"What What...

SmileDamnit

...in the Butt: Anal Sex 101", a new workshop being presented at Harvard University's annual 'Sex Week'. {CLICKY , which IS suitable for work; just links to the Huff article}

What say you about this, hmmm?

theartistformerlyknownas

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

beethery

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

SmileDamnit

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

Ha! Hahaha! Wait about 9 months and we shall see

Re: degree merit, from what I understand, it's part of a seminar hosted at Harvard so not actually part of curriculum. But I do wonder what Harvard resources go toward facilitating that seminar.

ETA - and how much therapy would be needed if you walked in and saw Dr. Bob, your accounting professor, teaching it!

doeydo

I'd go.  Maybe TMI, but I'd like to try pegging and I don't know a whole lot about anal stuff.

kat1114

I foresee lots of people going to Harvard to get their B.S. degree. That is, their Butt Sex degree.

climbingsingle

bethsmiles

It's not to get a degree. 

It's part of Harvard's Sex Week where they have a lot of different sessions/panels on various topics relating to sex. This one isn't really to my personal taste but I don't see the problem if students are interested and taking part in it. Looking at the entire schedule of panels and sessions they have for the week this one is clearly the one with the most shock-value so it stands out but looking at their full schedule, I think it sounds like a great event for college students.

ETA: Here's a link to the schedule for Sex Week: http://www.hsexweek.org/schedule/ if anyone is curious.

theartistformerlyknownas

SmileDamnit said:

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

Ha! Hahaha! Wait about 9 months and we shall see

Re: degree merit, from what I understand, it's part of a seminar hosted at Harvard so not actually part of curriculum. But I do wonder what Harvard resources go toward facilitating that seminar.

Ok, well still. There have got to be some resources going toward that, and I don't see the point. I didn't count on my university to teach sex ed; it's not their job. 

And you know none of those nerds at Harvard are having any sex anyway.  

jdluvr06

bethsmiles said:

It's not to get a degree. 

It's part of Harvard's Sex Week where they have a lot of different sessions/panels on various topics relating to sex. This one isn't really to my personal taste but I don't see the problem if students are interested and taking part in it. Looking at the entire schedule of panels and sessions they have for the week this one is clearly the one with the most shock-value so it stands out but looking at their full schedule, I think it sounds like a great event for college students.

ETA: Here's a link to the schedule for Sex Week: http://www.hsexweek.org/schedule/ if anyone is curious.

I actually think it is a great event too. I lot of people in that age group aren't comfortable with their sexuality and one of the best ways to get over that is through frank open discussion.

jenna8984

I am glad that I recognized the "what what" immediately. That is one of my all time favorite YouTube videos and the South Park episode making fun of it.

sarawifenow

When I saw the title I instantly said "in the butt" right when my assistant walked into my office...thanks, @SmileDamnit.

novella1186

I took a "women's psychology" class in college for some of my gen ed credits. There was a whole week on "female masturbation" and included some anatomy lessons which was kind of interesting but didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. (Sadly I'm sure there were women in the class who had no idea about some of this stuff)

The worst part, though, was I had befriended this girl who was apparently EXTREMELY conservative and she was sitting next to me during that week. She kept saying quietly to herself "Oh my god! OH MY GOD! How disgusting! This is so inappropriate!" Actually made the whole thing quite awkward for me. 

princessofgenovia

lolo883 said:

SmileDamnit said:

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

Ha! Hahaha! Wait about 9 months and we shall see

Re: degree merit, from what I understand, it's part of a seminar hosted at Harvard so not actually part of curriculum. But I do wonder what Harvard resources go toward facilitating that seminar.

Ok, well still. There have got to be some resources going toward that, and I don't see the point. I didn't count on my university to teach sex ed; it's not their job. 

I took two different Human Sexuality courses towards my degree. One was a basic overview, the other more focused on the psychology behind human sexuality. I know we covered anal sex in both. It wasn't really sex ed though.

I only skimmed this article, I'm tired and not focusing.

chibiyui

beethery

phira

If sex education were a viable career path, I would have become a sex educator, so ... I think this is pretty awesome.

There are a lot of important safety measures people need to consider if they're engaging in anal, and not everyone knows them before trying it. So while clearly the title is very silly and probably meant to be shocking, I think it's a valuable workshop to have.

KatieinBkln

Yeah, count me as one of the people who thinks this kind of thing is great. If it were a struggling community college that was diverting its meager resources to a buttsex clinic, I'd be a little more leery, but Harvard has the bank, man.

Also, my Women's Bodies in Health and Disease class was one of the best courses I ever took--it did not, unfortunately, get into the ins and outs (get it?) of anal sex, but it was fascinating to learn just how much we aren't learning in high school biology (case in point, the clitoris? Not just a little "spot." That sucker stretches back further than you probably learned!).

FutureMrsN3312

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

This made me LOL.  When H called his dad to tell him I was pregnant the convo went something like this:

FIL: "Congrats C.  Good job.  How'd that happen?"

H: "I thought I was in her butt"

Me: Face palm

FIL: Hysterically laughing

FIL was in such shock he was stuttering and all kinds of confused.  I was crying from laughing so hard.

jenna8984

FutureMrsN3312 said:

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

This made me LOL.  When H called his dad to tell him I was pregnant the convo went something like this:

FIL: "Congrats C.  Good job.  How'd that happen?"

H: "I thought I was in her butt"

Me: Face palm

FIL: Hysterically laughing

FIL was in such shock he was stuttering and all kinds of confused.  I was crying from laughing so hard.

Shut up- he did not say that!! hahaha How would he not know....I mean DH has been begging me to do that for years and I keep saying no. So if he were to get in there, oh he would know, there would be no mistaking LOL

steph861

I heard about this on the Tosh blog! Amazing.

JennyColada

This topic kind if makes me upset.

I don't really find humor in proper sex education. Having to laugh about it and poke fun at adults EDUCATING themselves is really part of the problem, and a big reason why so many people are painfully ignorant on the subject.

SmileDamnit

JennyColada said:

This topic kind if makes me upset. I don't really find humor in proper sex education. Having to laugh about it and like fun at adults EDUCATING themselves is really part of the problem, and a big reason why so many people are painfully ignorant on the subject.

I'm confused. Many posters in this thread voiced support for the seminar/course...

JennyColada

SmileDamnit said:

JennyColada said:

This topic kind if makes me upset.

I don't really find humor in proper sex education. Having to laugh about it and like fun at adults EDUCATING themselves is really part of the problem, and a big reason why so many people are painfully ignorant on the subject.

I'm confused. Many posters in this thread voiced support for the seminar/course...

I don't feel that way at all. I saw a lot of people poking fun that such a seminar even exists.

daria24

I'm on Team It's Awesome. I am never going to complain about sex-positive, pro-safety information being spread to the masses. Now add a healthy dose of consent education and I'd send them some free lube to hand out. 

redoryx

As a librarian, one of my dream jobs is to work in the library at the Kinsey Institute and if I'd known early on that Human Sexuality as a degree was a thing I would have minored in it 100%. I did take whatever similar classes I could as electives.

College is actually the perfect opportunity for these sorts of educational experiences since this is when young adults are having sex and experimenting, etc. etc. etc. If they need to give it a flashy title to get the students interested, so be it.

Sign me up under This Is An Awesome Idea.

SmileDamnit

JennyColada said:

JennyColada said:

This topic kind if makes me upset. I don't really find humor in proper sex education. Having to laugh about it and like fun at adults EDUCATING themselves is really part of the problem, and a big reason why so many people are painfully ignorant on the subject.

I'm confused. Many posters in this thread voiced support for the seminar/course...

I don't feel that way at all. I saw a lot of people poking fun that such a seminar even exists.

Yep, some made butt sex jokes, some disagreed with the merit &/or location of the course, some referenced a South Park episode of the same name (??), and some were pro sex education such as this, particularly when it's aimed at college-aged folks. Isn't that the beauty of differing opinions and discussion?

The people behind the course are obviously getting what they want out of it - it's being shared on a multitude of social media outlets & people are talking about. 

jenna8984

SmileDamnit said:

JennyColada said:

JennyColada said:

This topic kind if makes me upset. I don't really find humor in proper sex education. Having to laugh about it and like fun at adults EDUCATING themselves is really part of the problem, and a big reason why so many people are painfully ignorant on the subject.

I'm confused. Many posters in this thread voiced support for the seminar/course...

I don't feel that way at all. I saw a lot of people poking fun that such a seminar even exists.

Yep, some made butt sex jokes, some disagreed with the merit &/or location of the course, some referenced a South Park episode of the same name (??), and some were pro sex education such as this, particularly when it's aimed at college-aged folks. Isn't that the beauty of differing opinions and discussion?

The people behind the course are obviously getting what they want out of it - it's being shared on a multitude of social media outlets & people are talking about. 

I agree. I wasn't making fun of the course itself, just the fact that they named it after a super ridiculous/ hilarious video. If they wanted people/ students to take it more seriously they probably should have given it a different name since many of us in this age range know the reference. 

chibiyui

I just want to point out that it's possible to be supportive of something and still make jokes about it. I make fun of myself all the time but I'm also pretty damn fond and supportive of myself. Same thing with sex. I love sex and support education on nearly anything related to it, but damned if I'm not going to crack a joke or post a funny gif once in a while.

hellosweetie1015

Part of me wishes my university had offered something like that, but I really don't think I could have gone....

FutureMrsN3312

jenna8984 said:

FutureMrsN3312 said:

lolo883 said:

What the HELL?! How on earth is that a relevant course offering to getting a fucking DEGREE?

I feel like we're gonna start seeing a lot more "butt baby" posts.

This made me LOL.  When H called his dad to tell him I was pregnant the convo went something like this:

FIL: "Congrats C.  Good job.  How'd that happen?"

H: "I thought I was in her butt"

Me: Face palm

FIL: Hysterically laughing

FIL was in such shock he was stuttering and all kinds of confused.  I was crying from laughing so hard.

Shut up- he did not say that!! hahaha How would he not know....I mean DH has been begging me to do that for years and I keep saying no. So if he were to get in there, oh he would know, there would be no mistaking LOL

Oh he said it! But was totally kidding. He's asked for the butt and I have refused. H and my FIL found it hilarious though