What Happened to My Girlfriend? And Other Key Sex Questions
For the last couple months The New Indian Express has been publishing a column called "(Queer)ies: Your Personal Sex Advice Kiosk" in the Saturday supplement Zeitgeist. It's India's first serious sex advice column (that I'm aware of, anyway) and adds a few raised eyebrows to the national discourse on intercourse. The column in the paper is edited down for content, but the archive online is raw, uncut and uncensored. Which is to say, much more fun to read.And who is behind this, you ask? Why none other than my fabulous roommate Padma, founder of the Shakti Center and all around marauding killer bee in high lace-up boots. A couple weeks ago, a question she answered about women masturbating drew the ire of readers from across South India. Funnily enough, the same question about men masturbating went unchallenged. Coincidence, or conspiracy? You decide.
The response to this by a "doctor", is simply smashing. Check it out.I am a 19-year-old girl. Madam, I am addicted to masturbation twice in a week. I don’t know whether is it good or not, but it is uncontrollable. Will this affect my health?
–Is This Weird?Twice a week?! Frankly, I don’t think you’re masturbating enough. Masturbation is a very empowering sexual act: it can help you become better attuned to your body, your desires, and your fantasies, and all in a safe and non-threatening way. Get in there, get busy, and stop worrying about it. And no, masturbation will not affect your health. [link]
posted by Scott Carney @ 10:18 AM
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3 Comments:
I would have laughed aloud as I read this but for the fact that it so sad. I see nothing has changed in India .... A Boy can masturbate but a girl cant, A man can remarry in a wink but a woman cant, A man can boast about his past exploits but a girl cant ...
And that Doctor fool saying that it is not good to masturbate! Not good for the land of the Kama Sutra!
The column is good. But somehow it has too much of Savage Love vibe to it. Not that there is anything wrong with Dan, I follow his column religiously.
This is not a criticism, but just a suggestion. I hope she finds her own perspective, instead of trying to imitate Dan Savage, it would have better effect and not sound as advice from an outsider.
-V
people everywhere have the same attitude toward females vs males when it comes to sexual empowerment. Males in the United States are considered STUDS or PLAYERS while females will be called whores, sluts, etc.
It's not that much different from Indians' Victoriam way of thinking. Sigh.
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