This 50-minute documentary is about men who are in romantic relationships with high-end sex dolls. It’s a must watch. There is a lot to see in this movie: objectification of women, for sure; also the sad lonliness of men who don’t want to, can’t, or don’t think they can, be in a relationship with a real woman; as my friend Jason pointed out, the way in which the men project an interest in clothes and make-up onto their dolls; and so much more.
The Real Dolls website is worth a look, too.
Lisa Wade, PhD is an Associate Professor at Tulane University. She is the author of American Hookup, a book about college sexual culture; a textbook about gender; and a forthcoming introductory text: Terrible Magnificent Sociology. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.
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Sociological Images » CULTURAL VIEWS ABOUT SEX TOYS — November 17, 2008
[...] might also look at this post about men and expensive sex [...]
Denise — July 26, 2009
The video does not appear to be playing....it might just be my computer, but do you have a link or citation info for the documentary?
Dutchie — July 27, 2009
The video is no longer available under that URL, but this one works (for now?): http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7277801797935788405
betty — August 18, 2009
See: Lars and the Real Girl
Marketing Asian Women To Anti-Feminist Men » Sociological Images — August 25, 2009
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