This Is Why Cameroonian Men Are Interested In Sex Dolls

The sociologist Henri Tedongmo Teko speaks about the new phenomenon of sex dolls that makes the buzz.

What is your view of the phenomenon of sex dolls?

The phenomenon of sex dolls still has no empirical consistency in our social environment. It is a fashion phenomenon that is more media than social. The attention given by the media and the interest given by some Cameroonians to these dolls reflect the opportunity that this subject offers for a free expression of views related to sexuality, in a society where this is almost taboo.

This subject is in fact only a pretext that allows one and all to update the debate on modern sexuality in a context of emergence of imported forms of natural and artificial practices of sexual relations.

This Is Why Cameroonian Men Are Interested In Sex Dolls

How to understand the interest of men for these dolls?
For the moment, we do not yet have indicators that would reflect the interest of men for these dolls in our environment. The speculation of some men collected during some reports made in the field by the media are insufficient to note any interest of men for these dolls. It is important to avoid any hasty generalization and hasty conclusion.

Is this trend likely to flourish in Africa and especially in Cameroon?

The transfer of cultural practices from one society to another can not be decreed and is not automatic. It should be noted that these sex dolls are first and foremost goods produced and put on the market for consumption. All communication by local media around these dolls serves the interests of manufacturers and is likely to help make our environment a potential market.

Manufacturers are fun entrepreneurs looking for markets to sell their products. Cameroon can only be an environment conducive to their ambition if they manage to develop marketing strategies adapted to the needs and consumption habits of the customers of the artificial pleasure economy.

Can we fear that these dolls undermine the sexual habits of Cameroonians?

There's nothing to be scared of. We are actually dealing with sexual gadgets whose novelty animates for the moment the comments of each other. The interest given to these dolls by the local media will follow the traditional life cycle of media coverage of new gadgets and in a few weeks, we will talk even more. It takes more than sex dolls to upset the sexual habits of Cameroonians.