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sex toys stories: 20 news summaries

Saudi Man
Jailed After Bragging About Sex on TV

He earns 5 years
and 1,000 lashes

Oct 7, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Saudi man has been sentenced to 5 years in jail and 1,000 lashes after boasting about his sexual promiscuity on a TV show. Broadcast in July, it features the man displaying sex toys and talking up his exploits. Three friends who appeared on camera got 2-year sentences, notes... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Lebanon • Islamic Sharia law • sex toys • lashing • extramarital affair • promiscuity • television program • jail sentence

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Alabama Sex Toy Ban

Justices unlikely to make a rights issues out of sex toys

Sep 16, 09 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Alabama statute criminalizing the sale of sex toys will probably be upheld as constitutional if it is challenged in the Supreme Court, Eugene Volokh writes at the Volokh Conspiracy. The statute—which was upheld by the state's Supreme Court Friday and bans the distribution of  "any device designed... More »

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Alabama • US Constitution • sex toys • libertarianism • Eugene Volokh

Durex Targets Heat-Seeking 'Pleasurati' in Condom Ads

Company paints itself as the pick of mature pleasure seekers

Aug 12, 09 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Second-place condom maker Durex has rolled out a juiced up identity in its latest ad campaign, Advertising Age reports. Advertising execs—who say their research shows that market leader Trojan is seen as the "boy scout" condom and No. 3 brand Lifestyle as the choice of swingers—are... More »

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advertising • marketing • Durex • condom • sex toys • advertising campaign • Saatchi & Saatchi

(Newser) - A green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It... More »

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environment • sex • sex toys • apocalypse • condoms • vibrator • dildo

 It's a Sex Toy 
 —for Dogs 

Brazilian company makes toy to alleviate stress of non-neutered pooches

Jul 29, 09 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Brazilian company has designed a truly unique pet accessory, K9 Magazine reports: the “DoggieLoverDoll,” a sex toy for canines. The DoggieLoverDoll is a female canine molded out of soft rubber, and anatomically correct enough for a male’s, er, satisfaction. According to PetSmiling’s website, non-neutered pups... More »

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sex • anxiety • sex toys • dog • DoggieLoverDoll • PetSmiling

 We Love Vibrators: Study 


Jun 29, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly half of all Americans use a vibrator, according to a new study by the maker of Trojan condoms. More than 50% of women and 45% of men in recent surveys said they’ve used one, and vibrator aficionados also rated themselves higher on sexual health indicators such as erectile... More »

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Americans • Trojan • sex toys • survey • vibrator

 In Recession, 
 Sales of Sex 
 Toys Boom 

People have 'more time on their hands'

May 21, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is good news for at least one retail segment: Sales of so-called sexual enhancement devices are through the roof, Advertising Age reports. Lubricant sales jumped 32% in the first quarter, and sales of “marital aids” sold in food, drug, and mass-market stores have soared 74%. “When... More »

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marketing • recession • sales • sex toys • personal lubricant • economy • financial crisis • sexual enhancement


 French Demand 
 for Sex Toys Fizzles 

Worried consumers cutting kinky goods from their budgets at exotic fair

Mar 17, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economic downturn has thrown cold water on France's usually robust demand for sex toys, lingerie, and other naughty goods, Reuters reports. Organizers of the world's largest erotic fair, which opened near Paris last week, say that while attendance is still healthy, sales of kinky products are down around a... More »

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France • recession • sex aid • sex toys • lingerie • recession depression

 Knox Speaks Up About Vibrator 

Friend says she wasn't upset by Kercher's death

Feb 13, 09 11:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Amanda Knox spoke in court today for the first time since her trial began, both to declare her innocence and to set the record straight about her vibrator. A witness had said Kercher was chagrined that Knox kept the sex toy in a transparent bag in plain view. “It... More »

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testimony • sex toys • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • vibrator

OPINION

 Obama Junk Is 
 Recession-Proof 


Jan 19, 09 2:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Say what you want about the economy—“like for example, it blows”—but one business is booming: Crap with Barack Obama on it. From votive candles to toilet paper to “victory plates,” you can find the president-elect’s mug on just about anything these days,... More »

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Barack Obama • memorabilia • sex toys • President Obama • what recession?

 Perv Robs 
 Sex Shop, 
 Gets Down 
 With Dolls 

Burglar fornicates with dolls in alleyway

Jan 7, 09 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian police are hunting for a pervert who has twice broken into a Queensland sex shop and had sex with blow-up dolls, the Cairns Post reports. Both times, the deviant smashed a hole in the wall to gain entry to Laneway Adult Shop, stole several sex dolls and copulated with... More »

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Australia • crime • sex • thief • Queensland • burglary • sex toys

 Hef: I Almost 
 Choked on 
 Sex Toy 

Playboy founder opens up to Extra

Dec 17, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The most shocking part of Hugh Hefner’s recently released autobiography is “probably an incident that occurred back in the late ‘70s where I almost swallowed a sex toy,” the Playboy founder tells Extra during a tour of his mansion to air Friday. Less shockingly, Hef reveals... More »

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celebrity • sex toys • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion

Do Your Civic Duty and Get a Free Sex Toy

Or coffee, doughnuts, ice cream as shops reward US voters

Nov 3, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Joining a host of firms rewarding US voters, a sex-toy chain is giving out self-pleasuring devices to customers who have stopped at the polls, MSNBC reports. Men get “Maverick” sleeves: “He’s always there to lend a hand, he works for every man, and he bucks the status... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • voting • Ben and Jerry's • Krispy Kreme • Election Day • sex toys • Election 2008

 Ten Steps to Greener Sex 

From recycled bikinis to fair trade condoms

Jun 26, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eco-conscious sex certainly doesn't have too enticing a ring to it, but don't discount the enjoyable ways to spice things up while doing your part to save the Earth, says Greendaily.com. From the reasonable to the wacky, they've got you, er, covered:
  • Grab French Letter condoms, the world's
... More »

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green energy • safe sex • green technology • sex toys • sexy costumes • sexual revolution • green products • Heidi Fleiss

Broke California May Tax Beer, iTunes, Sex Toys

Partisan battle heats up as budget shortfall looms

May 9, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A $1.80 tax on every six-pack of beer. An iTunes sales tax. A 25% tax on sex toys and pornographic entertainment. These are just some of the more creative measures put forth by California's Democratic lawmakers to close a budget shortfall estimated at $20 billion, the Los Angeles Times ... More »

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California • Democrats • Republican • taxes • iTunes • beer • iTunes Store • sex toys

 New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys 

Second prostitute-informant has confirmed to feds what others have already suggested

Apr 24, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports. More »

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New York City • sex scandal • federal investigation • Eliot Spitzer • sex toys • prostitute • hooker • Kristen • Ashley Dupre

CNN Star Busted With Drugs, Sex Toy in Park

Charges dropped pending drug counseling

Apr 19, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - When cops found Richard Quest in Central Park early yesterday morning, they first busted him for loitering past the park's closing time. Then they noticed that the CNN star had a rope tied from his neck to his genitals, drugs in his pocket, and a sex toy in his boot,... More »

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drugs • sex scandal • celebrity • CNN • sex toys • Central Park

Sex Aids'
Shelf Space, Sales Grow

Wal-Mart, other major chains aren't hiding lubricants and the like

Feb 15, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative... More »

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CVS • Walgreens • sex aid • Pharmacy • sex toys • retail stores • Wal-Mart • personal lubricant

Court Lifts Ban
on Sex Toys
in Texas

Only three Southern states have similar laws on the books

Feb 14, 08 8:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Sex toys got a pardon in the Lone Star State yesterday, when a federal appeals court overturned a law banning their sale. The court ruled that the law prohibiting the possession of six or more devices used primarily for sexual stimulation violates the right to privacy. The decision cites a... More »

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Texas • US Court of Appeals • sex toys

Ban Stands on Alabama Sex
Toys, Finally

Much-challenged law will affect women unfairly, gripes writer

Oct 7, 07 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - After 9 years of court challenges, an Alabama judge has green lighted enforcement of a state law banning the sale of sex toys—the Supreme Court declined to hear the case last week—making Wired’s Regina Lynn cry misogyny. The statute does not outlaw Viagra to help men achieve... More »

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Alabama • Viagra • moratorium • sex toys • Viggo Mortensen • US Supreme Court

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