Attitudes to Sex Toys
Sex toys have, historically, suffered from an association between sexual pleasure and guilt.
Parents are often extremely embarrassed to confront the facts when their children start to explore their bodies and these children soon learn to consider such exploration as a ‘dirty’ activity. Such association between guilt and pleasure is then reinforced as adolescents are confronted by another social taboo – the reluctance to openly discuss masturbation.
Already under pressure to ignore the natural urges that youngsters feel, society then bombards them with moral admonitions against promiscuity and constant threats of STDs and unwanted pregnancies that may result in sexual activity. Sexual gratification is therefore perceived as unacceptable within polite society and individuals are left alone to explore their sexuality with the inevitable sense of guilt.
It is therefore easy to see why sex toys have not enjoyed an especially positive reputation. Until recently, it was very difficult to find any books about sex toys and sex toy usage was confined to very short extracts in sex manuals. To some extent, sex toys remain the last facet of sexuality that remain a taboo – contraception, homosexuality and even masturbation have all been brought into open and comfortable discourse, but sex toys can still cause embarrassment and are not as easily discussed.
Attitudes are, however, finally changing. Sex toys are beginning to infiltrate mainstream media and shows such as ‘Sex and the City’ have forced society to accept that sex toys do exist. Even Amazon
As it becomes easier and easier to purchase sex toys through sites such as www.cheeky-toys.co.uk, more and more people are experimenting with their own sexual pleasure and discovering that you can enjoy your body and your partner’s body without feeling ashamed and using sex toys can heighten the pleasure for both of you.
