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Owner59 -> Chinese communist government support of sex-toy shops ?! (12/31/2012 11:52:47 PM)
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-china-sex-toys-idUSBRE8AJ03N20121120
It`s odd and sounds weird but it`s true.Apparently porn is illegal and unfortunately, ....all things sexual were suppressed during the cultural revolution because open sexuality and sexual freedom were associated with the decadence of the west and democracy.
There is no sex ed and folks are pretty much left to figure things out on their own.
Strangely,sex toy shops have become the place where folks go to learn how to get more pleasure and happiness out of sex.The government is supporting them as mental health ,trying to help make happier people.
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/street-eternal-happiness/adult-accessories-street-eternal-happiness
"We have no choice," says Chen. "I remember one of my first customers was a very pretty girl who came in with a Louis Vuitton bag on her shoulder. She looked rich and happy, but once we began to talk, she started to cry. She said her husband was wealthy and handsome, but in the bedroom, he had no idea what foreplay was or how to do much of anything."
Chen says she gives advice to customers like this all the time. And this is just one of many things that sets apart sex shops in China from those in the U.S., says Richard Burger, author of "Behind the Red Door: Sex in China." The first rule of thumb in a Chinese sex shop is no pornography -- it’s illegal in China.
"Sex stores aren’t presented in China as places for titillation. They’re presented as places for solutions," says Burger.
Solutions brought to you, in part, by the government, which approves these shops and treats them as health care providers. "The Chinese government sees these shops as a way to make its citizens happy, healthy, and content," says Burger. "They believe that when people are having a healthy sex life they have a more functional family that adds to social stability and that in turn adds to greater tolerance for the government.”
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