I watched several of the documentary episodes of Strange
Sex, which can be found on Netflix. I found them very interesting. The first
episode was about older women dating younger men. In the episode, the
considered them cougars and cubs. Cougars are women over forty who pursue sex
with men at least eight years of their junior. [1]
Cubs are considered younger men around twenty five that pursue these cougars.
According to Linda Franklin, Author of The Real Cougar Woman, in the
documentary states that, men having been chasing younger women since time
began. She states that, that is
beginning to change. In fact, as of 2003, 34% of women in the U.S. over the age
of 40 are dating younger men.[2] Apparently on psychological level, men want
to have sex with their mothers. However, when they attract and have sex with
these older women they engage because it is more socially acceptable.[3]
Honestly, I thought that was absolutely disgusting. However, it was said that
in Europe, older women that were sex symbols were seen as courtesan and were
respected. This really reminded me about Ben Franklin and how he would talk
about having sex with older women was better considering that they could not
get pregnant and that they were wise at sex[4].
There
are people that are sexually attracted to balloons, such as, when they pop.
They call this a balloon fetish. Fetish is sexual attraction to objects or body
parts not viewed as being sexual in nature.
It is believed by most experts that fetishes come from childhood experiences
where this object, part, enactment, etc. became linked to sexual pleasure or
arousal.[5]
Now, in this case was based on a man named Chris, (they never gave his last
name) who would actually orgasm from popping balloons. Apparently, he went
searching for others that have this fetish and there are a lot out there. In
fact, he found a name for it called looners. [6]
There are between 250,000 to 500,000 looners in America today.[7]
Of course, there are weirder things than balloons around today that people are
into. However, this reminded me a bit of Marquis De Sade. Not as extreme obviously,
but in the sense that, Sade had weird and unfortunately violent sexual experimentation.[8]
Today however, it is everyone is more opened minded and accepting of weird sex.
That is unlike in the Colonial era, where you could only have sex with your
wife in the missionary position. [9]
[1] McMorrow,
Nikki, "Cougars and Cubs," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[2] McMorrow,
Nikki, "Cougars and Cubs," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[3] McMorrow,
Nikki, "Cougars and Cubs," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[4]
Crystal Moore, “Ben Franklin – Founding Father, Man Whore, M.I.L.F. Chaser, and
Possible Serial Killer?!?!” Sexualized
Society (blog), December 7, 2013. Sexualizedsociety.blogspot.com (accessed
February 26, 2014)
[5] McMorrow,
Nikki, "Balloon Fetish," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[6]
McMorrow, Nikki, "Balloon Fetish," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[7] McMorrow,
Nikki, "Balloon Fetish," Strange Sex, Web,
Netflix.com.
[8] Benegal,
Shyam. “From Don Juan to Queen Victoria.” The
History of Sex Posted 1999. History Channel 1999. Web
[9]
Moore, Crystal, “Sex in Colonial America.” Lecture, University of North
Charlotte of Charlotte, January 30, 2014
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