Posts Tagged ‘masturbation’
Jeff Toobin Is Back After Zoom Masturbation Drama
The Jeff Toobin story: Just when we thought we’d reached the acme of simpering political righteousness, a new challenge appears: Toobin’s reinstatement! With the same faux-earnestness the media displays in covering the latest he-touched-her-arm story (remember Al Franken, anyone?), the correctoids of the WaPo now light upon CNN for its supposed indifference to the norms…
Read MoreMasturbation: Its Purpose and Its Variations
Sofia Barrett-Ibarria’s article for Vice, “How to Enjoy Masturbation,” raises a trivial concept. How to enjoy masturbation more is, in a sense, like asking “how to enjoy a five-mile run more?” Answer: Wear earphones. The essential question is: what is the purpose of masturbation? And the answer is: to extend the sexual imagination, and…
Read MoreThe Jeffrey Toobin Witch Hunt
The story about former New Yorker legal writer Jeffrey Toobin’s problems reminds of of the Salem witch trials. We’re being assaulted with a series of pieces on masturbating at work and how awful it is, whether or not you know you are being watched. Masturbation Doesn’t Require Termination In Slate, Ben Mathis-Lilley writes, “The issue…
Read MoreThe Media Hothouse of Sanctimony and Jeff Toobin
Joe Berkowitz’s prissy “Four Minute Read,” a Fast Company article called “I can’t believe we need to say this, but it’s never okay to masturbate during a work meeting,” unloads on Jeff Toobin as a kind of media-celebrity sex offender. Berkowitz reminds us of the “unspoken precedent of never whipping your dick out during office hours.”…
Read MoreJeffrey Toobin’s Crime of Masturbation
The story of the downfall of Jeffrey Toobin because he was caught maturbating during a video call interests me, because not for the reasons you might expect. What’s fascinating to me is the reaction of his colleagues to Toobin’s behavior during this infamous Zoom call, not Toobin’s own colossal lack of judgment. A Colossally Ordinary…
Read MorePreoccupation With Masturbation Raises Questions
A recent sex advice column in Slate raises questions about a preoccupation with masturbation. Specifically, how much is too much during a pandemic? A woman seeking advice thinks her boyfriend’s masturbation is excessive, and she reports that his behaviour is driving her “insane.” Fair enough. Absurd Advice About Masturbation The advice seeker sounds reasonable to…
Read MorePorn Spikes During the Pandemic
According to Pornhub, on March 6, 2020, its worldwide traffic was up 11.6 percent; in the U.S., it increased 6.4 percent and, in Italy — which, at the time, was hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic — it was up 57 percent. In the porn world, if there’s a crisis beyond the pandemic and the…
Read MoreJapanese Sexual Behaviour and Male Virginity
Japan does stand out sexually in various ways but let’s not confuse oranges and apples. There’s a difference between having sex and getting married. The CBS News piece, “The cautionary tale of Japan’s ‘sex recession,’” explores Japan’s high “male virginity” rate. But the explanations are all about how economically difficult it is to get married.…
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