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“Every Seven Seconds”

“Every Seven Seconds”. Tracking the Evolution of Sexual Language throughout History. Two Theses. Sexual language and terminology are constantly evolving to meet societal needs. People love obscenity. They always have, and (so far as I can tell) they always will.

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“Every Seven Seconds”

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  1. “Every Seven Seconds” Tracking the Evolution of Sexual Language throughout History

  2. Two Theses • Sexual language and terminology are constantly evolving to meet societal needs. • People love obscenity. They always have, and (so far as I can tell) they always will. Charles Goodyear, of tire and condom fame

  3. “Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, henna, and nard* plants.” *Nard does not have the same meaning here as it does today. Sorry. King Solomon

  4. = Biblical Onan cOnan O’Brien

  5. Shakespeare loves sexual language.

  6. The 1950s The Cleaver Family

  7. 1950’s Terminology • “Necking” (cf. British “Snogging”) • “A term for heavy kissing, particularly of the neck” • Sample sentence (correct usage): “I was necking with Sally at Lover’s Lane.” • Sample Sentence (incorrect usage): Last week I necked really hard and I may have sprained my neck.

  8. 1950’s Terminology (cont.) • Heavy Petting • “the act of touching someone sexually” • “The two teenagers were engaging in heavy petting when the officer arrived.”

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  11. Internet Facts • 10% of all Internet search queries are for pornographic material • UrbanDictionary.com is a linguistic resource

  12. SEX IS: “A painful activity in which a man, using the stiffest and pointiest part of his pelvic region, repeatedly stabs a female in her crotch until he feels satisfied. Can also take place between two men, in which one male stabs the other in the bum. Lesbian "sex" may be fun and all, but it aint real sex unless there is some sort of stabbing going on, perhaps with a cleverly shaped hand or steel dildo.” UrbanDictionary.com

  13. Internet Facts • Dating websites exist for nearly every social group and desired type of relationship – more abbreviations and usages arise: • Like “clean,” “NSA,” or the older “SWF”

  14. Internet Terminology • ( . )( . ) • B====D • OGC • 69 • Visual Onamonapiea

  15. Hooking Up The term “hooking up” benefits nearly everyone involved Guys appreciate the ambiguity because it allows them to inflate their own status Girls like the term because it allows them to control their reputations and prevent being seen as an “easy” girl if specific sexual acts are described.

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