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Johannesburg \u2013 The Sex Expo wrapped up this Sunday and this journalist was greeted by a PornHub-styled T-shirt that said \u201cSelf-love\u201d, which defined the atmosphere of Sun Bet Arena. Simply put, the event was orgasmic.<\/p>\n
There was no way to hide my excitement or hide the alter ego of Curious George as I watched (and almost participated) in a rope bondage session. It was all there! From dildos, rings and vibrators, to lingerie, sensual body oils and sex dolls.<\/p>\n There was almost no exhibit stall that was empty. In a comical sight, the number of South Africans stopping to pose with the giant gold and silver penises that were placed around the arena probably served as its motif for a sexually liberal society.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so fun! I\u2019m seeing the biggest dildos I\u2019ve ever seen in my life!\u201d said one excited woman. The young woman, accompanied by her three friends, all wore cheeky lingerie costumes and headpieces. She said their attires were made to fit the theme of the expo and enjoy every moment of it.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just wanted to fit with the vibe of the expo and have fun. We\u2019re so excited,\u201d she said. Upstairs in the Sun Bet Arena were the workshops and panel discussions, where ErosLife CEO Jonti Searll prepared to give his workshop on \u201cbeautiful breast massage\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a very important session for all to attend,\u201d Searle simply said. Considered a novice to the Sex Expo on my second trip, the urge to explore \u201cFetish Haven\u201d didn\u2019t exist but the fascination was succinctly fulfilled by those who entered smiling and came out with bigger smiles or bigger eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople have been absolutely curious and excited to buy and try products sold. I sold a few ropes to customers who are wearing them after learning at the rope bondage session upstairs,\u201d said Carmen Ely, owner of Play With Me.<\/p>\n Having been in the business for five years, Ely recently introduced rope bondage products to her catalogue, along with lessons to guide her customers and other keen participants in the art of bondage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ropes have sold extremely well because what we\u2019re doing is, you buy a rope and then go upstairs and a rope bunny will tie you up. That\u2019s how I advertise the fact that I do rope-tying workshops at my store,\u201d Ely said.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of our most popular toys has been our alien dildos because a lot of people are getting into fantasy play. It\u2019s become all about the fantasy world and while we thought it was more of a niche market, it\u2019s become more mainstream. The first one we sold was our most gigantic one, and it was sold to a 55-year-old woman,\u201d she added, emphasising the girth of their biggest dildo sold (15 centimetres).<\/p>\n Ely\u2019s words on rope play rang very true as I passed several South Africans proudly walking around with their purchased ropes wrapped around their torsos. The contrast in the view of South Africa as a moderately conservative society, as opposed to the almost 20 000 smiling faces (singles and couples) posing with dancers, models and appendages.<\/p>\n Before I left I had to sate another desire of mine \u2013 the world of BDSM. While I partially lucked out, Mistress Stella graciously agreed to speak to us and pose for the newspaper with her male submissive named Charlize, and Bianca. <\/p>\n That was enough for me until next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Johannesburg \u2013 The Sex Expo wrapped up this Sunday and this journalist was greeted by a PornHub-styled T-shirt that said \u201cSelf-love\u201d, which defined the atmosphere of Sun Bet Arena. Simply put, the event was orgasmic. There was no way to hide my excitement or hide the alter ego of Curious George as I watched (and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1226158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1226158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1226158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1226158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1226158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}