journalist goes undercover — for a vibrator bust?

by Violet Blue on February 1, 2008

I’m feeling the same anger and astonishment as Cory Silverberg about this one. What kind of twatwaffle journalist goes into a sex toy shop, records buying a vibrator, then reports the store to the police to get her story? Cory sez,

(…) The story isn’t even about a government or police crackdown on sex toy retailers, it’s about a VERY slow news day in Jackson, Mississippi and what I can only imagine is a very troubled “reporter”.

After hearing rumors that the “Adult Video and Books” boutique on McDowell Road, which had previously been busted for selling sex toys, was at it again, the intrepid Kandiss Crone from the 3 On Your Side “news” team decided to go undercover. Based on the secret audio recording, it sounds like she was confronted with a helpful sales person who sold her a vibrator (she chose “the purple one”). She then went back to confront an unimpressed but entirely pleasant store owner who tried to explain to Ms. Crone all the different places on your body you can use a vibrator (the ones not prohibited by law in Mississippi).

You really have to watch the segment to believe it. I’ve watched it twice, and am left with several thoughts (…)

Link (includes the video, incredibly). Let’s just say that WLBT 3 is NOT on your side.

Violet Blue

The London Times named Violet Blue "One of the 40 bloggers who really count" and Self Magazine named TinyNibbles one of the “Best Sex Resources for Women.” Blue is an autodidact and pundit on sex and technology, hacking and security, porn for women, privacy and bleeding-edge tech culture. She is a journalist for ZDNet, CBS News, CNET; she's an educator, speaker, crisis counselor, volunteer NGO trainer, and the author and editor of over 40 award-winning books.

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