Though the photos are far less revealing than even the earliest Playboy snapshots, the material has proven very popular with men who have longed for fulfillment of their secret interest in women who are amputees. This seems to be a vast improvement over the past in which women were surreptitiously photographed and the photos sold or exchanged in a clandestine black market. Since the Garden of Eden sex has been exploited and continues to be used to sell almost every aspect of life. There seems little difference in a male or female amputee exploiting her or his sex appeal than a woman appearing in Penthouse magazine or an ad for beer or an automobile. Some female amputees report that finding a man who considers her stump attractive is reassuring.
Some women certainly feel that being objectified in any way is demeaning.
Everyone must choose for him or herself how to approach this very personal part of life. The Internet has allowed a tremendous increase in information exchange for amputee devotees just as it has for all people. There are several web sites specifically designed to fulfill the need for information and materials exchange for amputee devotees. Anyone can search the Internet and find these sites easily. It seems clear that men and women will always be attracted to each other in physical ways.