Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne certainly enjoy keeping us on our toes, inadvertently or otherwise. The actresses made waves last year after word got out that they might be dating one another. But things got even more interesting when they were spotted carrying a sex bench into their West Hollywood home.
Naturally, the Internet erupted into sheer pandemonium following the event. Two women!? Hinting that they might be having a healthy sex life!?
What is a sex bench? And why would anyone want one? And if I had one, what would I do with it?
The box that Delevingne and Benson were seen transporting into what the Daily Mail maintains is their Southern California crib indicates the model is the Master Series Obedience Extreme Sex Bench with Restraint Straps. The product description mentions a host of features, including but not limited to: a “sturdy” steel frame that can hold up to 400 pounds, “optional straps” should one want to engage in “bondage play,” and a “U-shaped head rest [that] allows you to hear your partner’s moans and gasps.” It also notes that the device is “perfect for spanking.”
Currently, it has a 3.3-star rating on Amazon, and 10 reviews. The reviews range from four stars–“it’s super comfy”–to one star–“I couldn’t put it completely together.” The biggest customer issue seemed to involve height; after all, one’s spanking bench must be optimally proportioned for both spanker and spankee. One customer had a breaking problem during repeated usage: “That’s when she broke the headrest where it attaches to the two tubes about the 2nd or 3rd time we used the bench.” And one added, simply: “Works as advertised. We enjoy it a lot.”
For a piece of sex furniture, a price tag of $384.46 seems reasonable.