Orgasmatron

     Orgasm Inc. was a very interesting film we watched in class that covered topics like "female sexual dysfunction" in which a woman is unable to reach their climax during sexual intercourse, and the drugs on the market that "can fix these problems".Viagra is intended for male consumption and is more a placebo or sugar pill to a female body. Certain creams and testosterone patches were offered to women, as well as genital surgery like clitoral hood reduction which can ultimately lead a woman's genitals to a bloody mess and overall chronic pain. What psychologists and sex specialists want is less marketing and more research, a ton of the products on the market for boosting women's pleasure have unknown side effects for the future. A professional in the film had spoke firmly that, "If you say no to drugs, you'll be saying yes to so much more". I do agree that drugs and surgery are extremely unnatural and unnecessary unless there is a serious problem with the body, and people should try to avoid taking these routes. Often these unexplored sex drugs catered to women have women feeling there's a problem with their average bodily functions, and are just new ways for businesses to make money. Many years ago when women would go to their doctor's with hysteria, they understood the stress in lives of women, raising children in their homes and trying to live up to their never ending "standards", they knew exactly what a women needed, which was simply some "vibration" in their genitals.
     I thoroughly respect the importance of reaching orgasm for both genders, equally. I literally believe masturbation can soften the rough blows of depression. Anyway, in the film they mentioned something called the orgasmatron which is a device implanted into the spine capable of triggering an orgasm. In Woody Allen's Sleeper from 1973, he created a machine called the orgasmatron in his fictional future society of 2173. It is a large cylinder big enough to contain one or two people, and once entered, in a matter of seconds it rapidly induces an orgasm. In this film it was required for all the people to have this technology, as everyone in the future is impotent. It's amusing watching people step in and step out of the machine satisfied and move on with their lives. If only this machine were a reality, I think the world would be a much more healthy, happy place, but a lazy one too!