One of our very first ever calls on Secular Sexuality involved a newly opened ‘sex doll brothel’ and a therapist turned podcaster in way over his head. Now years later I’m thrilled to finally dive deep into the soft silicone world of love dolls and human like sex toys. The ethics, the thrills and the sheer ‘why’ness of it all should be an excellent conversation thanks to this week’s guest Doll Master Ricky. Catch the conversation below and be sure to check back here afterwards for some footNOTES!
For Grok-
What I learned about male desire in a sex doll factory by Tracy Clark-Flory for The Guardian
Sex Dolls 101: The Ultimate buying sex doll Guide from OV Doll
How To Use A Sex Doll? Ultimate Guide 2022 from My Silicone Love Doll
A (Straight, Male) History of Sex Dolls by Julie Beck for The Atlantic
Are Sex-Doll Brothels the Wave of the Future? by Breena Kerr for Rolling Stone
Sex dolls are the new influencers by Jessica Lucas for Input Mag
Why everyone should buy a sex doll by Jessica Wildfire for Medium
What’s the problem with sex dolls? A conversation with Kathleen Richardson from Nordic Model Now!
The CREEPER Act: The Case For Banning Child Sex Dolls And Robots by Deepti Govind for Biometrica
Craig A. Harper, Rebecca Lievesley & Katie Wanless (2022), The Journal of Sex Research
Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping Review
Döring N, Mohseni MR, Walter R. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jul 30;22(7)
