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Only 94 post to go to get to 1,000!!!

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History of sex toys: dildos and vibrators

Where did it start?

It may come as some suprise to you that sex toys have had a long history. Many believe that sex toys were first used in Asia and while this is true for items such as Ben-wa Balls the more commonly used items i.e. dildos and vibrators most certainly originated in the west!

The first real mention of dildos was in Ancient Greece where single, lonley women would use dildos made, mostly, out of stone or wood (ouch!).

It took until the 1900's for dildos to be finally made our of rubber - which is naturally a lot more comfortable than wood or stone - and these new dildos were shaped more like a penis.

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Where did vibrators come from?

The first vibrators were used as medical instruments to treat an illness called "hysteria" (women). The symptons for this included irritability, anxiety, shortness of breath and vaginal lubrication - basically they were aroused! Doctors would "relieve" these symptons by rubbing the clitoris until orgasm!

Vibrators were 'invented' by a physician to lower the amount of time this process took - as a doctor "relieving" a woman was quite time consuming. The first vibrators were powered by steam and this made the treatment quick and efficient! Naturally this treatment was popular even when it wasn't seen to be needed!

By the late 1920's these steam powered vibrators were not being used as much by doctors and cheaper models were coming on the market advertised as "deviced for relaxation". The 20's "blue movies" began showing vibtrators in scenes but this was generally frowned upon.

By the 1960's vibrators were making a come back advertised as massagers and could be bought from any popular catalog.

By the 1990's, with the invention for the internet, the sex toys industry grew by leaps and bounds and is still growing.

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Electric Vibrators..

When electricity became widely available in the late 19th century, the first electric vibrators appeared, still camouflaged as therapy for hysteria and sold only to doctors. But as the years passed, magazine advertisements began offering vibrators to, women for self-treatment of hysteria at home. The 1918 Sears Roebuck catalog touted one vibrator as a "very satisfactory...aid every woman appreciates." And an advertisement ill a 1921 issue of Hearst’s magazine urged men to buy the devices for their wives as Christmas gifts to keep them "young and pretty" and free from the scourge of hysteria.

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History of the Condom...

The oldest illustration of a condom was found in Egypt and dates back more than 3,000 years. It is difficult to judge from the drawing what the ancient Egyptian wearing the condom had in mind. He may have worn it for sexual or ritual reasons—or both. Some claim that, in later times, the Romans made condoms from the muscle tissue of warriors they defeated in battle. The oldest condoms were discovered in the foundations of Dudley Castle near Birmingham, England. They were made of fish and animal intestine and dated back to 1640. They were probably used to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections during the war between the forces of Oliver Cromwell and soldiers loyal to King Charles I.

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Historians disagree about how condoms got their name. Some say a "Dr. Condom" supplied King Charles II of England with animal-tissue sheaths to keep him from fathering illegitimate children and getting diseases from prostitutes. Others claim the word comes from a "Dr. Condon" or a "Colonel Cundum." It may be more likely that the word derives from the Latin condon, meaning "receptacle."

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In the 18th century, the famous womanizer, Casanova, wore condoms made of linen. Rubber condoms were mass-produced after 1844, when Charles Goodyear patented the vulcanization of rubber, which he invented five years earlier. Condoms made of sheep's intestines are still available. They are now disposable and should only be used once. In the 1940s and 50s, they were washed, slathered in petroleum jelly, and kept in little wooden boxes in a bedroom drawer—but they weren't talked about—in front of the kids, anyway.

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Thank you FDR..

The American Social Hygiene Association fought hard to prohibit condom use in the early part of this century. Social hygienists believed that anyone who risked getting "venereal" diseases should suffer the consequences, including American "dough boys"—U.S. soldiers who fought in World War I. The American Expeditionary Forces, as our army was called, were the only armed forces in Europe during the war who were denied the use of condoms. It is not surprising that our troops had the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections of all; 70 percent of our "boys" were just unable to "just say 'no'." The Secretary of the Navy was only one of many military leaders who believed that condom use was immoral and "un Christian." It was a young Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, when his boss was away from the office, ordered the distribution of condoms to sailors.

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One of the challenges that Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, faced as she fought for women's right to use birth control was the double standard regarding condom use. Doctors were allowed to "prescribe" condoms to protect men from syphilis and gonorrhea when they had pre-marital or extra-marital sexual intercourse. Women, however, could not get condoms to protect themselves from unintended pregnancy. Similarly, the Nazi government of Germany would not allow the use of condoms, or any other kind of birth control, by its citizens. They were expected to breed warriors to create a one-race world of "Aryans." But the Nazi military did allow soldiers to use condoms to keep them on the front lines instead of crowding their barracks nursing illnesses caused by syphilis and gonorrhea. By World War II, military leaders had a more realistic attitude about condoms. Concerned that "our boys" would bring home diseases and infect their wives, they aggressively promoted the use of condoms. Government training films urged soldiers, "Don't forget—put it on before you put it in." In fact, in 1942, condoms were issued to soldiers during the landing on Dunkirk. They were used to cover and protect rifle barrels from being damaged by salt water as the soldiers waded ashore.

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The sexual revolution of the 60s almost put an end to condom use. "Good girls" were willing sex partners, so fewer men turned to professional sex workers, the most prevalent STIs—gonorrhea and syphilis—were easily treated, and the Pill and IUD provided the most effective reversible contraception the world had seen. When HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS, was identified, it became clear that condom use and safer sex could stem the epidemic. Many public health professionals believe that local, state, and federal governments behaved a lot like the social hygienists of the World War I generation as they continued to ignore or deny the need for public condom education. At this point in the epidemic, 25 percent of all HIV infections occur among teenagers—with rates increasing most quickly for teenage women. Yet most school districts still oppose condom distribution among students.

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Hmmmmmmmm, can't think of anything else to post at the moment...

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at 14:05 Cheyanne posted #8860

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8862~Interesting stuff, Cheyanne!

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So I was "off" by 2???? hehehe..

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