"×× Women's University Girls Visited a Beauty Salon" - Excessive Real Doll Experience Room Promotion

Controversial Real Doll Experience Room Promotional Post. Photo by Online Community Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A 'real doll (adult toy modeled after the human body) experience room' in Seoul city was found to have promoted itself using the name of a nearby women's university, prompting students to issue a statement and file complaints in response.

Last month, a real doll experience room located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul posted a promotional message on social media titled "×× Women's University girls just came back from the beauty salon." The post included a photo of a real doll wearing a long wig. The newly styled real doll was compared to the "00 Women's University girls," expressing that it had "visited the beauty salon."

Upon learning of this, students from ×× Women's University released a statement titled "We are neither dolls nor sex toys" on the 20th, expressing their opposition. In their statement, they pointed out that "the establishment referred to real dolls as '×× Women's University girls,' using men's 'female college student fantasies' as a business strategy."

They further explained, "'×× Women's University girls' is no different from announcing the appearance of rape dolls modeled after other OO university girls, or OO women characterized by specific professions, regions, races, or even real people such as celebrities or acquaintances," adding, "The mere existence of such violent rape dolls ultimately threatens the rights and interests of individual women."

The students demanded that "local government heads restrict the operation of rape doll-related businesses in their regions," calling for accountability from local authorities. The statement was drafted by the feminism club RADSBOS at ×× Women's University, with participation from a total of 76 groups including feminism circles from Korea University, Seoul Women's University, and Sookmyung Women's University.

After the issue was raised, the business deleted all promotional videos previously uploaded on YouTube and changed the branch name from "×× Women's University Branch" to "Seongbuk Branch."

Meanwhile, as real doll experience rooms are registered as adult stores, they are prohibited from operating within 200 meters of school boundaries under the "Act on the Protection of Educational Environment."

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