Child sex abuse doll torsos and disembodied heads being sold on China’s Temu, Shein to get around laws forbidding the importation of sex abuse material
Child sex abuse doll torsos and disembodied heads are being offered for sale on Temu and Shein in what advocates say may be a bid to get around Australian laws.
Campaigners say the products are advertised in parts as hairdressing mannequins and are often described as “adult toys” despite their child-like features.
The Australian Border Force has reported a “disturbing” rise in attempts to import child-like sex dolls, seizing 47 in the past year alone.
Well, one of the enormous problems here is that there really isn’t very much evidence either way, and what little evidence there is is of dubious quality. Most studies are done on the basis of self-reporting, which is fine for things people are proud to talk about like politics, but with “are you a pedophile, what is that like for you” some people are somewhat prone to fibbing, would you believe? I’ll just ask, do you buy the purported “gateway drug” effect in any other context, and if so, to what extent do you think it’s valid in that context?