Sex toy
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A sex toy is any object or device that is primarily used in facilitating human sexual pleasure. This term can also include BDSM apparatuses. The most popular Sex Toys are designed to resemble human genitals and can be classified as vibrating or non-vibrating. Sex toys usually do not include contraceptives, pornography, or condoms.
A related "softer" term is adult toy. Another related term is marital aid, often used as a euphemism for sex toys, although marital aid is broader as it can also be applied to drugs and herbs marketed as supposedly enhancing or prolonging sex.
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Legal issues
In many areas, such as some U.S. Southern states, the sale of sex toys is either regulated or prohibited, though enforcement is rare. Nonetheless the laws are on the books and these laws prohibiting or regulating "obscene devices" occasionally take center stage. As recently as 1999, an assistant attorney general in Alabama commenting on a case involving sex toys and discussing to what end the devices are used was quoted as saying there is no "fundamental right for a person to buy a device to produce orgasm". It is also common practice for someone to move a motor home near a proposed sex shop[[Citing sources citation needed]] as a means of protest to prevent the shop from opening where the law prohibits an "adult" establishment within a certain distance of a dwelling.Types of sex toys
Male and female
- Anal beads consist of a string of beads which is inserted into the anus and then slowly pulled out to provide a very satisfying stimulation, often at the moment of orgasm, in order to enhance the strength of the orgasm in both men and women.
- Butt plugs are devices that are inserted in the anus, typically to stimulate the prostate gland for pleasure. Theyhave a flared end to prevent the device from being lost inside the body.
- An electrode is used in erotic electrostimulation to apply electricity to various parts of the body for sexual gratification. A stainless steel urethral sound may be used as such an electrode when connected to electrostimulation equipment.
- G Spot sex toys are dildos or vibrators that are designed, usually with a curved or hooked end, to hit the G Spot
- Fucking machines are mechanical devices used to simulate penetrative intercourse, usually, but not always, requiring electric or gas power to function.
- Sexual lubricants are lubricants used to facilitate anal or vaginal sex, or as an aid to masturbation.
- A strap-on dildo and harness, generally strapped to the groin and hips, allows a person to penetrate a partner as if the dildo were the penetrator's own penis. In particular, they allow a woman to penetrate a man anally, referred to as pegging, or another woman vaginally or anally. They may also be used by impotent men to allow them to penetrate their partner; strap-on dildos used this way are generally hollow, rather than solid.
- Sybian is the brand name of a combination of a saddle-shaped mount with a vibrator built onto it.
- Sex dolls more commonly known as "blow up dolls," are imitations of the human form intended for simulation of some sexual acts. They may consist of a representation of a face, the buttocks, genital areas, or the entire body. Most sex dolls are inflatable. Love pillows, especially popular in Japan, are inflatable pillows with a life-size picture of a porn star or anime character and optionally a hole for penetration. More expensive realistic sex dolls exist, such as the Realdoll, the cost of which runs into several thousand dollars.
- Nipple clamps are a family of tools which apply pressure to the nipples. They are often used as BDSM toys or torture devices. Some of them can also provide constant, intense nipple stimulation and heightened sensitivity.
- Sex Games are usually like traditional board or card games but their terminology, content and objectives are sexually oriented.
- Sex Swings are made for couples to use together to allow additional sexual positions not possible without their use. One partner sits in the sex swing which suspends them in the air so the other partner can control their position and movement during intercourse.
Penile toys
- "Pocket pussies" or "vaginas" or "masturbators" (see Fleshlight) are modeled to accept a penis for simulated intercourse. They can be shaped like vaginas, anuses, or anything with a hole for penetration. The Fleshlight is a popular variant of the 'artificial vagina,' and can be penetrated in a way similar to coitus. Venus2000 is a one-of-a-kind, hands free masturbation aid with controllable stroking action, that gives powerfully satisfying orgasms. See sex machine.
- Cock rings in their most basic form enhance and prolong a man's erection by keeping blood inside the penis. A man may wear a cock ring because he has erectile difficulties, or because he likes the particular sensation of tightness and extreme engorgement that wearing one provides. Some models include a protruding clitoral stimulator, designed to tickle the clitoris during sex. Others vibrate, either vibrating the ring itself, or in a popular 'Dolphin' variant using two removable bullet vibrators to provide stimulation to the testicles and clitoris. Some cock rings have vibrators attached which can be worn to stimulate a partner during sexual intercourse, especially in the scrotum or perineum.
- A triple crown is a cock ring that has additional rings for restraining the testicles. In orgasm, the testicles usually retract towards the body before ejaculation. A triple crown changes and intensifies the sensation of orgasm by forcing the testicles to stay away from the body.
- A cock harness is a more elaborate harness designed to be worn around the penis and scrotum. Its intention is similar to that of a cock ring. Often associated with BDSM activities such as cock and ball torture.
- A penis sleeve is a cylindrical device that is placed on the shaft of the penis, with the aim of increasing stimulation for the person being penetrated. They often have soft bumps intended to provide further stimulation.
Vaginal / Clitoral stimulation
- A dildo is a non-vibrating device which is used for sexual stimulation of the vagina and/or anus. Godemiche is an old word for a dildo in the shape of a penis and scrotum.
- A double-ended dildo is a long, usually flexible dildo with both ends designed for penetration. It allows for mutual penetration between two persons.
- Vibrators are vibrating devices intended to stimulate the nerves of the body. Vibrators intended for sexual use are often dildo-shaped, although they also come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, allowing internal as well as external use. Most women report using vibrators for clitoral stimulation, and as such models designed for this purpose, such as the Eroscillator, a toothbrush-like device, the Hitachi Magic Wand, a powerful muscle massager used on the clitoris, or small and basic egg-sized vibrators.
- Ben Wa balls are hollow metal balls, are inserted vaginally, and can be worn inside the vagina for extended periods of time. The internal rolling is said to enhance orgasms, and enable women with vaginal difficulties to reach orgasm.
- Kegel exercisers, also known as vaginal barbells, are designed to improve muscle tone in the pelvic floor, and can be used for sexual pleasure as well as enhancing vaginal response.
- Glass sex toys are becomming common. These are made from pryrex glass that provide a very strong solid object. Glass dildos are commonly used with lubrication because this combination offers very low resistance.
Medical devices sometimes used as sex toys
- Medical specula can be used to stretch a vagina or anus.
- Medical devices such as Wartenberg wheels and disposable sterile needles are also used in some BDSM practices.
Flesh-like materials used in sex toys
- Fleshlight is made of a soft, pliable, lifelike patented material.
- Silicone is soft and lifelike, warms up quickly to body temperature, non-porous therefore easy to clean (with mild soap and water, or boiled for sterilization).
- Cyberskin, also known under other brand names, is currently the closest emulation of real skin. This relatively new material is made of silicone and plastic. It is very porous, making it necessary to clean it very thoroughly (with antibacterial soap and water).
- Jelly is a cheaper, rubber-based material, quite porous, often translucent. It is sometimes scented to mask its strong rubber odor.
- Latex rubber is commonly used. It is cheaper, very porous, but might be allergenic to some people.
References and further reading
- Timothy Archibald. Sex Machines: Photographs and Interviews. Process, 2005. ISBN 0976082233.
- Karlyn Lotney. The Ultimate Guide to Strap-On Sex: A Complete Resource for Women and Men Cleis Press, 2000. ISBN 157344085X.
See also
- Adult/Sex jewellery
- Fleshlight
- Venus2000
- Teledildonics and dildo
- Realdoll
- Sexual intercourse
- Masturbation
- Erotic furniture
- Sex positions
- Sexual game
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