Who Closes a Sex Festival for Lack of Interest?
Fri Apr 1, 2005 11:10 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Organizers of a major erotic festival are closing for business in Manchester due to a lack of interest, which they blame on recalcitrant northern English men.
Erotica Manchester opened on Friday, selling a range of sex aids, clothing and footwear, but ticket sales have been poor and organizers say they will not be coming back.
“We’ve tried to warm this city up for more than two years but northerners just haven’t responded in sufficient numbers,” said event director Savvas Christodoulou.
“They are happy enough to come to our London event in the autumn but they seem embarrassed about being seen at Erotica Manchester.”
Organizers said their research shows northern women wanted to attend the three-day adult show but were “under the thumb of their other halves.”
“We thought Manchester was an open minded city but maybe we were wrong,” a spokesman for the event told Reuters. “People flock to our show in London but it seems that up here, the traditional northern male still calls the shots.”
I like the bit, “a range of sex aids, clothing and footwear.”
Anyone care to comment on the likely veracity of this piece given the publishing date and all?
I’m afraid I can’t begin to imagine what sort of footwear would be involved. Like heavy boots for domination or what? I am sure both my husband and I would rather be shot than go to Erotica Manchester. I guess we’ll never know if it’s true. I keep forgetting about the date—it is also my wedding anniversary.
The Men of Manchester have enought to do forking out for Match tickets.
Price Guide: £17-£23 for members per match ticket, £19-£25 for non-members and £304-£418 per season ticket
Then there’s the beer - before and after - not to mention the Pies at half time.
Then after celebrating your win,or drowning your sorrow after a defeat you have to get a taxi home.
Well, it’s just that I’ve heard of a dominatrix much more often than a dominator----isn’t it some kind of tradition for women to step on the heads of men who request those services? Really, I don’t know a whole lot about it.
But if I wasn’t too well off and my man spent all our money on tickets and pies and beer, I wouldn’t hesitate to step on his head.
