Posted on 05/08/2005 9:23:15 AM PDT by rface
Certain topics seem to strike a chord with Harvard studentshuman rights, politics, and female orgasms.
Last night, over 200 students of all genders and sexual orientations lined up outside a jam-packed Adams Lower Common Room to attend a seminar on female orgasms.
Matie E. Frickera representative from the sexuality boutique Grand Openingarrived with two plastic tub-fulls of sex toys, books, and safer sex supplies.
Youre going to hear a lot about (crude reference to sexual intercourse deleted by rface) tonight, she announced to the crowd.
During her two-hour presentation, Fricker criticized negative social perspectives on female orgasms and said there is a scarcity of terms for female masturbation in contrast to the hundreds for male self-pleasure.
If youve never felt one, do it, Ficker said. Some people say it feels better than the Red Sox winning.
Alexander J. Tennant 08 said after the meeting that the taboo surrounding the female orgasm is problematic.
Its a shame that our society looks down upon female orgasms, he said.
Holding a puppet vulva in one hand and a dildo in another, Ficker described the different parts of the female genitalia and demonstrated different ways to give the female body pleasure.
She also emphasized the importance of protection, introducing the students to a variety of equipment such as male and female condoms, and dental dams.
Safer sex is hot sex, said Ficker, who has been a safer-sex educator since 1996. Once you get over the hump of incorporating safer sex in your life, its worth it, Ficker told the crowd. Empowerment is sexy.
With her uninhibited talk about female orgasms, students soon became comfortable with the topic and started freely tossing out questions.
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Another student asked her advice on condom brands, and Ficker suggested using Japanese condoms because they are thinner and safer.
We could all use a little schooling on this stuff, Virginia L. H. Schnure 05 said.
Tennant said that he learned a lot of techniques that will be very helpful in the future.
One of the organizers of the seminar, Jenna M. Mellor 08, said that females also need to learn about the topic.
There are a lot of girls who arent orgasming, said Mellor, who is also the special events coordinator for the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS).
Female orgasm is something that affects everybody. Its a great way to procrastinate, to relax, to get to know people, and yourself, Mellor added.
All women should orgasm as much as they can, Max J. Warren 08 said. A sexually satisfied world is a peaceful world.
The event was co-sponsored by the Association of Black Harvard Women, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance, Latinas Unidas, and RUS.
Staff writer Victoria Kim can be reached at vkim@fas.harvard.edu.
I wish we could find out; we do know this much, this sort of sensationalized report could only be a "publish or perish" paper. Matie E. Fricker needs to get a real job!
Kidding
.What ever gets you on FR is a bright spot!
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