As a normal human being, I have partaken in my fair share of what I like to call “sex gossip.” You know, the I-just-did-something-naughty-with-a-hot-person-and-now-I’m-going-to-tell-my-bestfriend gossip. However, among these tantalizing stories, one element tends to be horrifyingly common. When I ask, “So, was it good? *wink wink*” a common response is,
Tag: Sexuality
Sex for Dessert, Conversation for Breakfast: Hook-up Culture at the 5Cs
The media’s seemingly cyclical concern over an out-of-control hook-up culture among the nation’s undergraduates tends to be misguided (e.g. college students are actually having less sex now than they did 20 years ago) and/or sexist in its subtle reiterations of the ‘slut/player’ dynamic. Nonetheless, I agree with the underlying premise
Sex Column: Dingies, Labia, and Safe Words
Well hello y’all! I’m super excited for my column this week because I get to answer some questions from real live actual readers. These questions are especially awesome because they are not things that I would have thought to write about otherwise. But yes, I do still have opinions on
Sex Column: On Pleasure
Dear readers, I would like to put forward a proposal. I would like to assert that the act of sex—any act of sex—is not synonymous with seeking orgasm. Popular culture, media, and pornography (as they are wont to do) have perpetuated the simple belief that the orgasm is everything to
Sex Column: In Remembrance of Columns Past
I guess one column ago is too soon to do an “In Remembrance of Columns Past,” but I did promise a continuation of last week’s treatise on the less utilitarian aspects of the sex toy. I just wanted to try a snappy name. I said that I would talk about
Sex Column: Playing with Sex
Howdy everyone, and welcome to my second week! I must confess that I am already incredibly infatuated with all of you and need to take a moment to psychically send you love beams, hearts, and kittens through all the airwaves. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get down
Sex Column: Introducing Calamitous Jayne
_x000D_ Howdy to the specific subsection of the 5Cs_x000D_ that reads The Student Life! I am your new anonymous sex columnist. I begin_x000D_ with a gentle promise: I am not here to goad you into anything. We are here to_x000D_ start slow and easy. No sex positions, acts, or fun
A Head Above the Rest
Before I introduce the topic of this week’s column, tender readers, allow me to share a lovely anecdote. It may surprise and/or horrify you to know that professors weigh in on the content of the sex column! A professor informed me that writing about technique without stressing the importance of
Tender Buttons, Tender Butts
Note: This week’s sex column contains more explicit material than columns printed in the past. We encourage you to assess your own comfort level with sexually graphic content before reading. Dear Tender Buttons, I’m comfortable with the vaginal sex I’ve been having with my boyfriend… comfortable being the operative word.
Sex Column: 2/11
“Tender Buttons” is the name of Gertrude Stein’s 1912 masterpiece, a collection of poems derided as nonsensical by some and praised for breathtaking sensuality by others. Stein would host gatherings in her renowned Paris salon for her favorite ex-pats and other intellectuals, providing an atmosphere rich with thought and pleasure