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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
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Attending a sex toy party is not something average college students write on their calendars or admit to even their closest friends. Yet students are curious and are beginning to explore the world of sex products.
That's why, when the opportunity arose, sophomore Spector and some of her closest girlfriends took advantage of the invitation. Spector recently attended an off-campus sex toy party. While there, a local sex toy consultant distributed a variety of merchandise - featuring the products' shapes, sizes and speeds.
"Many of the girls said 'ewww' when the consultant passed around the toys," Spector said. "I think they reacted in this manner because they thought others expected them to do so."
Spector noted many of her female peers acted awkward, uncomfortable and embarrassed for fear of judgment in the presence of the phallic-shaped sex toys.
Although a majority of the attendees acted timid, they weren't alone in their curiosity. Spector was one of 35 to 50 Syracuse University female students who attended an in-home sex toy party instructed by a sex toy expert, she said.
While there's no statistical trajectory for these parties, the phenomena has swelled in popularity in the past decade. According to Babeland.com, a top-quality sex shop for men and women located in New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles and online, the company sold 118,250 vibrators in 2005. The popularity and profits from the adult novelties market has caused mega-retailers like Walgreens and CVS to sell their own "personal massagers."
College-aged women more than ever are acknowledging the taboo subject of female masturbation by throwing sex toy parties to explore the many facets of female desire.
"I want to pursue a career as either a sex therapist or a human sex professor, and this would come with the territory so I had to check it out," Spector, a sociology major, said. "This was my first sex toy party, but I didn't feel awkward."
At Spector's party, the sex toy consultant first educated the young women on self-exploration, masturbation and the female anatomy with a PowerPoint presentation before pitching her products - vibrators, dildos, perfumes, lubricants and body creams.
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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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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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