My old, trusty friend
The act of masturbation has been around since the beginning of time. But a large scale celebration of this action is relatively new. And what could be larger than an entire month dedicated to playing with oneself? Yes, you heard me right.
Here in the United States, it is Masturbation May.
At first, I assumed this celebration was put on the calendar by Hallmark. This greeting card company has a line of salutations for just about everyhing else, why not one for whacking off?
The jilted lover could send a card saying, “Since you won’t play with me anymore, I have to play with myself.”
The health conscious consumer could buy a card with the slogan, “A diddle a day, keeps the doctor away.”
But I was wrong. In 1994 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders suggested that masturbation be taught in sex education classes. As a result, Elders was fired. My God, how could she suggest such a thing?
The sexually active folk in San Fransciso got their panties all in a bunch and set out to right her firing.
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I’m not sure it was ever included in the cirriculum. But I do know that most of us don’t need any concrete lessons. Besides, the act is unique to each person.
In my case, I have early memories of lying on our livingroom floor in my favorite flannel nightgown. I’m not even sure how old I was. Old enough to know what felt good. At the time my grandfather lived with us. My behavior was quite alarming to him (as my mother tells it.)
She quietly explained to him that I was Private Dancing. Then she firmly, but gently told me that it was something I should do in private.
And take it from me, there are a lot of private places where one can release all that built up tension.
The way I see it, a month devoted to masturbating is really a month dedicated to loving oneself.
And as my mom told me a long time ago, if we can’t love ourselves, how can we expect anyone else to?
Private Dancing. I love that term! Also Good Vibrations has been my fave shop for decades. Since it opened! Love your perspective.
I’ve never been there, but if I ever to SF, I’ll check it out.
Private dancing, I like that. You are so right that this is about loving oneself–accepting our bodies and our sexuality as natural. Great humorous take on the subject.
Walker – Coming from you that means a great deal to me.
You have a way with words! I love your blogs……I always learn something while I am laughing hysterically. Our daughter and son are two years apart. I remember when Sarah started “private dancing” while watching Sesame Street …..my husband walked in on her- he was horrified and ran into the kitchen to ask me what we should do! I think the thought of his daughter discovering her own sexuality totally freaked him out. I cracked up! On the contrary, our son was constantly “private dancing”….he was either holding his penis or pulling on it from the moment he found it. The good news is – now at 33 and 35 years old, neither one of them is doing this in public anymore.
Love it! Love love love it. I’m celebrating by buying toys, ha.
That’s a wonderful term. I hope it gains some legs and becomes part of the public vernacular.
I celebrated by going to Good Vibrations a couple of days ago and doing some shopping for a new dance partner. I walked away with two. The quality and selections today are so much better than They used to be.
Good Vibrations has a History of the Vibrator exhibit in their San Francisco store. It’s fascinating to see that female orgasm wasn’t even believed to exist until the middle ages. How is that even possible?
It often occurs to me how different weekend lives were before the ready availability of chocolate (after being combined with sugar) and vibrators. I also think it’s interesting that the electric vibrator was invented before the vacuum cleaner or the pressure cooker.
Finally something worth celebrating! It’s not a surprise that it is in the same month as Mother’s Day!
Loved this. Every dances privately. If they deny it, they are flat our liars. You are so right, we must love ourselves … in every way. I remember in 2009 I lost out on a lucrative speaking gig because my book (Single Past 59 Now What?) had a chapter on how awesome masturbation was. Backward thinkers! Thanks for the share!
I love the term private dancing too!
For me the celebration will have to wait, pelvic prolapse and a hernia this month. Ouch!
i have to wait for May? Screw that…
You don’t have to wait! I don’t.
LOL what a great term – private dancing. Love it lol. Great topic to cover. And so true – if you can’t love yourself… thanks for the early morning chuckles!