Sex toy
Asex toyis a device that helpshumansget morepleasurewhen they havesexor when theymasturbate.Sometimes these devices are also calledadult toy,ormarital aid."Marital aid" may also apply toherbsordrugsthat have such an effect. Herbs with such an effect areaphrodisiacs.Pornographyis not called a sex toy. Neither arecondomsor methods ofbirth control.
Sex toys can be bought in sex shops. There are also special trade fairs for them. And many online stores sell them on the internet.
Crab-eating MacaquesonBalihave been seen as they used stones to sexually stimulate themselves.[1]
History
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The idea of a sex toy isn't new. Some, shaped asphalluses,have been made since theNeolithic.There are paintings from Ancient Engypt that show dildoes.
Artifactsfrom theUpper Paleolithicof a type calledbâton de commandementcould have been used for sexual purposes.[2]Few archaeologists consider these items as sex toys, but archaeologistTimothy Taylorput it, "Looking at the size, shape, and—some cases—explicit symbolism of the ice age batons, it seems disingenuous to avoid the most obvious and straightforward interpretation. But it has been avoided."[3][4]
Legality
[change|change source]Sex toys are illegal in some countries.Indiaconsiders themobscene,and sellng or trading them is banned.[5]InMalaysia,selling dildoes is banned as well.[6]
Effects
[change|change source]There has been research into sex toys, to see if their use is good for health or not. Most studies show that most people have a positiive experience about using sex toys. They report that they aresexually arousedand satisfied more often, that it was easier to get anorgasms(especially for women), and that there was a more playful approach to sex and the fun of something new during sex.[7][8]There are stores that specialise on toys for women. Some organizations link the sale of sex toys withsexual educationand aim to support women's sexual empowerment.[9][10][11]Inclinical settings,more positive effects have been found: Sex toys are used fortherapies,for example, in the context of therapy for orgasm disorders.[12]They can also enablepeople with disabilitiesto have more sexual activity.[13]
Types
[change|change source]Types of sex toys include:
References
[change|change source]- ↑Camilla Cenni et al.:Inferring functional patterns of tool use behavior from the temporal structure of object play sequences in a non-human primate species.In:Physiology & Behavior.Band 222, 2020, 112938,doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112938. Camilla Cenni et al.:Do monkeys use sex toys? Evidence of stone tool-assisted masturbation in free-ranging long-tailed macaques.In:Ethology.Band 128, Nr. 9, 2022, S. 632–646,doi:10.1111/eth.13324.
- ↑Marshack, A. 1972 The Roots of CivilizationMcGraw-Hill New York:333
- ↑Taylor, T. 1996.The Prehistory of Sex.New York: Bantam. p. 128.
- ↑Paul L. Vasey,Intimate Sexual Relations in Prehistory: Lessons from the Japanese Macaques.World Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 3, Intimate Relations (Feb., 1998), pp. 407-425
- ↑Singh, Jyotsna (20 June 2007).India rattled by vibrating condom.BBC News
- ↑Chin, Christina (28 July 2013)."Shop online but don't break the law".The Star (Malaysia).Retrieved17 October2014.
- ↑Fahs, Breanne; Swank, Eric (2013)."Adventures with the" Plastic Man ": Sex toys, compulsory heterosexuality, and the politics of women's sexual pleasure".Sexuality & Culture.17(4): 666–685.doi:10.1007/s12119-013-9167-4.ISSN1936-4822.S2CID144190614.
- ↑Waskul, Dennis; Anklan, Michelle (2019)."'Best invention, second to the dishwasher': Vibrators and sexual pleasure ".Sexualities.23(5–6): 849–875.doi:10.1177/1363460719861836.S2CID197696589.
- ↑Comella, Lynn (2017).Vibrator nation: how feminist sex-toy stores changed the business of pleasure.Durham: Duke University Press.ISBN978-0-8223-6854-0.OCLC963793523.
- ↑Herbenick, Debra; Reece, Michael; Hollub, Ariane (2009)."Inside the ordering room: characteristics of women's in-home sex toy parties, facilitators and sexual communication".Sexual Health.6(4): 318–327.doi:10.1071/SH08086.ISSN1449-8987.PMID19917201.
- ↑Huff, April (2018)."Liberation and pleasure: Feminist sex shops and the politics of consumption".Women's Studies.47(4): 427–446.doi:10.1080/00497878.2018.1454923.ISSN0049-7878.S2CID149662437.
- ↑Laan, Ellen; Rellini, Alessandra H.; Barnes, Tricia (2013)."Standard operating procedures for female orgasmic disorder: Consensus of the International society for sexual medicine".The Journal of Sexual Medicine.10(1): 74–82.doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02880.x.ISSN1743-6095.PMID22970851.
- ↑Morales, Ernesto; Gauthier, Véronique; Edwards, Geoffrey; Courtois, Frédérique; Lamontagne, Alicia; Guérette, Antoine (2018)."Co-designing sex toys for adults with motor disabilities".Sexuality and Disability.36(1): 47–68.doi:10.1007/s11195-017-9506-8.ISSN1573-6717.S2CID149352882.