CES withdraws price for a vibrator made by women | CES 2019 – Consumer Electronics Trade Show

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The fair always chooses innovative gadgets. This year, for example, he has rewarded a dishwasher that distributes plumbing and a bowl that releases only food when it recognizes the face of the animal. A prize was also awarded to the Osé vibrator, created by a startup formed by women, Lora DiCarlo.

But the price was later removed. Founder and president of the company, Lora Haddock, reported the episode in a letter published last Tuesday (8). According to her, the elections took place last October and the vibrator was chosen as innovation in the robotics and drone category by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), organizer of the show.

"A month later, our joy and our preparations were sluggish when, unexpectedly, they informed us that the directors of ETUC and CTA were canceling our award and that we could not be exposed to the CES 2019 "said Lora. According to the businesswoman, the CTA responded that it was empowered to prohibit the registration of immoral, obscene, indecent, profane products or altering the image of the organization. .

The businesswoman pointed out that the CES had authorized the launch of a bad doll last year and also included among its exhibitors a society of virtual reality badgraphy, as well as other objects of this market. For her, the organizers felt threatened by more autonomous women.

"Clearly, explicit male baduality is no problem for CTA," he said. "Apparently, there is something different, something threatening at Osé, a product created by women to empower them."

Lora further wrote that the CES organizer later announced that the disqualification had taken place because the vibrator did not fall under the robotic and drone category.

In a statement, CTA stated that the product does not fit any of the existing product categories and should not have been accepted by the panel. The organization is excused for the misunderstanding.