Viviane Morrigan to launch the new book by Caitlin Roper - Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating: The Case for Resistance in this free online event

About the book

Lifelike, replica women and girls produced for men’s sexual use, sex dolls and robots represent the literal objectification of women. They are marketed as companions, the means for men to create their ‘ideal’ woman, and as the “perfect girlfriend” that can be stored away after its use.

Advocates claim the development of sex dolls and robots should be actively encouraged and will have many benefits – but for who?

Sex Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating exposes the inherent misogyny in the trade in sex dolls and robots modelled on the bodies of women and girls for men’s unlimited sexual use. From doll owners enacting violence and torture on their dolls, men choosing their dolls over their wives, dolls made in the likeness of specific women and the production of child sex abuse dolls, sex dolls and robots pose a serious threat to the status of women and girls.

You can order the book now. Use code FREEPOST for free shipping in Australia only.

About the launcher

Viviane Morrigan has had a long-standing interest in ethical science and technology from a feminist perspective. She met the author, Caitlin Roper, when they joined the FATES (Feminist Academy of Technology and Ethics) initiated by Professor Kathleen Richardson in the UK. The FATES began as a feminist reading group that quickly evolved into a writing project, which has produced a collection edited by Kathleen Richardson and Charlotta Odlind Man-made women: the sexual politics of sex dolls and sex robots which will be published by Palgrave-MacMillan later this year. Caitlin has brilliantly managed to produce her own book beforehand. Read more about Caitlin here.