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Send a Sex Toy to the AG in Alabama
Former Gubernatorial candidate Loretta Nall is proposing that people send sex toys to Troy King, the Attorney General of Alabama to encourage him not to waste money prosecuting sex toy shops. (Thanks AL.com for reporting this)
If you don’t know. Alabama passed a law banning sex toy shops. After a lengthy appeals process, the Supreme Court finally said that they wouldn’t hear the case, meaning that the law stands. Mr. King may push for a clarification to the language in the law. I’m not sure what that would mean for the case but it may allow some people to obtain toys and thus, allow the stores to remain open. It all has to do with what is considered anti-obscenity law.
If you want to send a sex toy to Mr. King, here’s his address:
Office of the Attorney General
Alabama State House
11 South Union Street, Third Floor
Montgomery, AL 36130
Now, there are two tactics you can take if you want to send sex toys:
1. Send the most egregious, shocking, obscene sex toys you can think of in an effort to shock him into complacency
2. Send some of the best, cutest, most useful sex toys in the hope that he’ll see that not everything is a giant purple dildo and realize that things toys are useful. I suggest the Ducky, the Velvet Jewel Vibe, the Babelight and if you can afford it - any of the stainless steel or glass vibrators.
Maybe he’s not good enough for toys that amazing, but it would certainly show him that this isn’t just about blow up dolls and fake vaginas. It’s about real pleasure and information and finding products to suit everyone’s needs. Who knows, maybe he’ll take home the Heartbreaker and have a change of heart.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Seems like a crazy law, you may not own a store that provides happiness to people!
February 4th, 2008 at 2:06 am
I first heard of Toys in Babeland when I was in NY for fashion week. As a lesbian, feminist woman who does not use sex toys or other forms of pornography, this post– “send a sex toy to AL’s attorney general” simply confirms my beliefs that this place must be like all other forms of pornography in that it seeks to use what is allegedly “empowering” as a tool of intimidation and control.
I couldnt care less about a conservative male attorney general, but it speaks volumes that it is touted as acceptable to send “shocking,obscene”(your words) materials to someone who opposes your view point. Would you have suggested the same course of action if the attorney general was a woman?
Though my opinion doesn’t really matter ( I would have never patronized your store in the first place),I am so thankful that I didn’t take a peek inside to see what it was, because clearly your business (as proved by this blog)advocates forcing sexual paraphernalia on people who do not want it.
-Elizabeth
February 4th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Elizabeth,
As a lesbian and a feminist myself, I can see that we have a difference of opinion here. I’m sad that you immediately wrote Babeland off as a place you couldn’t go to just because we sell sex toys. We are also owned and run by women and try to create an environment that is open, affirming and empowering around all sexualities - certainly a feminist space. It’s worth checking out, even if for some reason you’re opposed to people exploring and receiving pleasure through sex toys.
As for Alabama: I happen to believe that we have a right in this country to purchase sex toys, regardless of where we live. I wouldn’t care what the gender of the AG in Alabama was - it’s a law bread on fear, misogyny and sexism and it should be struck down. I doubt that receiving a bunch of dildos in the mail is actually going to threaten or control anyone but it might help show that there are real people out there that this law is affecting. You’ll notice that the majority of my suggestions revolved around sending some of the terrific, high quality toys that are out there to help the AG see that sex toys really aren’t that obscene - they’re fun. It’s too bad that you can’t see that either.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
“I doubt that receiving a bunch of dildos in the mail is actually going to threaten or control anyone but it might help show that there are real people out there that this law is affecting”
Right-and it might also get a lewd harassment charge on the person foolish enough to do something like that.
To clarify, I never said anything about being in opposition to places like this or people who choose to patronize them–I simply stated that I choose not to and do not care for anyone, male or female, attempting to push their beliefs on others in the name of feminism. I don’t have to “see” some fake penis is “fun” because i think they are disgusting and that is MY choice.
no need to respond because I will not be returning, and thanks for your response.
-Elizabeth