Are Robots the Future of Prostitution?

Don't we already have inflatable dolls?

I would worry about it encouraging people to dehumanize sex. It's not just the harm to the prostitutes, it's also the attitude of the customers - I wouldn't want to encourage it.

Posted by Anemone Cerridwen on 08/20/2009 @ 07:37PM PT
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Of course it dehumanizes sex. By definition. But perhaps for some men who are just not going to find a real sexual partner due to handicaps, etc., it might be better than nothing.

And when it happens, it will happen first in Japan. Bank on it.

Posted by Slim Chance on 08/21/2009 @ 04:28AM PT
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I'm handicapped. Should I be paying for it?

I think suggesting that handicapped people pay for it dehumanizes them, too. They might be better off getting a cute puppy, for companionship, which is more important than sex if you have to choose.

I don't think it's ever ok to teach anyone to dehumanize others, for whatever reason.

No arguments on Japan.

Posted by Anemone Cerridwen on 08/21/2009 @ 07:01AM PT
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Where are we going?

Posted by Olivier F on 08/21/2009 @ 05:17AM PT
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"Have we devalued sex so much that is doesn't even matter if what we have sex with isn't human? Has the commercial sex industry made sex so mechanical that it will inevitably become.... mechanical?"

According to the wikipedia article on "Dildo", women have been engaging in non-human sex for at least 30,000 years.

Posted by I C on 08/22/2009 @ 11:07PM PT
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How about if the Robots start to develop feelings? Now, we are oppressing them.

Men having sex with Robots is a horrible idea. Men will expect women to do the same things as a robot does. This will be a disaster.

To some people, sex is not a natural act. But society has made it so "natural".

The only way we will change, is if the society changes.

Read: Love, Sex, and Robots.

Posted by Nikki Aiello on 08/23/2009 @ 12:38PM PT
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"sex is not a natural act" - Could you please expand on that? It's not registering in my mind at all.

Posted by I C on 08/24/2009 @ 08:21AM PT
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Miss aiello...

There are men out there now who expect their women to be like robots.

Mr. dudley.

Think of the puritan's attitude towards sex and you'll get the general idea.

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 09/08/2009 @ 04:05PM PT
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yeah, dildos are the same thing. I don't see this really happening though. I'm thinking robots like that would be really expensive to make/maintain/etc, and unfortunately you can get a real person for less I'm sure. But if it did, it might take some demand out of the human market. Which is a good thing, right?

Posted by Susan S. on 08/24/2009 @ 09:01PM PT
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I dont think it would devalue sex all that much simply because of the context in which the sexual acts take place...

For example...In a long term committed relationship sex will be and should be still seen as just one of the pleasurable ways of connecting with your partner intimatly...

Sex outside of such a partnership shouldnt have that same meaning since presumably you wont be with that person on a regular basis...

My biggest concern however is that, as we make progress in the field of robotics, there will come a day that it can be said that robots will have souls...

At that point, we will be faced with the same moral dilemma that were facing now with human prostitutes.

And as for those of us who are disabled having to pay for sex...

As a disabled man...I wouldnt want to have to do so BUT if I had the money and no other acceptable options...I would...On occasion.

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 09/08/2009 @ 04:01PM PT
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I think it would be great!! If a man doesn't want to take the time to form a bond with a woman and have a relationship before sex, get a robot!

If a man wants to cheat on the woman he has,get a robot!

If a man wants to ****anything just to **** ,get a robot!!

The robot will do anything and will not feel degraded.Many men who get prostitutes do so so they can do things they otherwise can't do at home!! Degrading and disgusting things.Not al men but quite alot of them do.

Men,don't rape,buy women,hurt little girls,get a robot!!

Posted by Wendy marsaln on 11/06/2009 @ 04:43PM PT
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As for a man who can not find a woman or sex and is a good man,keep some women as prostitutes only for them.Let's stop putting down "prostitutes" I really feel sorry for girls who have to do this job for a living.It has to be very hard.Harder than any job that I have ever done.They should only satify decent men who can not find a woman any other way.

As for the rest of the men,get a ROBOT!!!!

Posted by Wendy marsaln on 11/06/2009 @ 04:47PM PT
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