Sex robots BACKLASH as brothel workers reveal fury over 'dehumanising and dangerous' droids

SEX WORKERS have revealed their fury about the rise of sex robots and sex doll brothels, dubbing the industries "unhealthy and dangerous".

Legal prostitutes in America say sex-bots "encourage disrespect toward women" and want to stop them from "proliferating", The Sun can reveal.

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Sex-bots is a catch-all term for dolls and robots that look like humans, and perform sex acts.

A number of sex doll brothels have already sprung up around the world, including London, Barcelona, and Moscow.

Just last week, a sex-bot bordello operated by Lumidolls was closed down in Turin, Italy, after it infringed local property law.

Now sex workers at Nevada's notorious (but legal) Sheri's Ranch brothel are speaking out against the dirty droids in hopes of stopping the trend in its tracks.

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Allissa – 'an insult to millions'

"It's dehumanising," said licensed sex worker Allissa.

"Sex workers offer more than just a simulation of a woman, we offer authentic intimacy and two-way affection that our clients deeply crave and sincerely benefit from.

"Offering sex dolls as a substitute for human sex workers is not only an insult to sex workers, but it's also an insult to the millions of clients that seek genuine sexual and emotional connections with professional women like me every day."

She continued: "When a client sees a human sex worker, he has a real two-way experience with a woman that gives him feedback and enhances his ability to be intimate with other women in his current or future life.

"A man who becomes comfortable with a sex doll is alienating himself from healthy sexual experiences with real women, and distancing himself from any possibility of a healthy sex life."

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Roxanne Price – 'objects that men can mistreat'

"The idea that women should be like dolls – unresponsive and lethargic during sex – is downright dangerous," said Roxanne Price, who thinks the dolls encourage a violent attitude to women in general.

"I feel that sex doll brothels support the idea that sex workers are mere objects, devoid of agency, to be used and abused by their patrons."

She went on: "Sex dolls are 'rape-fantasy' objects that men can mistreat and abuse without consequences.

"Men should not be using sex dolls as training wheels for seeing a human sex worker."

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Sex robots are essentially realistic dolls that have sophisticated movements and "areas" that closely mimic humans so that they can romp.

Prof Noel Sharkey, chairman of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics, said guilt-free threesomes was just one of the potential uses for sex robots.

Others include “teledildonics” - wireless technology which allows a person to stimulate their partner remotely and already exists in vibrators on the market.

Sex bots will become hyper-realistic with features such as built-in heaters to create the feeling of body warmth.

They will also have sensors to react to your touch.

One company is even developing a head that can speak, smile and sing for its robot sex dolls.

Sex doll Harmony claims to be the first to offer an "emotional connection".

Experts say these specialised robots will start to appear in ordinary homes in the next decade.

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Red Diamonds – 'promotes a lack of empathy'

"It's a red flag for the sex work industry that doll brothels are becoming popular," explained Red Diamonds, a long-time sex worker who has spent a decade in Nevada's legal brothel industry.

"It's an epidemic that will plague the sex industry if we allow these places to proliferate.

"In a legal, regulated brothel like those in Nevada, sex workers are empowered women that determine what types of activities we wish to engage in.

"We never perform any service against our will and all of our clients respect our personal boundaries."

Red continued: "Real sex, especially real sex with a sex worker, is a consensual situation where all parties respect and appreciate their lovers.

"Sex doll brothels encourage disrespect toward women and promote a lack of empathy in sexual interactions.

"That's not only unhealthy, it's dangerous."

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Prostitutes aren't the only ones worried by the rise of sex dolls.

In July, psychology experts warned that sex robots could fuel a rise in sex addiction.

Dr Birchard, who serves as the clinical director of the Marylebone Centre for Psychological Therapies, told the Daily Star they serve the same purpose as alcohol for people with drinking problems.

“It would just be another way of expressing sexual activity or addiction,” he explained.

“Sex addiction is a way to anaesthetise hard to bear feeling states...These include, but are not limited to, loneliness, shame, boredom, and stress."

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And experts recently expressed concern that the rising popularity of sex robots risked turning Japanese people into "an endangered species".

The warning came after a study linked rising sex doll ownership to declining birth rates in certain areas of Japan.

Do you think sex workers are right to complain about sex robots, or is their creation fair game? Let us know in the comments!

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