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A '''sex toy party''' is a usually female-only gathering<ref>{{cite journal|last=McCaughey|first=Martha|author2=Christina French |date=September 2001|title=Women's sex-toy parties: Technology, orgasm, and commodification|journal=Sexuality & Culture|publisher=Springer|volume=5|issue=3|pages=77–96|issn=1095-5143|doi=10.1007/s12119-001-1031-2|url=http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/f/McCaughey_M_2001_Womens.pdf}}</ref><ref name=tupperware/> where participants learn about and buy [[sex toy]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-120760173/sex-toy-parties-generating.html|title=Sex-Toy Parties Generating Millions for Burgeoning Industry, Officials Say|last=Audi|first=Tamara|date=5 November 2001|work=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> It is a type of [[party plan]], similar to [[Tupperware]] parties.<ref name=tupperware>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14061667|title=Tupperware parties with a twist: Sex toys are for sale at these ladies-only gatherings|last=Alexander|first=Brian|date=15 October 2006|work=NBC News|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref>
A '''sex toy party''' is a usually female-only gathering<ref>{{cite journal|last=McCaughey|first=Martha|author2=Christina French |date=September 2001|title=Women's sex-toy parties: Technology, orgasm, and commodification|journal=Sexuality & Culture|publisher=Springer|volume=5|issue=3|pages=77–96|issn=1095-5143|doi=10.1007/s12119-001-1031-2|url=http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/f/McCaughey_M_2001_Womens.pdf}}</ref><ref name=tupperware/> where participants learn about and buy [[sex toy]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-120760173/sex-toy-parties-generating.html|title=Sex-Toy Parties Generating Millions for Burgeoning Industry, Officials Say|last=Audi|first=Tamara|date=5 November 2001|work=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> It is a type of [[party plan]], similar to [[Tupperware]] parties.<ref name=tupperware>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14061667|title=Tupperware parties with a twist: Sex toys are for sale at these ladies-only gatherings|last=Alexander|first=Brian|date=15 October 2006|work=NBC News|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref>


The party may start with an [[Icebreaker (facilitation)|icebreaker game]],<ref name=wtvg>{{cite news|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=3628297|title=Sex Toy Parties|date=14 November 2005|work=WTVG-TV|publisher=ABC|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Toledo, Ohio|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604055337/http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=3628297|archivedate=4 June 2011}}</ref> then a sex toy representative, or 'facilitator',<ref name=sexualhealth>{{cite journal|last=Herbenick|first=Debra|author2=Michael Reece |author3=Arianne Hollub |date=November 2009|title=Inside the ordering room: characteristics of women's in-home sex toy parties, facilitators and sexual communication|journal=Sexual Health|publisher=Csiro Publishing|volume=6|issue=4|pages=318–327|doi=10.1071/sh08086|pmid=19917201}}</ref> displays and discusses the products.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2767032.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102203033/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2767032.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|title=Article: Sex toy parties allow for privacy, fun Like Tupperware party, only with spicier wares|date=22 March 2005|work=The Gazette|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Colorado Springs}}</ref> Although the discussion is sexually explicit, euphemisms such as 'button' for clitoris are common.<ref name=citizens/> The participants examine and talk about the products, with the option of purchasing them from the representative in a private room at the end of the party.<ref name=wtvg/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20020928slumber3.asp|title=Naughty wares spice up these house parties|last=Rouvalis|first=Cristina|date=28 September 2002|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> Other merchandise such as bath salts, aromatherapy, and body paints are more commonly sold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.projo.com/yourlife/content/projo_20051010_athena.8823884.html|title=Woonsocket sex-toy business connects women with their inner goddess|last=Needham|first=Christina|date=10 October 2005|work=The Providence Journal|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Providence, Rhode Island}}</ref> The representative receives commission based on the sales from the party. There are thousands of representatives of sex toy party companies in the United States.<ref name=citizens/>
The party may start with an [[Icebreaker (facilitation)|icebreaker game]],<ref name=wtvg>{{cite news|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=3628297|title=Sex Toy Parties|date=14 November 2005|work=WTVG-TV|publisher=ABC|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Toledo, Ohio|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604055337/http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=3628297|archivedate=4 June 2011}}</ref> then a sex toy representative, or 'facilitator',<ref name=sexualhealth>{{cite journal|last=Herbenick|first=Debra|author2=Michael Reece |author3=Arianne Hollub |date=November 2009|title=Inside the ordering room: characteristics of women's in-home sex toy parties, facilitators and sexual communication|journal=Sexual Health|publisher=Csiro Publishing|volume=6|issue=4|pages=318–327|doi=10.1071/sh08086|pmid=19917201}}</ref> displays and discusses the products.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2767032.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102203033/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2767032.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|title=Article: Sex toy parties allow for privacy, fun Like Tupperware party, only with spicier wares|date=22 March 2005|work=The Gazette|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Colorado Springs}}</ref> Although the discussion is sexually explicit, euphemisms such as 'button' for clitoris are common.<ref name=citizens/> The participants examine and talk about the products, with the option of purchasing them from the representative in a private room at the end of the party.<ref name=wtvg/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20020928slumber3.asp|title=Naughty wares spice up these house parties|last=Rouvalis|first=Cristina|date=28 September 2002|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref> Other merchandise such as bath salts, aromatherapy, and body paints are more commonly sold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.projo.com/yourlife/content/projo_20051010_athena.8823884.html|title=Woonsocket sex-toy business connects women with their inner goddess|last=Needham|first=Christina|date=10 October 2005|work=The Providence Journal|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Providence, Rhode Island}}</ref> The representative receives commission based on the sales from the party. There are thousands of representatives of sex toy party companies in the United States.<ref name=citizens/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hbstrippers.net/female/ |title= Bachelor Party Dancers }} Wednesday, 7 October 2020 </ref>


Sex toy parties began in the 1970s, and became increasingly popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/447069481.html?dids=447069481:447069481&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+07%2C+2000&author=Libby+Copeland&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Girls+just+wanna+have+fun%3B+All-female+sex+toy+parties+make+for+big+business&pqatl=google|title=Girls just wanna have fun; All-female sex toy parties make for big business|last=Copeland|first=Libby|date=7 February 2000|work=The Spectator|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Hamilton, Ontario}}</ref> The marketing practices of sex toy parties have encouraged alternative sexual practices.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Curtis|first=Debra|title=Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities: A Look at Capitalism and Its Desires|journal=Cultural Anthropology|publisher=Wiley/American Anthropological Association|volume=19|issue=1|pages=95–121|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120178778/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105105425/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120178778/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-05|doi=10.1525/can.2004.19.1.95|year=2004}}</ref> The popularity of sex toy parties has suggested to be related to [[self-help]] and [[self actualization]].<ref name=citizens>{{cite book|last=Cossman|first=Brenda|title=Sexual citizens: the legal and cultural regulation of sex and belonging|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-8047-4996-1}}</ref>
Sex toy parties began in the 1970s, and became increasingly popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/447069481.html?dids=447069481:447069481&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+07%2C+2000&author=Libby+Copeland&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Girls+just+wanna+have+fun%3B+All-female+sex+toy+parties+make+for+big+business&pqatl=google|title=Girls just wanna have fun; All-female sex toy parties make for big business|last=Copeland|first=Libby|date=7 February 2000|work=The Spectator|accessdate=3 January 2010|location=Hamilton, Ontario}}</ref> The marketing practices of sex toy parties have encouraged alternative sexual practices.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Curtis|first=Debra|title=Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities: A Look at Capitalism and Its Desires|journal=Cultural Anthropology|publisher=Wiley/American Anthropological Association|volume=19|issue=1|pages=95–121|url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120178778/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105105425/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120178778/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-05|doi=10.1525/can.2004.19.1.95|year=2004}}</ref> The popularity of sex toy parties has suggested to be related to [[self-help]] and [[self actualization]].<ref name=citizens>{{cite book|last=Cossman|first=Brenda|title=Sexual citizens: the legal and cultural regulation of sex and belonging|publisher=Stanford University Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-8047-4996-1}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:18, 7 October 2020

A sex toy party is a usually female-only gathering[1][2] where participants learn about and buy sex toys.[3] It is a type of party plan, similar to Tupperware parties.[2]

The party may start with an icebreaker game,[4] then a sex toy representative, or 'facilitator',[5] displays and discusses the products.[6] Although the discussion is sexually explicit, euphemisms such as 'button' for clitoris are common.[7] The participants examine and talk about the products, with the option of purchasing them from the representative in a private room at the end of the party.[4][8] Other merchandise such as bath salts, aromatherapy, and body paints are more commonly sold.[9] The representative receives commission based on the sales from the party. There are thousands of representatives of sex toy party companies in the United States.[7][10]

Sex toy parties began in the 1970s, and became increasingly popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[11] The marketing practices of sex toy parties have encouraged alternative sexual practices.[12] The popularity of sex toy parties has suggested to be related to self-help and self actualization.[7]

According to research studies conducted by scientists such as Debby Herbenick and Michael Reece of Indiana University, sex toy representatives are often asked for advice on sexual health,[5] and many have a background working in sex education, health, education, or sexuality.[13] Some romance companies do permit males at their sex toy parties.

A woman was arrested in Texas in December 2003 on obscenity charges for hosting a sex toy party for undercover narcotics officers,[14][15] but the case was dismissed by the judge in July 2004.[16]

References

  1. ^ McCaughey, Martha; Christina French (September 2001). "Women's sex-toy parties: Technology, orgasm, and commodification" (PDF). Sexuality & Culture. 5 (3). Springer: 77–96. doi:10.1007/s12119-001-1031-2. ISSN 1095-5143.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, Brian (15 October 2006). "Tupperware parties with a twist: Sex toys are for sale at these ladies-only gatherings". NBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ Audi, Tamara (5 November 2001). "Sex-Toy Parties Generating Millions for Burgeoning Industry, Officials Say". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Sex Toy Parties". WTVG-TV. Toledo, Ohio: ABC. 14 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b Herbenick, Debra; Michael Reece; Arianne Hollub (November 2009). "Inside the ordering room: characteristics of women's in-home sex toy parties, facilitators and sexual communication". Sexual Health. 6 (4). Csiro Publishing: 318–327. doi:10.1071/sh08086. PMID 19917201.
  6. ^ "Article: Sex toy parties allow for privacy, fun Like Tupperware party, only with spicier wares". The Gazette. Colorado Springs. 22 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Cossman, Brenda (2007). Sexual citizens: the legal and cultural regulation of sex and belonging. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4996-1.
  8. ^ Rouvalis, Cristina (28 September 2002). "Naughty wares spice up these house parties". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  9. ^ Needham, Christina (10 October 2005). "Woonsocket sex-toy business connects women with their inner goddess". The Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Bachelor Party Dancers". Wednesday, 7 October 2020
  11. ^ Copeland, Libby (7 February 2000). "Girls just wanna have fun; All-female sex toy parties make for big business". The Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  12. ^ Curtis, Debra (2004). "Commodities and Sexual Subjectivities: A Look at Capitalism and Its Desires". Cultural Anthropology. 19 (1). Wiley/American Anthropological Association: 95–121. doi:10.1525/can.2004.19.1.95. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  13. ^ Herbenick, Debra; Michael Reece (April 2009). "In-home Sex Toy Party Facilitators as Sex Educators: What Questions Are They Asked and What Makes Them More "Askable"?". American Journal of Sexuality Education. 4 (2). Routledge: 178–193. doi:10.1080/15546120903001415. ISSN 1554-6128.
  14. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (16 December 2003). "Texas housewife busted for hawking erotic toys". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  15. ^ Alexander, Brian (18 March 2004). "Sex toys and porn on her terms". NBC News. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  16. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (30 July 2004). "Vibrator case dismissed in Texas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 3 January 2010.