Sex Toys And The City

My bubble was popped when a viewer e-mailed me after seeing an episode on my www.twentysomethingtv.com website about sex toys and the myriad of products available. She informed me that there are a ton of dangers associated with different toys and gave me a list of things to look out for.

Jesus man! What's next? Will there be a report out soon telling us milk is toxic? Or that Santa was held at customs because his boot was ticking? Can I not even be alone, in the dark with my thoughts of Jason Lewis and my always dependable battery-operated bedroom buddy? Who knew that some sex toys could be just as dangerous as sleeping with some random you just met at the bar?!

The first thing that really surprised me is that you should think twice about buying products featuring well known porn stars on the packaging. I know.

You'd think a snapshot of someone in such a respected position would be a safe sign. But no.

Seems the majority of what you are paying for is the rights to the photograph rather then the quality of the product. Now, I am sure that some of you probably would have already thought of that. But I didn't even consider the fact that a company would sacrifice the quality of the product or that a porn star in the public eye would endorse something that could be dangerous to the health of the user.

After all, aren't they concerned about how that will reflect on them? What their fans will think? Their family? Well now that I think about it...nevermind.

Another red flag to watch out for is products that are rockin' the "Novelty Purposes Only" label.