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Why do so many meme accounts sell sex toys?

An insider’s guide to the memer-to-butt plug influencer pipeline

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aiden
Dec 09, 2021
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If you have a cursory familiarity with Instagram meme culture, you weren’t surprised today when I interrupted my usual feed of despondency/Garfield content to offer 93,000 strangers a discount on a vibrator shaped like a little pink pig. Shilling sex toys is a rite of passage for memers; adult brands like Unbound, Honey Play Box, and Adam & Eve permeate…

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