Marriage anxiety has become an opportunity for the rise of the sex doll industry

Economists believe that the imbalance in the gender ratio between men and women may lead to more entrepreneurial behavior, thereby stimulating economic development. Fang Fengmei, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has long been concerned about China’s fertility policy. In his book “Only Child”, he pointed out that the imbalance in the gender ratio did give some opportunities for the “sex doll industry”, but it also exposed Chinese women to serious objectification. problem.

Although China is currently fully opening up two children and gradually opening up to three children, and the fertility rate has risen slightly, she pointed out that the problem still does not seem to be alleviated in the next 20 years. “China’s next generation will still face a severe population shortage. In particular, we are facing a shortage of 400 to 60 million women.” According to Australian research, China’s bachelor problem can cause parents to accumulate funds in the marriage market to increase men ‘s worth. Excessive savings can lead cities to accumulate capital. It is more difficult to realize the transformation of an export-oriented economy by stimulating domestic demand.

Sex doll sales on the rise

It is observed that the early one-child policy led to the current marital anxiety, and it has also become a good opportunity for the rise of the sex doll industry. Every year on November 11th, Singles Day makes being single a reason to shop. It was originally a group of Nanjing University students who bought small gifts because they were single. Now it has become the world’s largest online shopping event, with sales exceeding 100 billion yuan.

On the other hand, ESDOLL is also regarded as a good business model by young people in some sex doll factories.These life size sex doll Lifelike, the price ranges from a few thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, depending on the material. In early 2009, I just asked some college students to do the test. Full production started in 2011.

While the current sex doll market remains niche, it can be considered part of a megatrend caused by the lack of women in China, which is manifesting itself through growing hostility towards women and feminism.

More and more single villages

The early one-child policy highlighted longstanding prejudice against women in some regions. In terms of sex dolls, online platform sales continued to rise, and even sex doll sharing apps appeared. Although quickly taken off the shelves, the phenomenon has raised concerns about the objectification of women.

Implementing the two- and three-child policies alone will not solve the problem of gender inequality in China. A research report by Zhejiang University pointed out that Chinese single men have lower self-esteem than married men, and the proportion of depression and aggressive behavior is much higher than that of married men. While many cities are seeing more and more “single villages” , Chinese women are also increasingly abused. According to the All-China Women’s Federation, one in four women in China suffers from domestic violence.

These problems cannot be solved by carrying out adult education lectures everywhere. It is necessary to understand the needs of the younger generation from multi-dimensional planning such as physiology and psychology, and solve them fundamentally.