New Film Documents the History of Vibrators

This is for fans of sex toys. And if you are reading this and are not a fan of sex toys I offer my sincere apologies. But your situation is correctable and you can become a sex toy fanatic.

I never thought I'd see vibrators dancing in the closing credits of a movie at Lincoln Center. But that's just what I saw at the world premiere of Passion & Power: The Technology of Orgasm at the Walter Reade Theater last month. The independently funded documentary was produced and directed by Wendy Slick and Emiko Omori and is based on the book The Technology of Orgasm: 'Hysteria,' the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction by Rachel P. Maines. It's a fascinating look at the history of vibrators and the female orgasm in America...

Today, the vibrator has become a staple in many women's (and men's) bedrooms and is openly acknowledged as an orgasm-inducing wunderkind. However, there is still fear and misunderstanding about them. One of the most popular questions I get asked by college students at my sex-ed lectures is: "Is it true someone can become addicted to their vibrator?" (You can get used to it, but it won't desensitize your clit or make it impossible to put the thing down.) Male and female partners are reluctant to introduce a vibrator into their sex life based on all sorts of false assumptions: You should be able to get your partner off without a machine. Using a vibrator means you are an inferior lover or that something is wrong with you. People need to recognize that vibrators can do things no human being can: They can deliver powerful, consistent stimulation that cannot be matched by even the most gifted mouths, tongues, fingers, or hands. Women who confess to me that they can "only" come with the help of a vibrator need to stop feeling bad about it and consider themselves lucky, because plenty of other women out there have never had an orgasm.

Gals are so lucky. Wouldn't it be great if there were something that could make a guy orgasm in just five minutes?