Anthony Ferguson wrote a strange story in 2010. The title of this story is “A Glimpse of the History of Sex Dolls“. The book tells the story of Francine, which is creepy even though the story is fabricated. The French philosopher is experimenting with making different humanoid non-creatures. He does have a daughter named Francine. However, nine years before the start of his trip to Sweden, she had passed away at the age of five.
Moreover, no one really knows what Descartes intends to do with the doll, but the sailors who throw it into the sea know at least one possibility. The 17th century was a great time to explore the world. At that time, ships across the ocean made a very long and unknown journey, and sailors began to carry some special dolls on their voyages.
The prototype of these sex dolls is called “Mrs. Nautical.” They look like a person and are made of fabric attached to bamboo poles. These dolls even wear skirts, which makes them more accessible to those who are looking for something to vent their desires.
In 1904, a French catalog described these love dolls as “will not bring fear of extortion, jealousy, quarrel, or illness.” The catalog also stated that these dolls are available at any time and will not resist.
How the doll is made and its ancient history
Sailors from French countries made these dolls out of leather covered with rattan and left some dolls during the trade with Japan in the 18th century. The Japanese call it “Dutch Wife”, which is a name for a doll with poor craftsmanship.
In addition, these man-made dolls have more ancient and poetic origins.
According to Ovid’s “The Metamorphosis”, the relationship between the Cypriot sculptor Pygmalion and Galatea is far from platonic. However, Galatea is not a real woman, she is a perfect female sculpture carved by Pygmalion.
This story was translated by Rophi Humphries in 1955. The sculptor was desperate due to his disappointment with human emotional relationships, so he set about making his mate. In the story, Pygmalion often touches Galatea, and he often wonders if it is flesh and blood or just ivory.
Venus, the god of beauty, responded to his prayer and breathed life into the statue. After that, Pygmalion returned to where Galatea was, lying next to her, kissing her, and when he did, Galatea seemed to glow.
However, not everyone can get God’s help. Therefore, without it, technology will emerge.
Nathaniel, the protagonist of Hoffman’s fairy tale “Sand Man”, is a young student with artistic talent. He has a melancholic tendency, but his fiancee Clara can’t understand him. His father died under the violence of his partner. He left a trauma in his heart. He believes that the killer of his father was the Sandman, and the Sandman is a mythical creature that throws sand into the eyes of children and then digs out their eyes from their eye sockets.
Until he met his teacher’s daughter-Olympia. She is slender, well-proportioned, and beautifully dressed. Nathaniel was attracted by Olympia. She seemed invisible, like sleeping with her eyes open, until he kissed her, she raised her hand and said, “Ah!”
Sigmund, Nathaniel’s friend, understands the attraction of blind women to him. He described Olympia’s every move as being controlled by a clockwork, looking like a soulless, regular machine. After that, Nathaniel saw the college professors arguing for her. Nathaniel identified them as sand people because he had witnessed Olympia shattered in their hands. The woman he loved so much turned out to be a lifeless doll.
These two stories show that the doll is already part of the early days. Over time, these dolls are changing. From leather and rattan dolls to real-looking dolls, these sex dolls have now been improved through technology.
Today’s sex dolls are driven by artificial intelligence, so they can talk and respond to touch. Some high-tech sex dolls even have sensors that can simulate human temperature by heating.
It seems that these dolls have always been, and may always be part of people’s lives.
