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[-] [email protected] 308 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I guess a vibrator isn't a type of sex robot?

Just saying that these sort of toys were way more normalized for women long before they were for men.

A man with a fleshlight was a gross weirdo, a woman with a vibrator is a strong independent woman taking control of her sexuality and not settling for the weakness of flesh in men.

[-] [email protected] 52 points 4 months ago

Colloquially, the word "robot" always implies a certain amount of anthropomorphism. So no, I don't think a vibrator would count, as basically no vibrators on the market try to look human-like.

But that definitely is a weird difference between male and female sexuality - the sex toys women buy most are the very effective and utilitarian ones: Vibrator wands, Rabbits, Air pulse Vibrators etc.

While the most popular tools for men tend to focus on "realism"(?): Fleshlights, Sex Dolls, things like VR and POV porn. And I guess sex robots would fall into that category too in the future.

I can absolutely see the weirdness-factor of someone who is desperately trying to emulate a partner rather than just accept masturbation as a solo activity and optimize it from there ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I agree with you in general but fleshlights don't really resemble a human any more than a dildo IMO.

Air pulse vibrators? I'm going to have to Google this haha ๐Ÿ˜„

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