Artificial virginity hymen kit

The official description of the Artificial Virginity Hymen Kit, a vaginal gadget sold by Chinese sex toy company Gigimo, reads as follows:

"No more worry about losing your virginity. With this product, you can have your first night back anytime. Insert this artificial hymen into your vagina carefully. It will expand a little and make you feel tight. When your lover penetrate, it will ooze out a liquid that look like blood not too much but just the right amount. Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable. Its easy to use, clinically proven non-toxic to human and has no side effects, no pain to use and no allergic reaction."

Ahem. The product, which sells for $29.99 (discount applied if you buy in bulk!), has been on the international sex toy market for a while now, mocked universally by feminists and bloggers, and yet quietly selling away.

But last week, Egyptian politicians called for a ban on the device, condemning it as a product that promotes promiscuity. Read More »