Sexual gratification - an eminently important and essential subject most people have a vested interest in - is relegated to the margins of polite society. Sex in all its glorious forms becomes clouded in a haze of misinformation and innuendo.
It's easy to see where sex toys got such a terrible reputation. Up until about 10 years ago, you couldn't even find a book on sex toys. There were talked about in two-page summaries in sex manuals, which is hardly the treatment they deserve. In many ways, sex toys are the final stumbling block on the path to sexual openness. Birth control, homosexuality, masturbation - these are all facets of sexuality that have by and large been brought out into frank and open discourse. Mention a vibrator, however, and you'll still elicit a few embarrassed giggles from those around you. Sex toys are a completely healthy - dare we say natural? - way to explore sexual pleasure. Because of the society we live in, however, they continue to be a guilty pleasure. This is slowly changing. Mainstream media is starting to admit that sex toys do indeed exist ,and yes, people do use and enjoy them. From Citizen Ruth to Sex And The City, sex toys are slowly gaining acceptance. So let the guilt slide off your back and: Go play with yourself!
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