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Robot sex would lead to objectification and mistreatment of women [View all] DetlefK Sep 2015 OP

A poor premise, followed by really asinine questions. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2015 #1

More from the Abstinence Only Immoral Minority FreakinDJ Sep 2015 #28

"We’re moving towards a future of sex with robots whether we like it or not." PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #2

"I'm still waiting for the flying car I was promised in the future." graegoyle Sep 2015 #3

that is a separate issue of ai agency. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #12

What if your car doesn't want to fly? Dr. Strange Sep 2015 #21

It doesn't, it already said. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #22

My car is an idiot that doesn't know the difference between a door and a jar. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #73

Have mechanical phalluses made men into depersonalized sex-objects? graegoyle Sep 2015 #4

Good question, nowhere in the article is the name "sybian" mentioned. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #5

Great point. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2015 #71

What the heck? Egnever Sep 2015 #6

I come to the exact opposite conclusion. PeteSelman Sep 2015 #7

Some people need to get a life and stop worrying what other people Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #8

Some busybodies want to control your sex life Cayenne Sep 2015 #51

But suppose someone wants a robot Shankapotomus Sep 2015 #9

My answer to all questions is who the fuck cares unless and until the machines are sentient? TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #10

This is perhaps the most ridiculous nonsense I've read here in the last five minutes. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #11

As the article says, this is about the cultural implications, not the sex itself. DetlefK Sep 2015 #16

A string of rhetorical questions is not an argument jberryhill Sep 2015 #18

thank you MsJaneFuzzyWuzzy Sep 2015 #47

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #58

touch me, touch me, touch me, Oh you know what sucks take the wig off, have to reboot the bluetooth snooper2 Sep 2015 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author EvilAL Sep 2015 #13

Is that what passes for reasoned argument these days? jberryhill Sep 2015 #14

Spot on.... nil desperandum Sep 2015 #36

Your robot, your choice (nt) The Straight Story Sep 2015 #15

I think it will lead to objectification and mistreatment of robots. bemildred Sep 2015 #17

Why the hell not? Everything else does already. Orrex Sep 2015 #19

What? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #20

Is there a different fee depending on how your image is 'used'? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #24

Yes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #26

Your deal sounds reasonable. Renew Deal Sep 2015 #33

I can't believe we're even having this conversation. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #23

It's the Internet, play along. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2015 #25

Are you in favor of getting rid of vibrators, too? I understand some people name theirs........ djean111 Sep 2015 #27

Someone could tape a celebrity's face onto a vibrator! It's only a matter of time! randome Sep 2015 #37

If I had to place bets either way, I would totally bet that this has happened already. nt stevenleser Sep 2015 #42

Or your daughter. Think of the children! Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #60

No - Robot Sex Will Lead To The Estrangement Of Both Genders cantbeserious Sep 2015 #29

And why only women? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #30

...or transgender sex robots jberryhill Sep 2015 #41

Do I have to go with it to Home Depot and Ikea on Saturday morning? Facility Inspector Sep 2015 #31

No, but, remember, its annoying relatives are coming over on Thursday for dinner jberryhill Sep 2015 #39

The real concern is conception liberal N proud Sep 2015 #32

Exactly Renew Deal Sep 2015 #34

Will it come with a warranty? djean111 Sep 2015 #38

I'll stick with the WalMart models. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #35

Like several others, I see this the exact opposite way. stevenleser Sep 2015 #40

Pedos, maybe, but rape is about power. RadiationTherapy Sep 2015 #44

If we can go to the movies and suspend disbelief enough to enjoy some of the surreal stuff happening stevenleser Sep 2015 #46

A sentient rape therapy robot could provide Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #61

First, yes, the OP is misguided. Second, a being either has agency that can be dominated RadiationTherapy Sep 2015 #64

If the emulation of agency passes for agency it is sufficient. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #66

I think sexbots are the perfect answer to human sexuality. betsuni Sep 2015 #43

This seems to me to be a silly concern, really. MineralMan Sep 2015 #45

yeah-- I agree. This is a really marginal issue that won't affect more than a tiny number of people Fast Walker 52 Sep 2015 #52

Nah, they'll be rented by the hour in mock brothels, each room a different fantasy. hunter Sep 2015 #70

What happens when the robots figure out they don't need us? Renew Deal Sep 2015 #48

Wouldn't this really be just masturbation? leftyladyfrommo Sep 2015 #50

Don't date robots! NuclearDem Sep 2015 #53

. NobodyHere Sep 2015 #59

Nothing against robo sex here damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #54

Wait a minute.... they could make a vibrator that exactly replicates some real man's penis! Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #55

The true crime would be if it ran on Windows 10. Glassunion Sep 2015 #56

The only important question is whether it would spill over into real life ecstatic Sep 2015 #57

Or the rapist is fully satisfied by the experience Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #62

However, if he is banned from being intimate with a robot that has your face, Nye Bevan Sep 2015 #63

Duplicate DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #65

So IOW, the horrible treatment of women and children will get worse? Rex Sep 2015 #67

. Glassunion Sep 2015 #68

Solves the MRA problem since they don't seem to want real women anyway. Katashi_itto Sep 2015 #69

BINGO!!!! Skittles Sep 2015 #72