Culture LAW EXPERTS PONDER WHETHER SEX ROBOTS SHOULD BE LEGAL - could lead to further objectification of and violence against women

LAW EXPERTS PONDER WHETHER SEX ROBOTS SHOULD BE LEGAL
by TONY TRAN

AUG 14
ARTYOM KIM VIA UNSPLASH / TONY TRAN

SEXBOTS ARE HERE TO STAY. THAT'S WHY SOME LAWYERS ARE WONDERING HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESPOND.


Sex Bot Regulation

As the technology behind sex dolls rapidly advances, legal experts are beginning to wonder how exactly they should be regulated — if at all.

Madi McCarthy, associate lawyer at LK, and Tania Leiman, an associate professor and dean of law at Finders University in Adelaide, Australia, penned an article in The Bulletin: The Law Society of SA Journal analyzing how the country’s government should respond to importing sex bots, according to Phys.org.

More specifically, they’re concerned about how the rise of hyper-realistic sex dolls poses a tricky ethical consideration since they could lead to further objectification of and violence against women.

“These technological developments coupled with increasing demand and public concern suggest Australian policymakers are likely to be confronted with calls for regulation of sex robots in the future,” the article said. “Balancing competing and complex individual and public interests pose new ethical, regulatory, and legal challenges for consideration.”


Pros and Cons of Sex Dolls
As one could imagine, the piece is incredibly fascinating. It posits both arguments opposing and supporting importing sex robots into the country.

Some concerns surrounding the dolls include the increase risk of sexual violence against women. Since the robots are so realistic with some being able to “blink, smile, and moan,” many are concerned that it could desensitize people to how they treat actual people.

However, there are also those who say that sex robots help address the sexual needs and urges for a subsection of the population including the elderly and those with disabilities, sex-related anxieties, and sexual dysfunctions.

“Any regulation of sex robots will thus require delicate balancing of individual interests in autonomy and privacy in one’s own home and sexual relationships, with broader public interests, such as protecting adults from non-consensual sexual activity and preserving public morality,” the article said.

The tech behind sex dolls are advancing more and more each year. Eventually, it will no doubt raise a lot more messy — but necessary — questions about the ethics and legality of sex bots.

Law Experts Ponder Whether Sex Robots Should Be Legal

As the technology behind sex dolls is rapidly advancing, legal experts are beginning to wonder how exactly they should be regulated (if at all).

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[Overly Serious]

None of their pros and cons matter. The state has no right to restrict such things.

Any laws against these should be opposed on that basis.

 

[Sped Xing]

It's Australia so the answer is to ineffectively ban it and use the law exclusively to target political dissidents

I don't want anyone who fucks dolls to vote.

Mind you, I'm fine with people fucking dolls. Every load they dump somewhere besides an ovulating pussy is a win for humanity.

 

[Dagobert]

I can never figure out how come these weird feminist types who screech about this shit always seem to ignore the fact that women can get coombots as well. Like, why do they always ignore fem-coomers? If men are so bad, isn't it better that women would have an alternative to sleeping with men?

 

[Elwood P. Dowd]

Also who'd want to have sex with a robot? That's some cyberpunk dystopian crap there.

I agree, but see no reason this should be illegal. It is certainly no worse than (say) the behavior of the average "diaper-fur" we see documented on this very site.

I can never figure out how come these weird feminist types who screech about this shit always seem to ignore the fact that women can get coombots as well. Like, why do they always ignore fem-coomers? If men are so bad, isn't it better that women would have an alternative to sleeping with men?

Ever see A.I.? That was literally what Jude Law's character was, though they never got that explicitly into the mechanics of it. I imagine such a thing is decades away from reality, if ever, but I do not doubt there would be a market for such a thing.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I agree, but see no reason this should be illegal.

yep

Banning stuff because of dislike tends to be a woke leftist or dictator thing.

 

[Pentex]

The article
Pretty standard issue 'Feminist Legal Studies.'
The MacKinnon-Dworkin horseshit is dutifully trotted out without regard to contrary evidence (super-majority of men who view porn commit no acts of violence against women), and the authors make vague assertions about 'expectations' and 'empathy.'

And, of course, feminists rely on a ban on 'child sex dolls' as their basis for their demand for 'regulation' of adult female sex dolls. Personally, I would resent the implication that the law should regard me as a child, if I were an adult woman, but then again, I'm not a feminist, so short-sighted, self-serving hyperbole isn't persuasive.

 

[WhoIsSutterKane]

If sex dolls are here now they are here forever. Cry more, ladies. My question is why is Australia the center for this discussion...is it there proximity to certain nations?

I guess you didn't get the memo about Australia being an authoritarian shitstorm

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

Dildos and vibrators: OK

Pocket Pussies and Fleshlights: Bad

Male Sex Dolls: Good

Female Sex Dolls: Bad

"101 Reasons Being a Man is Bad and Why That Is a Good Thing!" by the author of "Why does my house and clothing smell like cat piss?"

 

[Jimjamflimflam]

I thought whatever you did behind bedroom doors with consenting parties was your own business?

 

[TowinKarz]

I thought whatever you did behind bedroom doors with consenting parties was your own business?

But, you see, robots can't consent....... they're programmed to just do stuff, so that's, like, wrong or something..... but only if it's a sexbot.

My car still has no right to object to how I drive it and my toaster has no right to object to how frequently I clean it.....

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

But, you see, robots can't consent....... they're programmed to just do stuff, so that's, like, wrong or something..... but only if it's a sexbot.

My car still has no right to object to how I drive it and my toaster has no right to object to how frequently I clean it.....

But do you clean your toaster with your dick?

That's the real question.

 

[Cyclonus]

To think a "breathing" sex robot should be illegal | Mumsnet

Apparently there is an AI sex robot that now has the feature of breathing (there's a video in the article in the link).I don't really care how these

www.mumsnet.com

Here's mumsnet going hysterical about sexbots. Apparently the first thing they thought of when they heard about a sexbot that imitates breathing was that it was designed for men to strangle them. I would have thought it was to imitate sexual arousal with quickened breaths and moaning but that's probably because I don't have the mind of a serial killer. Former mumsnet kiwis: if you actually think like this you are morons.

 

[TowinKarz]

But do you clean your toaster with your dick?

That's the real question.

Instructions unclear: Stuck dick in toaster

 

[Lemmingwise]

Instructions unclear: Stuck dick in toaster

That's a real kekkerino my fellow redditor

 

[Cyclonus]

They keep calling this objectification. Its not, its the exact opposite. Objectification would be treating a woman like an inanimate object. This is treating an inanimate object like its a woman.

 

[Billy Beer]

What if the robot is gay?
Check mate feminazis

 

[Fellen]

If someone wants to fuck a robot, fine, it's their choice. Though, with this technology, some group is going to make underage sex robots and that's another can of worms to deal with in the future.

 

[God of Nothing]

The more one learns of the modern female, the more one despises and wishes to ignore it. Except the pussy keeps drawing him back.

 

[Cyclonus]

The more one learns of the modern female, the more one despises and wishes to ignore it. Except the pussy keeps drawing him back.

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

I still remember post on this on tumblr ages ago (yes, I am mad over not making a special blog to reblig retard takes back then), there were SO much women indulging in fantasies of either making murdery robots or, more grounded, sneaking into the factory and putting broken glass or such into its orifices.
Creepy cunts.