Ethics of sex robots

[drfuzzy]

I haven't thought about it much.  I guess I would vote with Mr. Agenda.  I do see some potential issues though.  They're ridiculously expensive at the moment.

There are lots of stories of guys "marrying" and collecting vast harems of sex dolls.  If a guy is anti-social and not a good "catch", well, it's an outlet.  But then, living in a fantasy world never seems to be a good thing.


There are even "male" models.  A gay friend showed 'em to me on the internet.  Apparently some women have bought one.  I didn't ask how this works . . . 

But there is a troubling trend of a new crop of child-type sex dolls.  This is infuriating and nauseating.  On one hand, if pedophiles would be limited to using artificial toys and not harming any real kids, that would be awesome.  And on the other hand, it would reinforce the perversion -- and these types of warped fantasies usually turn into actual action in the real world at some point or another.  So I think the child dolls are potentially dangerous and a really bad idea.