Have you
ever wondered how sex dolls came to be? It’s, without doubt, a no-shitter historians
will talk about for years to come. Nowadays we see the typical blow-up doll
thrown around at bachelor & bachelorette parties. But the infamous sex doll
had a valid beginning. It may come as no
surprise that there ain’t much literature about the origins of the sex doll.
From the beginning
of man’s sexual desire sprang the urge to create something which was female in
appearance, but completely amenable and doesn’t bitch all the time! But to talk
openly about it was taboo, so therefore most of the myth and legend are just
that, and hidden behind the lore in our minds.
Some of
the earliest noted examples of the sex doll was in the 17th century when
hand-sewn leather puppets made by European sailors were traded with Japanese
sailors. Swabbies in those days were reportedly lonely on long voyages and so,
one thing led to another. In those days, sailors spent years at sea traveling
on lengthy voyages away from wives and mistresses. In port, these shipmates
found relief and companionship, but underway it was buggery or the use of
life-sized cloth dolls. They were handcrafted from material stuffed with straw
and sawdust and possibly a cannon ball draped with a mop head for a head. Requiring
the use of quite the imagination, these were shared amongst the deckhands and
held together by dried body fluids. Back in those days the term “dame de voyage”
or “dama de viaje” was given to these well-worn receptacles spreading venereal
disease amongst the crew. Hell, the
earlier forms of rubber didn’t come about until the mid-19th century.
So what got
started as leather puppets in time became your average everyday blow-up
doll. As time goes by, the more
realistic the dolls become. Nowadays with all the fancy CGI, AI, and so-on-and-so-forth
the interest in elasticated lovemaking has surged like nobody’s business. Them
there dolls are damned near real without all the headaches! Imagine from a swab
head on a cannonball with lipstick to the futuristic vagina-quiver 2000 with
multiple speeds and robot memory to better your pleasure. Who said the human
race hasn’t achieved anything?
It’s no
surprise that before the more genteel types became an accepted part of ship’s
company, sailors surreptitiously made sweet love in dark and secret hidden fan rooms to an inanimate object that keeps its mouth shut and doesn’t talk back. Shipmates
argued rather sex with a blow-up doll was even a sin. The question is rather we were versed in the King James Bible or the Rick James version. Our values were
conflicted depending on whose side we were on.
Such was the case when a Filipino Chief walked in on the oil lab during an unrep detail only to find the “Oil King” blasting away on his favorite doll with his cohort in crime sitting behind him with cock in hand waiting patiently for his turn on ol’ Dolly! When the only substitute for lovemaking was masturbation or buggery, perhaps the “dame de voyage” was the only sincere option. Perhaps this is where we get the tales of sirens and mermaids fueling our testosterone fantasies underway. We can certainly appreciate the growth of prostitution in the many ports around the world. They say “Supply always rises to meet Demand.” And so goes the long line at the short-arm inspection window in front of medical. It just goes to show it doesn't pay to get over-inflated or put your prick in the wrong things or places.
