South Korea lifts ban on import of adult sex dolls

South Korea lifts ban on import of adult sex dolls​

Image caption, Asia Adult Expo 2017

South Korean officials have lifted an import ban on adult-sized sex dolls.
The decision comes after years of debate over whether the government was interfering in people's private lives.
The revised guidelines allow adult-shaped dolls through customs, but child-like dolls resembling minors are still prohibited, the
Korea Customs Service said. Sex dolls are not illegal in South Korea. However, thousands of them have been seized in customs
since 2018.

Officials blocked the import of life-size sex dolls under a law that restricts goods that are seen as harming South Korea's traditions
and public morals. Importers initially took their complaints to court asking for the ban to be lifted and for the release of the dolls in
customs. They said the products did not impinge on human dignity. In 2019, the Supreme Court upheld a decision that sex dolls are
used for personal use and fall under the same category as pornography, which is tightly regulated, but legal.

Nearly a quarter million, however, people signed a petition to stop the import of these dolls into South Korea. The unidentified author
of the petition said the dolls could lead to an increase in sex crimes. The matter was resolved when customs officials decided to lift
the ban. They said in a statement that the decision was made after reviewing recent court rulings and opinions from relevant government
agencies including the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The decision also allows importers to retrieve their products from
government custody. Customs officials said they still likely hold more than 1,000 sex dolls that had arrived in South Korea over the
last four years. But custom officials said they would ban the sale of sex dolls that resemble real people, such as celebrities. It's unclear
if the sale ban also applies to domestically made sex dolls that look like minors - but such restrictions exist in Australia, the UK and and US.

Well a quick look at the photo and seems to me they can ban it because it is racist...!

Race who? Race what? LOL

mean gene said:

Race who? Race what? LOL

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You know, the old riddle... "When was the first motorcycle race?"
"The day they made the SECOND motorcycle...."

That’s it- I’m sending them all my sex dolls now!

In fact, to save time, I’m gonna fax them.

What an opportunity for those with a missed vocation …. emigration and retraining as a Customs Officer -
such potential for job satisfaction !

A riding friend lost a bet in the early eighties.
The penalty?
To ride for an hour, at peak hour, up and down the main street of our town (Mackay in Queensland) with one of those dolls strapped to him as pillion.
Nothing flash or realistic - just inflatable with that open-mouthed permanent look of surprise.
The local cops took turns pulling him over to check on the welfare of his passenger, usually unable to contain their mirth.
We just sat in the front bar of a prominent pub, offering encouragement every time he rode by.

Towards the end the "passenger" was starting to look a bit deflated.
One mate suggested he take it back to the shop to complain it went down on him.
Another said not to to that - they might charge more for the added "feature".