LOS ANGELES — SexySexDoll.com (SSD) took a trip to a modern factory to explore the production of new-age sex dolls, and is sharing what it discovered.
According to the company, sex is a big business in China, with the country estimated to supply more than 80 percent of the world’s sex toys.
“Over a million people are employed in a business estimated at over $6.6 billion annually,” says an SSD spokesperson. “Sex Dolls are a significant part of that industry.”
The spokesperson notes that in the past, sex dolls have been entirely functional and designed purely as sex toys.
“They were a garish pink and looked vaguely human with a mouth and intimate bits like a startled trout. New technology, including robotics and Artificial Intelligence, online shopping and a new breed of discerning customer have driven the need for far more realistic sex dolls,” the spokesperson explains. “Many companies, including one in China, the 6Ye Premium Doll Factory, makers of the Amor Doll, have embraced the trend towards new-age sex dolls.”
6Ye Premium products are principally manufactured for export, while a domestic variant, the 6Ye Doll is sold only in China. The flagship export product, the recently introduced Amor Doll, is said to have the most perfect vagina placement of all sex dolls. All Amor Dolls are handmade, with input from at least five workers out of the factory’s 50 mainly female, full-time workers.
SSD recently visited the 6Ye Premium sex doll factory and warehouse in Dongguan in Southern China to get a glimpse at the manufacturing of one of the most realistic new-age sex dolls in China.
“Our first glimpse of the warehouse showed it stacked with row upon row of voluptuous new age sex dolls being worked on by skilled artists intent on bringing them to life,” the spokesperson says. “Eddie, general manager at Amor Doll and the 6Ye Factory, said the goal is to create the most beautiful and most human-like new-age love doll possible.”
This process involves artists making human-size clay model molds, while others assembled a skeleton with exposed wires and joints.
“My goal is to make a top-class, realistic sex doll that is so life-like that people would stop to stare at it, not sure if it is a real person,” Eddie explains, noting that to meet with customer expectations, the dolls are customizable. “Apart from the bits you would expect, you can specify ethnicity (African, Caucasian or Oriental), height, bust (B to N-Cup), the degree of hairiness in the important places and skin and hair color. There are dozens of different sex doll body shapes and over 40 faces to choose from.”
Given that range of choices, Eddie says the most popular dolls are tan-skinned, between 155 and 170cm tall with disproportionately large breasts; with customers including single and married men of all ages.
Customer reviews of the dolls are, in general, very favorable, with dedicated user forums and other resources for “friends of dolls.” Another factor in the popularity of dolls is that government policy rewarded families with only one child, and Chinese tradition has a preference for male children. As a result, selective abortion of a female fetus was common in China. This ensured that there are 14 percent more men than women.
“China has a shortage of women, and this is a factor in why there’s this demand,” Eddie says, “but they’re not just for sex.”
With hindsight, SSD’s visit to Dongguan was very important considering China’s current gender chaos. Dongguan is a major manufacturing center in Southern China and is considered to be typical of China’s skewed gender relations, where most of the factory workers are female, and visiting executives are usually male, on-site for a few months leaving wives and families behind.
Observers consider that in a similar way to Silicon Valley, Dongguan has grown in importance because of globalization and general business expansion but that it is still typical of China in its rampant sexism. What could be more fitting than Dongguan making the sex dolls that will propel China into the next stage of its gender battles?
Those battles in Dongguan tend to revolve around the concerns in both China and the West as to whether using sex dolls disparages women and leads to an increase in violence against them. Female activists push this theory forward with vigor. On the other hand, a typical male reaction is that using a sex doll will reduce the incidence of rape by removing the unmet desire for sexual relief, and thereby also reduce sex trafficking. They also say that sex dolls will reduce the power of women over men by providing an alternative outlet for finding sexual relief.
As might be expected, Eddie holds a typically male view.
“Society becomes worse, not because of dolls, but because of social problems. The shortage of women means that many men can’t find a partner, and that’s society’s fault. Don’t blame the sex doll industry, it in fact helps find an outlet for their sexual needs and benefits society,” Eddie says. “Men don’t need prostitutes anymore, and that helps to reduce the number of rapes. Obviously, the dolls need to be of fully-grown mature women, so we cannot see any difficulties or problems with them.”
Eddie doesn’t believe that sex dolls will replace women entirely. His view is that the Amor Doll is so beautiful that while men will not be able to resist them, they will not fulfil their need for affection. However, having said that, some single men unable to find a mate and widowers will find comfort in the Amor Doll, so he suggests it is best to take it case by case.
“Our dolls are basically for sex. That is their purpose. They have limbs that move easily to put them in the perfect position, they are very realistic in the anatomical details and appearance, they have a beautiful face and figure,” Eddy explains. “There is a future with AI, but it’s not an essential. In fact, some customers say they prefer love dolls because they don’t talk.”
He expects that immediate developments will focus on improving movability and realism.
“In the longer term, new-age sex dolls will be as realistic as the human body, particularly in respect of assuming a position that the customer wants,” Eddie concludes. “However, what he can do must be within the limits of the female anatomy and keeping the sex doll affordable.”
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