of having satisfactory sex lives?

Nope.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Conjugal visits for prisoners would make more sense.

You misspelled pastors.

 

[steve_bank]

Conjugal visits for prisoners would make more sense.

You misspelled pastors.

I have sever retinopathy. Posting and proofing is difficult even with the spell checker. I can click on the wrong word and not see it.

And no, large font does not help.

 

[steve_bank]

There are small clitoral vibrators to be worn during the day. I guess if you need a break during a stressful day hit the on switch for a few minutes.

I watched a 30 minute Adam and Eve infomercial. Quite an assortment. Back in the 70s there used to be ads in cataclogs for females worth what was obviously a vibrating dildo but called a facial massager.
Culture has shifted.

It probably was not until the 90s that openly buying sex toys in a store was no longer an embarrassment.

 

[marc]

There are small clitoral vibrators to be worn during the day. I guess if you need a break during a stressful day hit the on switch for a few minutes.

Or for those really stressful days, go home to a sybian, which I'm surprised is also on amazon. That thing will shake your fillings loose if you set it too high. Looks like there isn't anything you can't get on amazon now.