Why sex dolls are becoming more popular every day

To begin with, it is worth noting that the phenomenon has more names: in addition to agalmatophilia and pygmalionism, monumentophilia, as well as iconolangia, can be identified. Statues, dolls, mannequins, sometimes even photographs or paintings become objects of fetish here.

One of the names of the phenomenon was due to the myth of Pygmalion, the king of the island of Cyprus. He, having fallen in love with Aphrodite, created her marble sculpture and asked the goddess to revive the object of passion. And so it happened. The very same statue became the wife of a man.

Now agalmatophilia can often be found in pop culture: for example, in the anime "Rosen Maidens" the puppeteer who created the main characters - tiny porcelain girls - wanted to make an ideal, in his opinion, creation. Later, a fandom developed around the work, where some fans dreamed of intimacy with dolls: rule 34 as it is. In the mini-series The Young Pope, Cardinal Angelo Voiello stared unequivocally at the statue of the Venus of Willendorf. In the Umbrella Academy project, one of the main characters, Fifth, lived half his life with a mannequin named Dolores.

In real life, there are also enough examples of such “relationships”: in 2019, Kazakh bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko married a sex doll named Margot. Together, the couple maintains an Instagram account, where they talk about how they spend time and care for a common dog. At the same time, the British tabloid Sun shared the stories of Nick, a 33-year-old truck driver, Isla, a 60-year-old IT consultant, and young TJ, whose wife was sick all the time and did not want to have sex with her husband. Although at first the respondents bought dolls for one purpose: to satisfy physiological needs. Later, the men noticed that it gives them pleasure to communicate with them, bathe in the bathroom, pick up outfits.

First of all, increase the pace of production. The Chinese edition of Global Times - this country accounts for the overwhelming number of sex dolls - noticed that during the pandemic, doll factories in Shenzhen produced 3-4 thousand dolls every month. When creating a release and sales plan, specialists are guided by Europe, the USA and Japan - parts of the world where demand has increased.

Then they create "legal brothels": hotels where a person can rent a doll that interests him.

Finally, they create erotic content. At the moment, there are 2,000 videos featuring sex dolls on the Pornhub resource, and this number is gradually growing. Here the user can find both videos with uncapping and review of devices, as well as full-fledged porn with their participation.

What influences the popularity of sex dolls

In addition to the banal satisfaction of needs, there are several more reasons: we will consider them in more detail.

For people over 50, sex is both a reproductive tool and a test of strength; it seems stupid to them to be close to someone who will disappear from your life the next day. Millennials and zoomers have a somewhat simpler attitude to it: sex itself is a physiological process, and each individual person already endows it with special meanings for himself.

For the same reason, younger users are much easier to accept that having fun with sex toys - and dolls are just one of them - is a completely natural and normal activity. Former taboos are gradually receding, giving freedom to intimate creativity.

total loneliness

This is quite easy to explain: for months people were alone, and the same quality of masturbation eventually began to bother them. The dolls allowed them not only to get new sensations, and with them the long-awaited relaxation, but also to create the illusion that there is a right shoulder nearby, albeit a silicone one.

Zang Khan, the owner of the MICDOLL doll company, noticed this in an interview with Vice journalist David Willan. In his opinion, even if at first people buy his products in the hope of satisfying physiological needs, later they realize that devices for them are more than just a piece of silicone.

Our users buy goods for three main reasons: to satisfy their physiological needs, to take a picture of the doll and show it off, and for the purpose of cosplay. They are incredibly similar to real people and can move almost the same way. The best sex dolls are a real work of art. Just like a young pretty girl, they can fulfill the most secret dreams and desires. There is nothing wrong with them: the passion for such dolls is akin to any other hobby like skateboarding or photography.

Khan says.

Louis Love, co-owner of Silicone Lovers, agrees with him. In the brand's blog, he noted that for lovers of sex dolls, such products are something more than just a fetish or a masturbation item.

All people are interested to know whether the skills of man will be compared with the skills of nature, whether the designers will be able to create things the way she does. Dolls are another medium for self-expression and exploration.

Going on specialized forums for owners of sex dolls, you will understand that here users are talking not so much about closeness with silicone creatures, but about their individual characteristics. It's a hobby, just like cars, for example.