Vibrator (sex toy)

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Vibrators are devices for the body and skin, to stimulate the nerves for a relaxing and pleasurable feeling. Some vibrators are designed to ergonomically stimulate erogenous zones for erotic stimulation.

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History

For centuries, doctors had been treating women for a wide variety of illnesses by performing what is now recognized as masturbation. The "pelvic massage" was especially common in the treatment of female hysteria during the Victorian Era, as the point of such manipulation was to cause "hysterical paroxysm" (orgasm) in the patient. However, not only did they regard the "vulvular stimulation" required as having nothing to do with sex, but reportedly found it time-consuming and hard work.[1]

One of the first vibrators was a steam-powered device called the "Manipulator", which was created by American physician George Taylor, M.D.[2] This machine was a rather awkward device, but was still heralded as some relief for the doctors who found themselves suffering from fatigued wrists and hands.[3] Circa 1880, Dr. Joseph Mortimer Granville patented the first electromechanical vibrator, then, in 1902, the American company Hamilton Beach patented the first electric vibrator available for retail sale, making the vibrator the fifth domestic appliance to be electrified, after the sewing machine, fan, tea kettle, and toaster, and about a decade before the vacuum cleaner and electric iron.[4]

The home versions soon became extremely popular, with advertisements in periodicals such as Needlecraft, Woman's Home Companion, Modern Priscilla, and the Sears, Roebuck catalog. These disappeared in the 1920s, apparently because their appearance in pornography made it no longer tenable for mainstream society to avoid the sexual connotations of the devices.

The vibrator re-emerged due to the sexual revolution of the 1960s. On June 30, 1966, Jon H. Tavel applied for a patent for the "Cordless Electric Vibrator for Use on the Human Body", ushering in the modern personal vibrator. The patent application referenced an earlier patent dating back to 1938, for a flashlight with a shape that left little doubt as to a possible alternate use. The cordless vibrator was patented on March 28, 1968, and was soon followed by such improvements as multi-speed and one-piece construction, which made it cheaper to manufacture and easier to clean.

Since the 1980s, vibrators and sex toys have become more visible in mainstream public culture, with the opening of new "sex stores", as well as a landmark "vibrator" discussion on the HBO show Sex and the City. Research published in a 2009 issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine demonstrates that about 53% of women and about 46% of men in the United States ages 18 to 60 have used a vibrator. [5]

Vibrators and orgasm

It is estimated that only 30 percent of women achieve orgasm through intercourse. In many women the position and stimulation of the clitoris, during sexual intercourse is not conducive to orgasm and there is no way that intercourse alone can produce an orgasm. [6]

Vibrators may be recommended by sex therapists to women who have difficulty reaching orgasm through masturbation and/or intercourse. [7]

Couples may also choose to use a vibrator to enhance the pleasure of one or both partners. There is a device available that functions as a small vibrator specifically meant for couples to use during intercourse. [6]

Types of erotic vibrators

Some vibrators are marketed as "body massagers"—although they still may be used, like the ones sold as adult sex toys, for autoeroticism. Some vibrators run on batteries while others have a power cord that plugs in to a wall socket. There is also a vibrator that uses the flow of air from a vacuum cleaner to stimulate the clitoris. Modern versions of old musical vibrators synchronize the vibrations to music from a music player or a cell phone.

There is a wide range of vibrators but most of them fall into several broad categories:

Vibrators for disabled people

Disabled people can find that vibrators are an essential part of their sex life for two reasons: First, it might be the only way to get sexual satisfaction due to impaired arm and hand function.[10] Second, for some disabled men, the use of a vibrator is their only way to provide a semen sample to become fathers.[10]

Legal and ethical issues

The possession and sale of vibrators is illegal in some jurisdictions, including India, although they are sold online.[11]

Until recently, many American Southern and some Great Plains states banned the sale of vibrators completely, either directly or through laws regulating "obscene devices."[12] A federal appeals court upheld Alabama's law prohibiting the sale of sex toys on Valentine's Day, 2007.[13] The law, the Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1998, was also upheld by the Alabama Supreme Court on September 11, 2009.[14]

In February 2008, a US federal appeals court overturned a Texas statute banning the sales of vibrators and other sexual toys, deeming such a statute as violating the Constitution's 14th Amendment on the right to privacy.[15] The appeals court cited Lawrence v. Texas, where the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003 struck down bans on consensual sex between gay couples, as unconstitutionally aiming at "enforcing a public moral code by restricting private intimate conduct". Similar statutes have been struck down in Colorado, and Kansas. As of 2009, Alabama is the only state where a law prohibiting the sale of sex toys remains on the books, though Alabama residents are permitted to buy sex toys with a doctor's note.[14][16]

Some conservative Christians believe that the use of vibrators is immoral and prohibited by the Bible. An American Baptist preacher, Dan Ireland, has been an outspoken critic of such devices and has fought to ban them on religious and ethical grounds. According to Ireland, "Sometimes you have to protect the public against themselves....These devices should be outlawed because they are conducive to promiscuity, because they promote loose morals and because they entice improper and potentially deadly behaviors."[17] Ireland believes that "there is no moral way to use one of these devices."[17]

An American bioethicist and medical historian, Jacob M. Appel has argued that sex toys are actually a "social good" and that the devices, which he refers to as "marital substitutes," play "an important role in the emotional lives of millions of Americans."[14] Appel has written:

I cannot say whether more Alabama women own vibrators than own Bibles. If I were guessing, I would suspect that a majority derive more use out of the vibrators. Certainly more pleasure. Nor does there appear to be any remotely rational basis for keeping sex toys out of the hands of married adults, or single adults, or even children. Now that we are relatively confident that masturbation does not make little girls go blind, or cause palms to sprout hair, exposure to sex toys shouldn't harm them. On the list of items that I might not want children to be exposed to in stores—guns, matches, poisons, junk food—sex toys are way down the list.[14]

References and further reading

  1. ^ Rachel P. Maines (1999). The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. ISBN 978-0-8018-6646-3. 
  2. ^ steam-powered vibrator Everything2.com. Archived 24 January 2011 at WebCite
  3. ^ "Female Hysteria," Victorian Era Doctors, and the Vibrator Her Private Pleasures. Archived 24 January 2011 at WebCite
  4. ^ Maines
  5. ^ Debby Herbenick, Michael Reece, Stephanie Sanders, Brian Dodge, Annahita Ghassemi, J. Dennis Fortenberry, Prevalence and Characteristics of Vibrator Use by Women in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6(7), 1857-1866.
  6. ^ a b "Can't Have an Orgasm with Intercourse". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.centerforfemalesexuality.com/orgasm-from-intercourse.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  7. ^ "Female Orgasm". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.centerforfemalesexuality.com/orgasm.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  8. ^ "The Mr Big vibrator". Marie Claire. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/lifestyle/256806/the-mr-big-vibrator.html. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  9. ^ "Mutlispeed Vibrators Complete Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.multispeedvibrator.com/. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
  10. ^ a b Disabled.gr Archived 24 January 2011 at WebCite
  11. ^ Sethi, Atul (2008-11-26). "Palika a haven for adult toys". Times of India (Times Group). Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/576431.cms. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  12. ^ "Lingere Store Accused of Violating State Obscenity Laws". KBCD.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=6554592&pass=1&nav=3w6y. Retrieved 2007-09-28. 
  13. ^ Rawls, Phillip. Court leaves Ala. sex toy ban intact, USA Today, Oct 1, 2007 Archived 24 January 2011 at WebCite
  14. ^ a b c d Appel, Jacob Alabama's Bad Vibrations, Sept 25, 2009 Archived 24 January 2011 at WebCite
  15. ^ "Appeals court overturns Texas ban on sex toys". msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-24. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23155562. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
  16. ^ Caulfield, Philip (2011-02-09). "'Extreme Couponing' gone too far? Expert offers tips on how to save big without obsessing". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/02/09/2011-02-09_alabama_sex_shop_offers_customers_chance_to_swap_guns_for_sex_toys_in_valentines.html. 
  17. ^ a b Holthouse, David. Alabama vs. Dildos Attorney General Troy King stands hard against stimulators, Dame Magazine

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