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China GAF: Chinese sex doll rental service suspended amid controversy

John Blade

John Blade

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A Chinese company offering sex dolls for rent has withdrawn its services just days after launching. Touch had begun offering five different sex doll types for daily or longer-term rent on Thursday in Beijing but quickly drew complaints and criticism.

The company said in a statement on Weibo it "sincerely apologised for the negative impact" of the concept. But the firm stressed sex was "not vulgar" and said it would keep working towards more people enjoying it.

Touch told the BBC the rental service had operated for two days and had garnered a lot of interest and requests.

"We prepared ten dolls for the trial operation," a company spokesperson said via email, adding that they received very positive feedback from users.

"But it's really hard in China," the firm wrote, saying there had been a lot of controversy with the police over the issue.

The company had offered the sex dolls for a daily fee of 298 yuan (£34; $46), according to Chinese media. The models on offer were marketed as Chinese, Korean and Russian women, with one also modelled on the movie character Wonder Woman, complete with a sword and shield.

In its Weibo statement, the firm said its original intention had been to make expensive silicone dolls more affordable but conceded that the service triggered a heated public debate.

The company also said it would pay out compensation to users worth double the amount they had paid as a deposit for reserving a doll. The statement added that Touch would in future pay more attention to its "social duty", and would actively promote a "healthier and more harmonious sex lifestyle".

Aside from its short-lived rental offering, the firm sells an array of sex toys, including sex dolls.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41303313
 
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Moppeh

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If a sex doll is going to cost 46 bucks a day, why not just spend extra and get a prostitute for like half an hour?
 
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mnannola

Member
"A lot of controversy"

"the service generated a lot of controversy"

"suspended amid controversy"

WTF was the controversy? Because they are rental? Because of wonder woman? Need more details.
 
navii

navii

My fantasy is that my girlfriend was actually a young high school girl.
So now I guess they have some lightly used ex-rental sex dolls for sale at discounted prices?
 
C

CTLance

Member
Rented sex toys.

RENTED.

I don't consider myself to be overly squeamish, but something about that gave me goosebumps. The bad sort.
 
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supergiz

Member
At least with rentals they have somebody to "pre-warm" them prior to next person using. Ugghh I think I'm going to throw up.
 
N

neojubei

Will drop pants for Sony.
Odd question. It what if the guy wants a doll that looks like a Black woman. Would that be a special order?

I'll never understand why people like sex dolls when sex with real people is much better.
 
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WascallyWabbit

Member
The company also said it would pay out compensation to users worth double the amount they had paid as a deposit for reserving a doll. The statement added that Touch would in future pay more attention to its "social duty", and would actively promote a "healthier and more harmonious sex lifestyle".
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This paragraph makes it sound like they got shut down by the government
 
B

Busty

Banned
"Just so you know, mate, this particular sex doll was used by a group of lads for a bukkake party so whatever you've got planned for it I'd wear gloves and, where possible, use salad tongs to actually touch it. Now, paper or plastic?"
 
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Fancolors

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What exactly is the controversy? Is is considered prostitution? Does the rental service raise health concerns? Is it the middle schooler doll? What is this public debate about? The text doesn't specify it.
 
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cameron

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mnannola said:
"A lot of controversy"

"the service generated a lot of controversy"

"suspended amid controversy"

WTF was the controversy? Because they are rental? Because of wonder woman? Need more details.
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Not the rental or WW part. Seems like it was just the overall lewdness of the concept.
“Soon after the ‘girlfriend sharing service’ launched, it triggered intensive attention and heated discussion online,” the statement said. “We were informed by relevant authorities and voluntarily cooperate with all the investigations and accept the punishment.”

The company said the decision to withdraw the service was made after complaints about its “bad influence on society” and expressed its sincere apologies.
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Touch told news portal tech.sina.com.cn that staff for the promotional event in the Sanlitun shopping and entertainment area of the city were summoned to a local police station.

There they were questioned and asked to write a letter guaranteeing they would take away all the sex dolls on display, which police said were too “vulgar”, it said.

It remains unclear if other services from Touch had been affected.
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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/soci...-sharing-service-suspended-after-police-order
 
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Tagyhag

Member
Sounds like the problem was less about it being a rental service (seriously what the hell lol) and more that the government didn't want to allow this. Why not just ban porn then?

neojubei said:
Odd question. It what if the guy wants a doll that looks like a Black woman. Would that be a special order?

I'll never understand why people like sex dolls when sex with real people is much better.
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Having sex with a doll whenever you want is waaaaaay cheaper in the long run than having sex with a person whenever you want.

Plus, no STD's. (Except if you're using this service)
 
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sub_o

Member
Moppeh said:
If a sex doll is going to cost 46 bucks a day, why not just spend extra and get a prostitute for like half an hour?
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Probably because prostitution is illegal, similar to Japan.

These are the makeshift solution in societies where prostitutions are banned.
 
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jph139

Member
I get buying a sex doll. And I get hiring a prostitute for the short term.

But renting a sex doll? That's the worst of both worlds.
 
A

always crazy bacon

Banned
mullet2000 said:
Do other sex related stores or services exist in China? Sex shops or strip clubs or anything?

The rental aspect is disgusting but I don't really see how this is lewd to the point of police involvement and shut downs.
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Yes, there are a lot of sex shops in China but they are not allowed to sell porn. Just toys and underwear. There's no openly obvious strip clubs but there are pole dance clubs.
 
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hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
I wonder if they're just dunked into a vat of Summer's Eve and dried before being sent of to the next renter. Thank goodness their marketing department didn't brand the hairy crotch spec as the "Flavor Saver 2.0" feature :(
 
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KDR_11k

Member
There are a lot of businesses like that in Japan apparently.

I'm guessing these have removable genitalia ("Archer, why is there a vagina in your sink?"). Dunno how they disinfect the rest...
 
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