Topco has released a new line of sex toys that is meant to appeal to those with more disturbing paraphilias. The line is called the “Fucked Line” and features such toys as a vomiting mouth stroker, bleeding pussy stroker, and a dildo that looks like it has been infected with an STI. The idea is to appeal to fetishists who may not be able to safely act out their fantasies by catering to their often dangerous desires.
I’m extremely intrigued by this and not totally sure how I feel about it. I mean at what point does it help to keep these people safe and at what point does it actually increase the likelihood of them acting these things out in real life? At what point does it become so objectionable that the products are actually illegal to sell? For example, I can’t imagine that it would be legal to sell a child stroker for pedophiles.
What do you think? Please discuss.
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Did you crawl into my brain!? I plan to write about these as well. I didn’t think of it in terms of legality, but more in terms of fetishization and whether it’s a bad thing when it comes to stuff like HIV status. Very perplexing.
I think intent has a lot to do with it, and having spoken on this with several other educators, I’m not quite sure if I feel the intent behind this line was really to validate menstruation fetishes, etc, or just as a shock move. Would like to learn more about that…
Regardless of the intent of the line, what’s wrong with someone being into a blow job that includes vomit? Or into fucking a woman while she’s bleeding? Or they have an STI and they’d rather be with someone that did,too? I see a huge difference between those things and someone that wants to fuck a child, personally.
I’d say, as long as they’re willing to accept the fact that they’re dealing with a niche market and that it won’t necessarily break into the mainstream, there’s nothing wrong with it at all! Not my cup of tea, but far be it from anyone to deny someone else their fantasy.
There has been so much development and innovation in the sex toy industry, that I think companies are just looking for something, anything new. Appealing to a market, regardless of what it is, is natural progression. There has already been porn that deals with menstruation and vomit, I don’t see these toys as being any different. I feel like the intent isn’t really to shock or to validate fetishes, but simply to corner one of the few markets left that do not have representation.
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That can’t be a very popular line. how much stock are you gonna hold of that kinda thing for the people looking for it?
I’m a proponent of freedom of speech, sexploration, safer sex and sex positivity and after viewing each piece in this line I was left feeling a little… sad. And confused.
It’s not that people don’t have the right to fantasize… it’s more about this particular line and way it was displayed.
The packaging is all black with FUCKED across the box (cause you’re “fucked” if you want to fuck this). There’s an advisory sticker essentially calling you a “pussy” if you can’t take it and inside, there is an envelope which includes printed photos of the actual items/situations the products are modeled after.
And it wasn’t so much the bug chaser dildo or vomit/shit/blood lube that gave me pause but the “hermaphrodite dildo/sleeve” and “amputee” blow up doll. Maybe because I know people who are both and this line doesn’t come from an earnest place of exploring attraction but rather of the “freak” that was once part of the circus sideshow (the vendor’s booth was actually a circus tent and these products were in a black room to the side displayed on pedestals inside specimen jars).
This line affected many industry veterans deeply and I think we, as an industry, should take a moment to pause and reflect on why this is/isn’t the best way for us to move forward.
Coyote thanks so much for your input. I did not know how these toys were packaged or marketed. Now that I know it’s pretty obvious that this line is sex negative and I’m kind of surprised when they say they’ve done their research. These seem more like gag gifts than sex toys meant for actual people with actual fetishes that are outside of the norm. And I couldn’t agree with you more on the hermaphrodite and amputee toys. That was why I left them out of the list I made because I didn’t think either of them was a “dangerous paraphilia” like vomiting, blood, and STIs can be.
The issue that concerns me has nothing to do with whether it influences people to do this or that. or whether is is morally right or wrong.
my issue is that topco is wasting its energies on products with a tiny market potential. At best these items could be a small niche within the fetish market.
One new rabbit that sells below expectations would probably have more in sales than the entire fucked line.
Also, large adult manufacturers should be looking toward getting into mainstream by selling high quality items that people want. Even if topco grabs 100% of the “gross gag” market, that is not really much money. They are wasting their time . . .
hmm, the biggest problem i have with this line is the name. i mean, if you’re marketing this towards people who legit fetishize those things in question, the last thing they’d want to be called is “fucked.” it’s basically insulting the consumer…
as for the potential danger of these fetishes in real life… that’s something to think about.
but yeah, it does seem like topco is doing it for the shock value.