Apparently I am the last person on earth to know this: Your Dildo Is Made of Pure Evil.

[featherynscale]

Apparently, I am the last person on earth to know this, but in case I am not, I will pass it along. In addition to being pretty much impossible to clean (which I knew), 'jelly' sex toys are also made of unstable materials that leak irritants and may be carcinogenic.

The sort of plastic that these things are made from apparently used to be used in chew toys for babies and dogs, but has been pulled from the market in those applications. So anyways. I'm basically getting cancer, is what.

The Intarweb has our... er... backs on this one though. Several folks with online shops have a policy against selling anything made of phthalates (the bad guy in this story), among them Womyn's Ware and The Smitten Kitten. Womyn's Ware's website also features some truly stunning product reviews, under the link BuyerBeWomyn'sWare.

Susie Bright's blog is so educational.

Comments

Nope.

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

Apparently I missed the memo too.
I guess I'll have to organize a new toy shopping expedition to replace the ones that could possibly give me cancer?

Sounds like a flaunt!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Or not.

Re: Sounds like a flaunt!

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

It had been on the menu for Stupid Cupid, but it was too stupidly cold to deal with that.
I'm sure we could make a flaunt out of it. Of course, I'm sure we could make a flaunt out of just about anything.

Re: Sounds like a flaunt!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Having spent some quality time in our local shops, I had determined even before acquiring this latest piece of information that perhaps I was going to do some internet shopping for my next purchase in this category. I was sort of disappointed with the local selection.

This does not, of course, mean that I would not be willing to go take another look at the possibilities to be had locally...

I'm not sure it's a big enough production to flaunt about, but it could be a group outing.

Re: Sounds like a flaunt!

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

I have a couple of friends on the more shy side that want (im)moral support to go on such an expedition... So, of course, they asked to go along when I next do this.

[ysabel.livejournal.com]

Silicone toys are your friend. They're more fun, anyway, and a hell of a lot easier to deal with, clean and store.

Got to play with the "Stout" Feeldoe this weekend I bought for Amy. Mmmm fun.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

I missed that too, but all I have is silicone things.
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http://www.divine-interventions.com is all silicone.
!YAY!

http://www.divine-interventions.com IS NOT WORK SAFE.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Hell, none of the links in this post are work-safe. Why would we want to start now?

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

to throw them off the trail?

Your Them May Vary.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

My Them usually do. :)

Wunderval

[erusumbros.livejournal.com]

So first it was Jelly Donut's that we're told are bad and adverse to ur health to consume....now it's Jelly Dildo's?

I swear, everything these days is trying to kill us!

Re: Wunderval

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Sons of bitches! You mean we're all going to die? Crap!

(Seriously, I am down with that, but there are ways I would prefer not to die, if I have any say in things, and any sort of death related to masturbation or toilet use is on that list.)

I've got to comment

[biscuitgod.livejournal.com]

Sooooo....Do you like the toy you have now? Does it not please you? If it does...then take the next step....make it wear a condom. And after you've done that...then buy it some funny hats to wear...be creative.

Re: I've got to comment

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Some of them do not lend themselves to condom use as well as others, though. And I'd had this sort of in the queue to buy for a while, as I'm approaching the end of circuit life on what I have now. (Hey look! TMI!) :)

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[kellan-m-solan.livejournal.com]

Wow, I read all the comments on this post. I need my head examined.

--interesting heads-up though. I'm not sure I'm glad my dog is a better protected consumer than my girlfriend.

Re: ...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Question: is the fact that you read all the comments a symptom you are concerned about, or were you previously feeling quite sane and balanced, and reading the comments caused something in your brain to break? :)

Re: ...

[kellan-m-solan.livejournal.com]

As a point of fact, my brain breaks quite often as a result of exposure to your thoughts...Usually in a good way }-)

In this case I'm just wondering why, having learned about capriciouslass's shopping plans, bothered to look up what the hell a feeldoe was (quite useful looking btw), squinted past biscuitgod's disturbing icon, and ultimately being rewarded with knowledge of your current state of boredom, I went on to read the damn links. Seriously, days off are dangerous to me....

Re: ...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. You clicked the internet. I have the same compulsion, even though I know better. Lo, even though I have been to the Divine Interventions site, and I know what they sell, I click the damned thing anyway. And lo, Baby Jesus Butt Plugs. Like I was somehow expecting it to be different. Oh well.

Re: ...

[kellan-m-solan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well that's pretty damn funny though....

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

*CRIES*

Now it's not just masturbation, but masochism!

Wait.. er... *blush* I kinda like that

but not the CANCER part!

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Okay, wait a minute. When my mom threw mine away, she was actually protecting me, in a way that would actually protect me and not just drive me crazy?

*mind boggles*