Book Review The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria," the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction

When did God make men?  When she realized vibrators couldn't dance. Rachel Maines, author of The Technology of Orgasm, uses this quip to underscore the major differences she sees in how women and men experience sexual pleasure, and how peripheral male partners can be for some women.  In short, she says, vibrators turn many women on, some for the first time.   But when women use them, male partners can become jealous and cranky, especially male partners who already feel like so-so lovers.  Indeed, the mere mention of vibrators seems to threaten some men even outside the bedroom.  When Maines presents her research at universities and scholarly meetings, male colleagues often try to censor her talks. 

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