In the latest attack on American women, the state of South Carolina is considering banning sex toys.
According to today’s article in AVN:
Under the proposed measure, sponsored by Republican Rep. Ralph Davenport, the sellers and buyers of the devices could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to the Columbia, S.C. newspaper The State. The law would allow police to close down sex shops and confiscate all sex toys, deeming them indecent and illegal.
The only segment of the adult industry which counts women as its best customers is the adult novelty segment. Many women rely on vibrators, dildos, and other toys to achieve orgasm either privately or with their partners.
Banning novelties amounts to a government crackdown on female orgasm; women are affected much more by this measure than are men. Of course, women are inventive and I’m sure the women of South Carolina will find a way to get their orgasms through other products (“back” massager, anyone?) or illegally obtain adult novelty toys, but they will have to do so in a state that is actively attacking their freedom and privacy.
The Republicans really need to leave female sexuality alone.
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