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Country's first 'robot sex brothel' set to open in Texas prompts backlash: report
The first so-called 'robot sex brothel' in the U.S. slated to open in the Houston area this month has prompted a massive backlash from residents and activists who say it will ruin the neighborhood. The company opened its first location last year near Toronto, where $60 buys a half-hour alone with a robot sex doll, according to the Washington Examiner. The dolls start at $2,500 to buy.
Update: Houston officials halt plans to open first US 'robot brothel'
Houston city officials have ordered at least a temporary halt to a Canadian company's plan to open a so-called "robot brothel" in the city. The Houston Chronicle reported that building inspectors ordered the halt after determining that the company, Kinky S Dolls, lacked the permits required for demolition and construction at a former 2,500 sq ft hair salon in the Galleria area of the city.
takyon: Change.org petition aiming to "Keep Robot Brothels Out of Houston".
Also at ABC7.
See also: 'Robot sex brothel' slated to open is not wanted, Houston's mayor says
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:32AM (1 child)
Yeah, that's the kind of thing that launches me on long-winded rants about capitalism. Their surface motivation to oppose sex robots makes as much sense as gateway drug theory, or perhaps more specifically, as much sense as people who oppose cannabis legalization on the basis of ill-defined fears (FUD) that aren't supported by the data. However, I have learned again and again that many humans are liars and that capitalism rewards sociopaths and other manipulative liars.
There is more going on beneath the surface, and I don't think puritan sexual mores can entirely explain it.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:05AM
The gateway drug theory! I knew I was missing the right words to describe the stupidity of the Campaign Against Sex Robots. Thanks, I'll have to use that one later.
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