I think this is backwards.

…esponse. To the contrary, penetrative toys gained popularity because they mimicked penetrative sex, while vibrators were a massage technology coopted for sexual purposes once it was discovered they could help people reach orgasm.
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I think this is backwards. The first vibrators were developed to help stimulate female orgasms that were thought to cure hysteria.
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