First of all, in South Korea, the prohibition of sex dolls was made by the general public. Nearly 250,000 people signed the petition and asked the president’s office to respond.
But then in the June ruling, the decision was still maintained. Although lifelike sex dolls are not illegal in South Korea, this is still the reason why some people are worried about the increase in sexual crimes. On the other hand, South Korea is the country with the highest consumption of sex toys worldwide. The humanoid character of a sex doll does not make it a mere sex toy in Korea. However, South Korea currently allows the import of dolls from Japan, which is still under review in other countries.
Soon after the petition in Korea, the death of Jeffrey Epstein of the United States triggered the disclosure of sexual crimes like horror movies. This undoubtedly reveals in some respects the potential danger of sexual crimes. It is only in 2019 that there have been many celebrity sexual assault cases, and whether this suicide is also hiding more shocking events from us, we I can only wait for the day when the investigation is clear, no matter how long.
We should strictly distinguish realistic sex dolls from pornography, and pornography should be strictly restricted. A large part of the population is difficult to get rid of the prejudice against silicone dolls. Classify them as the same kind of erotic toys. Of course, this is not a problem only for a country.