Rape Tape

During a recent visit to the Pleasure Chest sex shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood (‘We’ve been making life sexy since 1971’) a roll of hot pink tape stood out among all the dildos, butt plugs, harnesses, and other sex accessories. It turns out that it’s latex bondage tape that actually only sticks to itself — and it looks great on people’s wrists and ankles, according to Gabriel, a member of the sales staff who was wearing a plaid miniskirt, school girl stockings, a stuffed bra, a three-day stubble, and a tiara. ‘Once you’ve been bound and gagged with it, it’s actually so tight that there is no way you can get out of it by yourself,’ says Gabriel, ‘That’s why we call it the rape tape.’ A roll costs $6.95, is made in China, and comes in three different colors: black, blue and of course hot pink.

Published on 27 July 2010