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High tech materials that are flexible but unbreakable, like some kind of military grade soft fabric where you can still move and stretch without being cut in half.

Sin There was a strange crowdfunding project in 2013 for anti-rape underwear. From what I could tell, it was just a pair of elastic undershorts, but with reinforcing strips of UHMWPE (also used in ballistic armor). The whole thing fastened at the front of the waistband with a combination lock.

There was enough interest that the project hit its funding goal, despite it getting a lot of negative attention (especially from pop culture commentators). Unfortunately, after posting sporadic updates for three years, the project fell through and the founders vanished with about $USD50k of backers’ money. Oh well.

But I think the idea is sound: it’s now possible to replace the steel cables/bands of a belt with polyethylene straps to make something a lot more comfy and ordinary-looking.

      JamesG But I think the idea is sound: it’s now possible to replace the steel cables/bands of a belt with polyethylene straps to make something a lot more comfy and ordinary-looking.

      i think it's a good idea for people who want to protect themselves, but it's certainly not safe against sex and masturbation. i think it can only confuse the perpetrator long enough in the case of rape that he might give up

          Angelina I dont think so. You can use metal/carbone/... fibres in it.

              Angelina Not saying that the belt should be entirely fabric, just the straps holding the rigid shield in place. Given how hard this kind of polyethlyene is to cut, it should be more than enough.
              If you also want to prevent stimulation, then a polycarbonate dome-shaped shield that sits clear of the vulva might be actually better than the traditional flat steel plate that's tight against the flesh. We have plenty of anecdotal evidence by now that flat plates are not magic wand-proof. 😆 The only metal needed would be the inflexible outer rim of the shield that presses against the pubic bone.

                  JamesG

                  We have plenty of anecdotal evidence

                  But we can always strive for more empirical evidence. It is the scientific method!

                    Kaja

                    JamesG

                    I don't think the idea as such is bad. I think it is certainly possible to make clothing in which the wearer cannot free themselves, but from my point of view the whole thing only works up to a certain point. I can't imagine that fabric should be as safe as metal

                          Angelina You may have fabric from metal. It is nothing hard

                            Angelina The chastity belt doesn’t have to be built like a tank. It just has to be tamper-evident and secure enough, and then rest of the design work can go into aesthetics, production cost and comfort. In any case, the video linked above shows the polyethlyene fabric is strong enough to stop pistol (and even some assault rifle) rounds.

                            Putting a locked wooden front door on a house certainly won’t stop all break-ins, but it’s simple and straightforward target-hardening. And besides, the wooden door is cheaper, comfier and prettier than a castle portcullis with a moat.

                                If chastity belt ever became widespread, there will be a proliferation of hacking tools too. That, from my point of view, is an improvement

                                @Rina you probably don't mean this, so no problem at all in asking to delete it.

                                JamesG

                                if it is technically feasible, it would certainly be an improvement for anyone who wants to wear chastity devices but is afraid that they will attract attention. i would be open to these ideas, but would it really work? I don't know

                                  .Saintprudence

                                  And while it’s fun to hypothesize lawmaking scenarios, I don’t want any more real-world reluctant or unwilling wearers.

                                  If chastity belts were mainstream, it would not take long before regulations were codified in some fashion. The chastity laws would be highly controversial, leading to numerous legal battles.

                                  Angelina

                                  should there ever be such laws, i firmly assume that our constitutional court will have to decide on their constitutionality, i don't think that many would simply accept that

                                  An unbalanced judiciary would rule on the case one way or another. The population that does not support the ruling becomes radicalized over the issue and further polarizes the affected countries and the world.

                                  curious

                                  If tensions are kept high enough for only long enough, the spark will come from somewhere, even if you cannot foresee it

                                  Violent street protests spill over into partisan skirmishes. Provocateurs and their proxies escalate the chastity powderkeg until open warfare is declared. Within days, one side conducts nuclear strikes out of desperation, only to be met with an overwhelming counterattack. Nuclear winter sets in.

                                  Ines

                                  in principle all women should wear a chastity belt, I think it is something that helps us commune with our feminine essence and, in general, makes us happier

                                  As the grandchildren of the survivors rebuild society from the rubble and ash, a new chastity religion is formed to unify all peoples around the world behind the virtues of belt wearing. @Ines receives her beatification.

                                            WriterAlexis An unbalanced judiciary would rule on the case one way or another. The population that does not support the ruling becomes radicalized over the issue and further polarizes the affected countries and the world.

                                            I cannot help but feel that this is influenced by certain events in certain countries.

                                                WriterAlexis leading to numerous legal battles.

                                                I doubt it. In my opinion it would become in some similar to high heels.
                                                Something that is widely accepted even as dress code for a job, something that has a lot of lovers between the girls, (I, for example), and something that very rarely ends on the courts.
                                                I am not comparing heels with belts, I am comparing the social background. A condition "sine quae non" for a mainstream usage of belts is a social background that ensures a very little amount of conflicts on the courts.

                                                    Depends on whether there is a mainstreaming of the physical device only, or of the sort of keyholding dynamics Alexis has experienced.

                                                    Ines

                                                    Something that is widely accepted even as dress code for a job, something that has a lot of lovers between the girls, (I, for example), and something that very rarely ends on the courts.

                                                    Ever wear a burka to a French beach?

                                                        WriterAlexis The French love telling people what to wear. Many pools there ban board shorts as well, if I recall correctly.

                                                        Lots of nude beaches full of German tourists though, so either the French love to see skin, or they are motivated by islamophobia. Take a long history of secularism, throw in some casual racism, and there you go.

                                                            Ines it's impossible unless it becomes a trend, and in this case, it will be an item of fashion, but probably without the lock. In the past, sometimes fashion borrowed from bondage world, but fashion items did have not the closing or restraining elements. They are just for show, not the real items. The real one (for example, a collar locked with a padlock) will not be acceptable in a lot of environments. Same for chastity belts. If created just for fashion maybe, but the real thing will surely be looked at badly. It will be very divisive, a lot of arguments will kick on, and the purpose will disturb a lot of people. Even if you remove the parenting part, in the collective imagination a belt is the flagship of patriarchy. I can't even imagine an item that speaks more about patriarchy than a chastity belt.