Two years ago I went to the Adult Video News (AVN) Awards in Las Vegas to write a feature on the porn industry. During that week, I saw a lot of silicone. And not just bouncing off the breast bones of people; the AVN gallery rooms have endless displays of sex toys so unique and wild your brain kind of explodes for a minute.
I remember when I walked by porn star James Deen’s booth: he was shoving chicken salad into his mouth as people walked by, then picked up the huge, synthetic penis modeled after his own, played with it then chucked it back on the table. He seemed unfazed. I mean, the salad looked really good.
Most “stars” have silicone products modeled after their own genitalia. That’s par for the course in porn star land. I know I would be proud if someone had a mold of mine. It’s not like having great genitalia is an accomplishment (you are born with it, that penis was going to grow to its potential despite your eating habits and knowledge of biochemistry), but it’s still kind of coveted and special.
At its core, the AVN silicone displays are pretty vanilla. The wildest thing you really see involves anything anal and when you think about people like Mr. Hands or specialized scat movies, fucking a fake anus seems normal by comparison.
I remember when I interviewed transgender porn star and diaper fetishist Riley Kilo, she explained to me that “a kink is a thrill, but a fetish is a must”. Can you imagine not being able to have an orgasm unless there was a pink elephant hanging from the ceiling or your partner wore a paper bag with only one eye hole cut out?
One of the most common and well-known fetishes is for the foot. How many times have I cruised through Craigslist and found 100 men willing to pay women big bucks to rub their feet?
Well, now there’s this new synthetic foot called the Vajankle, made just for those who can’t get enough toes. Designed by a boutique company called Sinthetics (they also make insanely-detailed Real Dolls), the Vajankle is an extremely accurate synthetic foot with a hole in the top. The inside of the hole is designed to mirror the texture and feel of the inside of a vagina.
So, if feet make you crazy, then this is the ultimate jerk-off toy. You get to jerk off into a foot!
When you order one of these feet (which are NOT cheap), you get to customize the foot to your exact taste even down the color of the nail polish on the toes. And, for those of you who do not desire to fuck the inside of an ankle, then there is the old fashioned synthetic foot model, to which you can do whatever you please.
I am completely okay with these sex toys. They open up discussions about sex and create a healthy way for the fetishes to be explored.
How many times have I been so hard up for cash I’ve contemplated answering Craigslist foot fetish ads? Too many times, and you’ve probably been there too.
Sometimes a severed, silicone foot is better at satisfying a fetish than an ankle that is attached to a person who does not share the sexual need.
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