TL;DR - The Feminist Outrage at Sexbots [24/Sep/15]

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Sources:

Articles read during research (not all used in video):
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34118482
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2015/09/should-we-ban-sex-robots
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11866970/Campaigners-seek-to-ban-humanoid-sex-robots.html
http://www.geeksnack.com/2015/09/16/sexbots-development-further-objectifies-women-and-children-says-ethicist-campaign-to-ban-them-already-underway/
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/16/sexbots-why-women-should-panic/

The Campaign:
https://campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com/about/

True Companions make robots that are both male and female (NSFW):
http://www.truecompanion.com/shop/index.php?p=home

"Toy" footage taken from (NSFW):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZtS1smRyeY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuUkYfWxjOE

True Companions footage taken from (NSFW):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t9NMozl9B8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEkqYta-i3s

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