Sex bots of the future and near future are not a problem, at all.

So much so that nobody really cares that they already existed, and for quite a while.

From vibrators and fleshlights, and auxiliary machines that enhance the experience of those, such as machine that pump in and out, these already exist and nobody really cares about those…

Why? Because they are private matter of course! What one or two consenting adults do in their private lives is no one’s business but their owns. Anyone claiming otherwise should and would pick up Orwell’s “1984” and read it is a fun fantasy novel of what the world should be life.

I’ll be responding to Suzannah Weiss’ article regarding sex robots.

>They can promote unhealthy attitudes toward relationships.

Yeah, okay, so what? That is between the people in the relationships to sort out.

And why do we think it is the sex robots that would sour attitudes about relationships?! As opposed to how relationships are already presented in the public eye. Where the mainstream presents sex and nudity as horrible things that must be given the highest of ratings and censorship, but violence is okay for almost anyone to view. That along with porn, romantic comedies, and teeny-bopper magazines that inflate and deflate what a well-adjusted relationship should be like. Between all of those factors, I think whatever effect sex robots would have would be like a drop in an ocean of negative and mixed messages regarding relationships.

>They could be considered prostitutes. No, they cannot be, an absolute categorical no.

Robots, as they are now, are objects and property. If they do not have sentience, and they do not, they are not and cannot be prostitutes. Is loaning out a leaf blower or a vacuum cleaner to be considered prostitution, after all they also blow and suck. All they are is property, things that can be rented out or shared if the owner wills it, no different than loaning out your lawn mower, or a vibrator to a friend, albeit more socially awkward to do the latter. But I sure do hope that social awkwardness is wholly irrelevant in this discourse.

>They could encourage gender (and possibly any type of) stereotypes.

Should we also ban the most of porn that enforces gender stereotypes and what could be construed as racist themes within categories of fetishes and preferences?

As far as banning or censoring or handling topics regarding stereotype reinforcement goes, the slippery is very slippery. If we ban sex bots, why not ban James Bond and 50 Shades of Grey, because OH BOY (or girl) do they enforce some horrible stereotypes.

>They could promote misogyny.

Of course it could promote misogyny! What can’t promote misogyny nowadays? From video games to a t-shirt worn by the first scientist to put a spacecraft on a comet. We must always be vigilant for misogyny!

No mention of misandry, of course. While dildos and vibrators are only slightly taboo in the western world, fleshlights and blowup dolls are considered to be signs of disgusting men who lack value. Where was the outcry about vibrators and dildos replacing men. Women comparing and ranking men up against their sexual toys, literally objectifying them?

Would sex bots of a male design be okay? A topic completely ignored here. Of course sex bots would effect women most, even global warming effects women most.

>Users could develop unhealthy attachments to robots.

Who is to say they are unhealthy?

Imagine a depressed, socially awkward man, with no charisma, social skills and perhaps is on the autism spectrum. Or a man who lost his wife and cannot fathom falling in love with another lest to betray his one true soulmate. What would be more unhealthy? For these men to abandon their sexual lives entirely, perhaps to be driven insane by sexual frustration. Or to enjoy some primal sexual bliss with a machine.

>They may replace real relationships and distance users from their partners or other potential partners.

Do fleshlights and vibrators replace real relationships and distance partners? If they do, it is a slim minority and their business entirely. Furthermore until robots can take part in the creation of human life, nothing can replace the human-on-human relationship of parenthood. Along with the many people who are opposed to sex robots, and those not interested in them, the human-on-human relationship will not go extinct or be threatened by people having another option.