Preparing to take the stage, Queen of Pop Madonna was threatened with arrest by police enforcement if she chose to simulate masturbation during her performance at the SkyDome in Toronto. The year was She did it anyway. Flash-forward a quarter century, and the topic of female self-love is taking the limelight, with artists demanding respect for the way they choose to enjoy their bodies and express their sexuality. In , the hit CW television show Gossip Girl shocked fans by alluding to masturbation by a minor in a scene featuring character Blair Waldorf fantasizing about Chuck Bass. For the latest installment of Degrassi , executive producer Stephen Stohn revealed that the current season will have a storyline about self-love.
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Were many falsehoods and misconceptions about masturbation true, it would mean that 95 out of every people would be blind, infertile and drooling with hair on our palms, shrunken genitals and mental illness on top of all that to deal with, to boot. I have yet, in my life, to even meet one person who meets that criteria. If and when I do, I'll let you know. Masturbation is not bad for you physically, sexually or emotionally -- unless it is something you simply do not WANT to be doing -- and can be, in fact, quite good for you. It's been almost twenty years since the American Medical Association declared masturbation a normal and healthy sexual activity, and even then, it was long overdue. Most people will recognize that a lot of men masturbate, but many do not acknowledge that just as many women do.
Two years ago, in my first year of University, I went to see a talk by Caitlin Moran. My head tilted to the stage as the lights centred on the silhouette of Moran strolling into the spotlight. Well, I could barely believe my ears. The rest of her anecdote faded to the abyss as my head was sent into a spin. What was this?
Before we start, let's be clear this story contains adult content and themes. Got it? We've shared many secrets over the years, but I was floored when she told me she doesn't masturbate. It was like an exchange from Sex and the City, except this wasn't a frothy dramedy, but rather a sad reflection of what's happening in many women's lives. Australian research suggests only one in four women masturbate regularly — that's half the rate of men.