A History of Sex Dolls —— From Sculptures to Silicone Dolls
A sculptor fell in love with the beautiful women he sculpted, and with the help of Aphrodite, an ivory girl named Galatea came to life and married the sculptor Pygmalion.
Statue
The story of Pygmalion is widely circulated and quoted as a Greek myth. The ancient Greek poet Ovid suggested in The Metamorphoses that the sculptor not only had a spiritual love with the ivory maiden but also had sex with her before she was resurrected. In the Classical period, it was not uncommon for figures and statues to have sensual love stories.
However, throughout history, men who were unable to obtain statues of beautiful women resorted to various means to satisfy their inner desire to be with women.
Sailors' Dolls
- 17th century -
In the 17th century sailors often used fabric or leather to make a sex doll called dame de voyage (traveling lady) in French and dama de Viaje (traveling lady) in Spanish.
Today, sex dolls are also called "dutch wives" (Dutch ladies) in Japan. It is because this hand-sewn sex doll was invented and brought to Japan by Dutch sailors in the 17th century.
Doll Mahler
— Early 20th century —
In 1916, after being hurt by his beloved lover, Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka chose to custom-build a life-size doll from a craftsman because he "couldn't bear the torment of loss and dared not try love again". , as a replacement for an old lover.
He even provided a detailed description to the tailor, specifying not only the appearance but even the feel of the skin. But rumor has it that the feel is more reminiscent of a furry doll than a human woman. After Kokoschka's madness burned out, the doll was eventually chopped up and sprinkled with red wine.
Bild Lilli
- the 1950s -
By 1950, in Germany, the commercialization of modern sex dolls had begun. Based on the sexy, candid cartoon character Lily, "Bild Lilli" was born.
This 11.5-inch (about 30cm) high impenetrable sex doll does not function as a sex doll today but is merely a "pornographic imitation".
Although she was marketed to grown men, as you know, yes, it became the inspiration for Barbie.
Dolls in Sex Shops
— Second half of the 20th century —
Around 1968, the sale of pornography by delivery was legalized in the United States, and advertisements for sex dolls appeared in pornographic magazines for the first time. In the 1970s, ads for inflatable dolls appeared in almost every adult magazine.
By the 1980s, sex dolls were also sold in most adult stores. Although sex dolls at that time were still only in the stage of inflatable dolls.
Due to technical limitations, the body weight they can withstand and the number of times they can be used is still very limited. They seem to be more suitable for prank gifts at parties than for actual combat use.
The RealDoll
— The late 1990s —
The high simulation female silicone sex doll developed by artist Matt McMullan has made a huge leap in the practical performance of sex dolls. When he posted this information on the Internet, he received countless inquiries from netizens, and also collected the demand for "sex dolls that have the same physiological structure as real people".
Since then, high simulation sex dolls were born.
In 1997, Matt McMullen's company, Real Doll, was formed. For publicity, he even shot to fame by having sex with a doll made by his company on a TV show.
Although the company also makes a small number of male-image sex dolls, as in history, the majority of sex dolls are used by men.
With the development of the times, technology and intelligence have also affected the sex doll industry. Robot sex dolls that can move and laugh are no longer just a gimmick at the exhibition, but a real orderable product.
What is worth affirming is that whether it is a substitute for a general female form, a substitute for a specific object, or an expression of pornography and art, sex dolls carry more than just humanoid sex toys. It is worth thinking about what they bring to people in terms of psychology or physiology.
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