Rubber dolls are life-sized replicas of men and women. The usually have penetrable openings for the purposes of masturbation. They’ve been around for over 100 years and can cost between 10€ and thousands for luxury dolls. These luxury models are usually made with firm bodies and realistic skin material. Often used as party gags at bachelor parties, they are also used for masturbation or in the BDSM world for humiliation practices. Pygmalionism is the fetish where people center their focus on rubber dolls. Rubber dolls are also in the movies and in music: Franz Morak: Abwaschbar, Roxy Music: Every Dream Home A Heartache, The Police: Sally, Frank Zappa: Ms. Pinky und Little Rubber Girl, Sodom: Stumme Ursel, ACDC use a rubber doll as decoration in "Whole Lotta Rosie". Some films that use rubber dolls include.: Lars and the Real Girl, Wilt, River’s Edge and Airplane: The Incredible Journey. Text by Nordseebär
In Paris in the 1970s, men performing in female costumes became popular for their bawdy and audacious performances. Thus birthing the era of the infamous drag queen. Of course, homophobia came rushing in to stigmatize them, but actually these men were not necessarily gay or genderqueer. There were just good-humored performers. Today, crossdressing and drag are totally different things. Drag is used for performance and public figures, while crossdressing is normally a casual or private practice in a person's life. Both men and women engage in these activities and both groups involve any number of sexual orientations. As the fabulous RuPaul says "We're born naked, the rest is all drag." Porn has had a tendency to confuse all this with outrageous stereotypes. Terms, like "ladyboy" among others, aren't considered respectful by most people outside of the industry. The most important thing to know is that sex isn't gender and gender isn't sexual orientation.