The 11th annual Shanghai Adult Care Expo (Sexpo) was this weekend, and That's sent our editors to check it out.
They could have called it dildo central. Or fetish bonanza. Or wobbly dolls wonderland. The Shanghai Sexpo – official name China International Adult Toys and Reproductive Health Exhibition – was a delightful array of all of the above. And more.
Larger than its Guangzhou counterpart, the three-day event saw heaps of vendors coming to town with their sex gears, weird machineries, dubious posters and inflatable dolls, as well as flocks of visitors – mostly middle-aged men who were there “out of curiosity,” as they told us – and plenty of scantily clad girls strutting the merchandise. A very classy affair overall.
Scanning through the leaflets we were handed, we learned about the latest gadgets and sex goods in the industry, which would trigger the inner prude in most of you to shield you orifices (phone-controlled vibrators anyone? Or ‘cyber’ prosthetic devices maybe?). We also witnessed quite a few performances/live competitions that turned rather uncomfortable as crowds of selfie-obsessed males kept thrusting – quite literally - towards the MCs (usually young ladies sporting saucy lingerie or some howt cosplay outfit).
Selfies with anything - near-naked gals, objects, you name it - seemed to be all the rage, and the main purpose of visit for most. Japanese adult brands were the undiscussed kings of the show. There were a few giant phalluses lying around. Some cute-looking dildos. Free carrots from sex toy giant Lelo to either use or eat (their words, not ours) and an interesting selection of “couples’ rings” (look them up if you don’t know what they are) so sleek you could have easily mistaken them for the new hip, must-have accessory to get this summer (maybe they are the new cool accessory. Who are we to say?). Best yet, the soundtrack for most of the event was a funky mix of LFMAO’s I’m Sexy and I Know It, Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines and Miley Cirus’s Wrecking Ball. Need we say more?
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