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By: Ben Preiss
Fake Intimacy 1 - Thousands Choose 'Real Dolls' Over Women (VIDEO)
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Believe it or not thousands of men are willing to part with $6,500 to get the Rolls Royse of love dolls from Real Dolls which had $2 million in sales last year. Some men have websites dedicated to their love dolls and consider it a legitimate lifestyle choice.
This as artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands predicts that there will be Human – Robot Marriage by 2050 “I now pronounce you man and machine, you may kiss the interface.” Sure why not?
Salon.com noted, “Like many born in the sun sign Cancer, Sidore is a homebody, but then, she couldn’t leave the comfort of the bed she shares with Davecat even if she wanted to because Sidore is a 100-pound solid silicone Real Doll. Go ahead. Flinch at the notion of a man having sex with an imitation woman and classify him: lonely loser. Pathological creep. Misogynist… Sicko. True enough, some men who have sex with Real Dolls are creepy, the kind of guys you wouldn’t want to be alone with. But not all. Many are simply lonely—some tragically so.”
In our fake intimacy category, you’ll also want to check out this (potentially) less naughty innovation:
Fake Intimacy 2 - Virtual Love Partner Combines Physical Robot, Virtual Reality (VIDEO)
I just love all the technology speak related to this item, but let's be realistic, what we are looking at here is the next big thing in virtual love partners. In short, this robot can perform physical manouvers, but the robot's owner sees a virtual person using special goggles. With the right softw… [More]
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Comments:
 This is sooooo creepy... If getting intimate with dolls and robots will protect kids and women from perverts, then I'm all for this.By: Bianca Bartz on Oct 15, 07 | 2737 Trends | 576 Comments |
 Unique, but whats SEX like with these dolls?
IE reallife style or what?
Nice for Temp Sex pressures.
I do favor Bianaca's comments on the dolls: good for Security role.
By Really.
I have to pose her & thats NO FUN.By: rocketranger on Oct 16, 07 | 0 Trends | 2069 Comments |
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I've actually seen a documentary about these "Real Dolls" and there owners. Surprisingly it’s not totally sexual. Yes there are men who want the release but those guys would not shell out the kind of money it would take to acquire one of these dolls. “Lonely loser. Pathological creep. Misogynist… Sicko” are how the men are described by salon.com, Misogynist would be wholly inaccurate as I’m sure their day doesn’t consist of beating women then going home and having crazy monkey sex with their doll. Lonely would be the best way to describe these men. They long for a female presence that wont judge, nag,
or try to change them. The dolls offer unwavering acceptance, unchanging looks, and a sort of companionship that real woman either can’t or wont offer. It may seem misogynistic but unfortunately its real women who create these “lonely, creepy guys”.
I’m not saying women should be like mindless slaves, I’m just saying that when a woman gets up in the morning she has a choice; a choice to either look frumpy or not, be kind and friendly or not, wear the granny panties or those lacy frilly things all of us guys like to see you in. If your Husband or boyfriend comes home or comes by how about offering a smile and a wink instead of a “to do” list. By: Allen Butler on Oct 17, 07 | 0 Trends | 51 Comments |
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Count me in as another one who finds these dolls a little creepy, but if someone wants them and can afford them, that's cool with me. It's when a doll or robot becomes a substitute for actual human companionship that worries me.
ps. Allen - although apparently you are trying not to seem misogynistic, your comment still came across as incredibly so - do you honestly think that "lonely, creepy guys" are only created by women? If women are always trying to change them, maybe there is a reason. Relationships are a two-way street, dude.
By the way, men have a choice when they get up in the morning as well - to make their wife/girlfriend feel beautiful by complimenting them and accepting as they are (which will never be as perfect as a real doll, no matter how much effort they put in), to be friendly, and to help their wife/girlfriend out with the housework and everything else - especially if she works outside of the home as well. No one feels sexy or even accepting if they've been taking care of their man like another child all day.
Anyways, as long as men and women continue to stereotype and treat each other like aliens instead of as fellow human beings (seriously, men and women tend to want the same things - a happy, comfortable home, a stable relationship, and yes, a fulfilling sex life), there will probably be a market for things like Real Dolls. By: Jacqueline Zenn on Oct 18, 07 | 1 Trends | 11 Comments |
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These "fake intimacy" trends have gotten a lot of buzz lately and it's really great to see everyone sharing their views! If anyone gets a chance to watch "Lars and the Real Girl," I'd love to hear your takes on the film as well. By: Bianca Bartz on Oct 18, 07 | 2737 Trends | 576 Comments |
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