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Taboo female sex topics go public as sex toy parties become popular
By Tine Petrozzo
Posted: 3/19/08, 12:34 AM EST Section: Feature
Lisa Garvis, a Syracuse sex toy consultant who has worked for Pure Romance - a national in-home party company that offers heighteners, lubricants and bedroom accessories for sexual enhancement - since April 2007 conducts on average four parties a week on and off campus.
"The girls are often times shy, but still open to the discussion," Garvis said. "It's still taboo in our society to talk about sex outside of marriage, and masturbation is just considered wrong."
When Garvis conducts parties, she educates the 20-something females in off-campus homes and dormitories on campus about their sexual anatomy. She's the right woman for the job, too. Before she started her job as a sex-toy consultant, Pure Romance required her to take a sexual education class.
Often, open-minded young females attend the parties, but Garvis said there's always one girl who feels uncomfortable. But there's also always another who boasts about her experience and love for sex toys.
However, female desire, masturbation and sex toys are often overlooked and not celebrated by society as much as male desire.
"Masturbation is not a hush-hush subject when it comes to men," said Robin Riley, a professor in the women's studies department. "The intense following of men's desire in society tends to have an effect on erasing women's sexual desires."
Erasure of sexual desire, not only for women, starts at an early age. Spector recalled her first sexual education class when she was in seventh grade.
"I remember my teachers promoting the abstinence-only approach to sexual desire," Spector said. "They never gave any ideas of outlets such as masturbation."
Nationally, the topic of masturbation has also been shunned. In 1994, U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders said schools should consider promoting masturbation as a tool to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Elders was forced to resign after only 15 months in office. However, in the past decade, the growth of the Internet has increased the dissemination of knowledge for individuals seeking autonomous sexual satisfaction.
"The girls are often times shy, but still open to the discussion," Garvis said. "It's still taboo in our society to talk about sex outside of marriage, and masturbation is just considered wrong."
When Garvis conducts parties, she educates the 20-something females in off-campus homes and dormitories on campus about their sexual anatomy. She's the right woman for the job, too. Before she started her job as a sex-toy consultant, Pure Romance required her to take a sexual education class.
Often, open-minded young females attend the parties, but Garvis said there's always one girl who feels uncomfortable. But there's also always another who boasts about her experience and love for sex toys.
However, female desire, masturbation and sex toys are often overlooked and not celebrated by society as much as male desire.
"Masturbation is not a hush-hush subject when it comes to men," said Robin Riley, a professor in the women's studies department. "The intense following of men's desire in society tends to have an effect on erasing women's sexual desires."
Erasure of sexual desire, not only for women, starts at an early age. Spector recalled her first sexual education class when she was in seventh grade.
"I remember my teachers promoting the abstinence-only approach to sexual desire," Spector said. "They never gave any ideas of outlets such as masturbation."
Nationally, the topic of masturbation has also been shunned. In 1994, U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders said schools should consider promoting masturbation as a tool to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Elders was forced to resign after only 15 months in office. However, in the past decade, the growth of the Internet has increased the dissemination of knowledge for individuals seeking autonomous sexual satisfaction.
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Fleur
posted 3/20/08 @ 5:44 PM EST
Sex toy parties are a great way to publicise these adult products. Regular advertising can be difficult with many publications having restrictions.
Word of mouth works wonders!
Niya
posted 3/23/08 @ 12:45 PM EST
Sex toy parties are wonderful and can be tons of fun, especially if you have a good host that really makes it a party. The addition of good food and alcohol can really lighten the mood and get people talking who may not have known each other before the party started. (Continued…)
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posted 4/06/08 @ 1:46 AM EST
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Fingerling
posted 10/03/08 @ 7:21 PM EST
Did someone say sex party with lot of drinking and women - I'm there.
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posted 10/06/08 @ 9:15 PM EST
haha not really, these sex toys parties our for friends or couples to get together to discuss sex toys. Great for becoming a reseller of sex toys or just trying to find the best adult toy out there. (Continued…)
Chip
posted 10/07/08 @ 11:58 AM EST
Any parties coming up where the products are demo'ed? ;~)
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posted 12/14/08 @ 3:07 AM EST
sex party friends or couples to get together to discuss sex toys. Great for becoming a reseller of sex toys must be fun to do.
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