“Unlocking Pleasure: The Surprising Truth Behind the Great Vibrator Myth That Everyone Gets Wrong!”
The truth, however, is much more nuanced. When the first mechanical vibrators were introduced in the 1880s, they were touted as a miraculous technological panacea capable of treating hundreds of ailments including insomnia, paralysis, neuralgia, epilepsy, tuberculosis, sciatica, lumbago, gout, deafness, vomiting, constipation, impotence, haemorrhoids, and even wrinkles. They remained popular with all manner of medical practitioners until 1915, when the American Medical Association issued a public statement declaring vibrators marketed for medical use to be a “a delusion and a snare”. Faced with the collapse of the lucrative medical market, vibrator manufacturers pivoted to selling their wares directly to the public. Early 20th century newspapers and magazines were packed with ads for personal vibrators of all shapes and sizes. At the time, obscenity laws such as the 1873 Comstock Act forbade manufacturers from advertising sexually-related products, forcing them to focus instead on the health and lifestyle benefits of their wares. Early vibrator advertisements often featured glamorous-looking women massaging themselves in bed or the bath, with the ad copy for the Arnold Vibrator promising:
“Every woman can have a faultless complexion and youthful, finely proportioned figure. There is no further need of powder, paint, pads, or other deceptions.”
And while many of these products were sold with dildo-like attachments, these were strictly marketed for treating uterine complaints and other non-sexual uses….
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