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South Korea ends ban on imported sex dolls
New York Post ^ | 12/26/2022 | AP

Posted on 12/26/2022 9:11:36 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan

South Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life.

Although there are no laws or regulations banning the import of sex dolls, hundreds, and perhaps thousands, have been seized by the customs, which cited a clause in the law that bans the import of goods that “harm the country’s beautiful traditions and public moral.”

Importers complained and took their case to courts, most of which agreed with them and ordered customs to release the sex dolls, saying they are used in people’s private spaces and don’t undermine human dignity.

On Monday, the Korea Customs Service said in a statement that it began enforcing a revised guideline for the import of life-size adult sex dolls. It said it reviewed recent court rulings and opinions from relevant government agencies including the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

The customs service said it will still ban the import of child-like sex dolls or others embodying certain people. It said other countries like the United States, Australia, and the U.K. also ban child-like sex dolls.

While the decision reflects South Korea’s slow yet gradual moves to restrict state interference in personal lives, some women’s rights and conservative organizations will likely again voice their opposition to the use of sex dolls. They say they deepen the sexual objectification of women and undermine public morals.

Carenshare Co., a South Korean company that imports sex dolls, said in a statement that it was “deplorable” for the customs service to lift the import ban after allegedly wasting taxpayers’ money for lawsuits with importers. The company said it had suffered immense losses. It said South Korea must reform other regulations that have a negative impact on the economy.

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1 posted on 12/26/2022 9:11:36 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

When the Tokyo stock market opens, shares will soar on like-like robots.


2 posted on 12/26/2022 9:13:25 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

miscegenation?


3 posted on 12/26/2022 9:14:04 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Tell It Right

Bread and “circuses”.


4 posted on 12/26/2022 9:15:08 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

I bet that was a hard decision......................


5 posted on 12/26/2022 9:16:04 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Yeah! Let me see that prosthetic breast!!


6 posted on 12/26/2022 9:16:17 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Importing such things was wrong and immoral, but it was OK to make them domestically...


7 posted on 12/26/2022 9:17:45 AM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Bud Bundy is moving to Korea.


8 posted on 12/26/2022 9:19:20 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Importers complained and took their case to courts, most of which agreed with them and ordered customs to release the sex dolls, saying they are used in people’s private spaces and don’t undermine human dignity.

Just because they are used in people's private spaces doesn't mean they don't undermine human dignity. The perverts who use these things can still go out among human society, vote, and can broadly promote their fetishes on social media.

9 posted on 12/26/2022 9:22:27 AM PST by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

How much of a loser do you have to be to want one?


10 posted on 12/26/2022 9:23:48 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Now I can marry my Cherry 2000.


11 posted on 12/26/2022 9:24:03 AM PST by BipolarBob (The party never stops until someone calls the cops.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

In Korea why are the pet stores always next to a butcher shop?


12 posted on 12/26/2022 9:26:54 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

This will negatively affect their marriage and reproduction rates, cultural suicide same as Japan.


13 posted on 12/26/2022 9:30:05 AM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Elon is making a super duper AI powered bot. I bet she’ll come with skills.


14 posted on 12/26/2022 9:35:32 AM PST by DeplorablePaul ("..)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Great now what is Hunter supposed to pleasure himself with


15 posted on 12/26/2022 9:38:47 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Carenshare Co., a South Korean company that imports sex dolls

That’s hilarious...


16 posted on 12/26/2022 9:39:19 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Red Badger; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON
I hear the TR-6 is a popular model.


17 posted on 12/26/2022 9:45:09 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Gay State Conservative
How much of a loser do you have to be to want one?

hiw much of a loser do you have to be to date the typical american woman today?... they both are totally fake, but one you can Stick in the closet when you're done with her intended purpose.

18 posted on 12/26/2022 9:46:07 AM PST by Ikeon (work is the dirtiest 4 letter word you can say to someone under 40. )
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To: Gay State Conservative

I learned a new word yesterday, so let’s use it! Are incels customers?


19 posted on 12/26/2022 9:48:25 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Ikeon

You kinda have a point.


20 posted on 12/26/2022 9:54:13 AM PST by Right Brother
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