It is rather evident that the concept of sex robots will not go away anytime soon. However, opposition to this industry is growing every single month. One new campaign aims to outlaw robot sex dolls which can be programmed to resist advances. We discussed a similar topic not long ago, and it seems there are more and more arguments being voiced against such devices. Whether or not the latest campaign will be successful remains to be seen. Robot Sex Dolls Remain a Controversial Concept Everyone will readily agree programming a sex doll to have a specific personality is both creepy but somewhat intriguing. Like
It is rather evident that the concept of sex robots will not go away anytime soon. However, opposition to this industry is growing every single month. One new campaign aims to outlaw robot sex dolls which can be programmed to resist advances. We discussed a similar topic not long ago, and it seems there are more and more arguments being voiced against such devices. Whether or not the latest campaign will be successful remains to be seen.
Robot Sex Dolls Remain a Controversial Concept
Everyone will readily agree programming a sex doll to have a specific personality is both creepy but somewhat intriguing. Like it or not, the technology is here to let people program a robot to their liking, even if that means they will only use this “tool” for carnal pleasures. There is nothing preventing people from writing their own software to do exactly that. Making it a “mainstream” solution will keep it out of the underground markets and out of the hands of less mentally stable individuals. Or that is the idea, at least.
At the same time, we know of at least one manufacturer developing robot sex dolls capable of resisting advances. Many people feel such a development will only encourage rape, although the jury is still out on that one. It is certainly true making a sex robot play “hard to get” will have some consequences in one way or another. It is unclear why anyone would purposefully build such software to begin with, as it just sets a wrong example regardless of how you want to look at things.
Katie Parker of the Schools Consent Project is a clear opponent of robot sex dolls. More specifically, she doesn’t like the Roxxxy sex doll one bit, due to its controversial software package. Considering how her organization is all about sexual consent, it is only to be expected that there would be a lot of opposition from that direction. Having a robot which can be programmed to cater to users’ darkest fantasies opens a proverbial Pandora’s Box.
According to Parker, it is not an offense to own one of these robot sex dolls in the United Kingdom. Whether or not that situation will change in the future remains to be seen. Rest assured the UK government – as well as politicians all over the world – are taking notice of these new robots and how they can influence our society as a whole. Moreover, she claims dolls like these “normalize sexual violence”. That train of thought is pretty easy to follow, as a sex robot can never give actual consent like a human would.
The main point of emphasis for Parker is how we are not dealing with a thinking and feeling human being here. Robots such as Roxxxy are very problematic, as the person “raping” the sex doll presumably wouldn’t feel remorse or be confronted with any repercussions whatsoever. Parker calls this type of robot a “distraction for criminal impulses which should probably be subject to psychiatric intervention.”
For the time being, True Companion maintains that its doll is not intended to be programmed to participate in a rape scenario. Moreover, the company feels the allegations made by Parker and others are “pure conjecture”. Then again, it is doubtful such a sex robot would be successful in warding off a sexual assault in the first place. As with all robots, we can only hope that such devices promote happiness and the greater good rather than bring out the worst in humanity.