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Women like sex toys and porn.... some interesting info

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solidgoldbrass · 07/10/2011 00:32

here I remember this time last year doing some research into the history of women's sex magazines and finding out (gosh what a surprise) that most of what 'everyone' thought was a crock of shit.

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higgle · 08/10/2011 14:26

?I despise any company that sells sex 'toys' (please don't call them this - it's again a subtle marketing plot to make them seem harmless and 'fun' when in reality they are anything but?

?they normalise the sexualisation of women in stereotypical and utterly tasteless ways?

?Sex is not a game and often the use of these things is not harmless. In fact the promotion of them could be described as harmful to all women.?

Sarah, the first and last of these quotes are from you, you are the worst offender!

sarah1002 · 08/10/2011 10:19

'The point is that there is this constantbanging on that a) women don't like recreational sex, unusual sex, toys, gadgets or porn and b) that there isn't any such thing,'

Sorry? Where is this constant banging on? Direct me towards that and I might bat an eyelid

AlysWorld · 08/10/2011 09:26

That isn't surprising if you do research that doesn't locate the analysis in its political and social context. Their interests are not in examining women's perceptions and experiences, they are in finding ways that people can use and make money out of the current situation.

And the conflation of porn and recreational/unusual sex does not engage with the arguments that feminists are making. It's a huge oversimplification that is often made to try and dismiss a feminist voice.

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solidgoldbrass · 08/10/2011 09:14

The report on line isn't as interesting as the original article which I will try to find. The point is that there is this constantbanging on that a) women don't like recreational sex, unusual sex, toys, gadgets or porn and b) that there isn't any such thing, when a bit of digging around generally points up the fact that if a product is good and women become aware of it, they are interested in sexually-explicit media, toys, games, costumes etc.

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HengshanRoad · 08/10/2011 01:09

Just because some women "like" pornography doesn't make it any less damaging.

AlysWorld · 07/10/2011 08:25

It's a report written by some retailers about the market opportunities for selling sex products to women. Which doesn't make their conclusions a surprise or interesting. It makes them something they can sell for £975 a pop to their target market of:

"Who should buy this report?

? High Street Retailers
? Fashion Houses
? Perfume Houses
? Banks and Investment Advisers
? Manufacturers of erotic goods
? Erotic film producers
? Erotic Retail Outlets
? Luxury Goods Manufacturers
? Chemists and Supermarkets
? Hotel Groups and Spas
? Airports
? Marketing Agencies
? Property management companies"

From here

Their 'key insights' on that link I have posted identify exactly what their focus is:

A few highlights:

"Erotic Goods for women offer many retail opportunities"
"The UK market may be worth over £1bn within 5 years"
"The door is open for innovatory retail outlets to be designed and tried"
"There is an immediate revenue opportunity despite the economy"

Foubijou · 07/10/2011 07:03

I don't like either. I'm a woman. So...your thread title is a bit of an inaccurate generalisation, non?

and so what, anyway?

ThePosieParker · 07/10/2011 06:58

What's the point of this?

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