Samsung Asks Woman to ‘Hide’ Sex Toys Kept on Display at a Tech Event, Apologises Later
Samsung asked the CEO of Lioness, a famous sex toy company to hide her product women’s tech event it was co-hosting. However, Samsung has extended its apology to Lioness but looks like CEO and co-founder Liz Klinger is in no mood to accept the apology. Klinger believes that Samsung's apology doesn't mean that it will change and become more inclusive.
While we still wait for taboo around sex toys to vanish one day, something in the universe keeps reminding us that change is still a long way to go. Recently, Samsung, the big name in the world of electronics was accused of being phobic to female sex toys in surprising situations. Samsung asked the CEO of Lioness, a famous sex toy company to hide her product at a women’s tech event it was co-hosting. However, Samsung has extended its apology to Lioness but looks like CEO and co-founder Liz Klinger is in no mood to accept the apology. Klinger believes that Samsung's apology doesn't mean that it will change and become more inclusive. This Biohacking Vibrator will Not Only Give You the Ultimate Orgasm but Will Also Track Your Experience!
A senior director at Samsung requested Liz Klinger remove her product, the Lioness Vibrator, from the display even though she had been invited to the event and was approved to attend. They had already set up her booth and since supposed to have a focus on women’s health, it would be a perfect opportunity for Klinger to stick around. "Samsung’s okay with women’s health when it’s about fertility and when it’s about making babies, but they don’t seem to be okay with the other aspects of women’s health,” Klinger said to Verge.
Klinger took to Twitter to express her disappointment with Samsung. She wrote, "I am at the @Samsung event with #womenintechSF for
@LionessHealth and was just asked to take down my table. Was approved beforehand, one person was not ok with it because it’s women’s *sexual* health. This is not ok."
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Samsung said to The Verge in its apology: "Samsung is proud to support both women in technology and the future of wearable innovation. This was an event organized by women for women, and men allies who are interested in developing wearable solutions for women. We regret an interaction that occurred with a presenting startup and apologizes to those involved. We have addressed this internally and will learn from this as we continue to sponsor female innovators."
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