Liquid Virgin

Here’s something a bit off topic. Over at Marginal Revolution, prominent econ blogggers Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok often post short items titled "markets in everything." The posts are by turns for your convenience. Feminist bloggers have also posted about strange things for sale, usually at the disturbing and sexist end of the spectrum. Here’s one for the ages: Liquid Virgin Drops. That’s right - this "vaginal contracting lubricant" is supposed to "temporarily tighten the walls of the vagina." If it works, and there’s no guarantee of that, it sounds like a recipe for painful and unpleasant intercourse. You know, sort of like your first time. Well, I suppose it’s better than surgery. I found this product after someone on a message board linked to ShopInPrivate.com, a really interesting window on what we are or are supposed... [read full story]