Outrage over 'chastity belt' lingerie
Technology - What will they think of next ??
Critics have said underwear featuring a tracking system is the high-tech equivalent of a chastity belt
Feminists around the world have reacted with horror to a new line of lingerie that comes equipped with a GPS tracking system.
The 'find me if you can' range of underwear has been described as a modern-day, high-tech chastity belt.
'It is outrageous to think that men can buy this, programme it and give it to their partners and then monitor them,' said Claudia Burghart, leader of a Berlin feminist group.
'It is nothing more than a chastity belt for insecure men.'
Lingerie maker Lucia Lorio of Brazil says her design targets the 'modern, techno-savvy woman'.
The lingerie combination set consists of lace bodice, bikini bottom and faux pearl collar, with the GPS device nestled in the see-through part of the bodice next to the waist.
'This collection... is a wink to women and a challenge to men because, even if she gives him the password to her GPS, she can always turn it off,' Lorio said.
'It's not a modern chastity belt. Some men think they can keep tabs on their girlfriends with it, but they're wrong,' she added.
Unconcerned with the controversy her collection has raised, Lorio is also dismissive of the global financial crisis and its adverse impact on luxury items sales.
The GPS lingerie sells from a cool £500, complete with a standard Global Positioning System, to £700 with a more advanced model.
'Some women are now interested in buying it for protection,' she said, programming it for partners themselves so they are safe on a night out alone.
'In London, New York, Rio de Janiero - wherever there is danger, the underwear may prove to be a lifesaver,' she added.
But feminists in her homeland have called her a modern-day slaver and urged women to boycott the GPS underwear.
The Mail
It's a great "tool" for the Madams in the region. They don't have to advertise openly.
Just bluetooth the coordinates and let the GPS enabled phone find you..
Isn't technology wonderful..
if they can live it up to what is expected of them..inside and outside the bedroom. If their partner is satisfied, ain't no way she'll be tempted or even have the notion of looking elsewhere...don't you think so?
On the other hand, do they sell these GPS thing separately? Bcoz (sometimes) the women would like to know if their husband/bf/fiance are really playing poker with their men buddies or just "poking" some where/one else...
;-P
The tracking device is in the bodice and the panties..
...and see if she's having an affair with another man!
I mean, wow.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
I can't imagine it would be very...err.. hygienic, surely one would find it encouraged thrush and other unspeakable conditions caused by sweat and natural flora......yuck!
exactly! what you do in the privacy of your own room when the wife's away is your business (although she might be concerned about odd stretching to her underthings, and possibly stains). in those cases, it's just better if no one knows.
this is the issue with all these privacy destroying technologies (i'm looking at you facebook, oh stalker-paradise): you just end up finding out things you're better off not knowing.
You have a point.. Don't want Mrs Expat knowing that i've been trying on her things..
By the way, the slogan is "“Find Me If You Can.”
oh good, so hubby can wear a bra. and you can know about it. against your will.
The GPS is in the bodice , not the panties..
I'm still just focusing on the potential horror of weird-sex discoveries.
imagine if you will the lady who has said panties, and checks the gps one afternoon, only to discover her panties are across town when they should be safely folded in her drawer.
or better still, beeping quietly across the dinner table, underneath her husbands nicely tailored suit.
Hmmmmmmm....so much I could do with this. ;)
There must be a market for it, if they're producing it..
As the designer says, its a wink to the men.. She can switch it on and off and keep us following her..
my only concern would be for women who don't know this is in their panties...
also it'll wreak havoc with the hidden-lives of men who like to wear their partners underwear on the sly...haha
how does this lingerie work again?
[img_assist|nid=12867|link=none|align=left|width=|height=0]Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
if you want it, buy it, if you don't then.....
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
that's invasion of privacy for ladies! :))
i wonder who'd agree to wear that thingy!
and besides, what would your girlfriend feel
if you gave her that?
cheers,
paul
You sure know how to keep a marriage alive :o)
Anyhoo... Think of the fun playing "hide and seek"
trusts doesn't exist at all if you purchase this crap..
Oh dear what will they think of next.