<div class="gmail_quote">On 6 May 2011 21:44, F. C. Moulton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moulton@moulton.com">moulton@moulton.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

As for the theological argument it might be interesting to look at the<br>
history of masturbation and various religious dogmas.   Not that I am<br>
recommending spending one's time doing that historical investigation<br>
however for the moment I will keep my opinion of religious dogma out of<br>
the discussion.<br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br>It is however interesting how bioluddite feminism manages to make a "technology=oppression" manifesto of female masturbatory devices' history.<br><br>See <a class="title" href="http://www.amazon.com/Technology-Orgasm-Hysteria-Vibrator-Satisfaction/dp/0801866464/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1304785996&sr=8-2">The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction</a><br>
by <span class="ptBrand"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-P.-Maines/e/B002M0384G/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1304785996&sr=8-2">Rachel P. Maines</a>.</span><br><br>-- <br>Stefano Vaj<br>