Eric Sprankle, PsyD
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Professor of Clinical Psychology • Author of “DIY: The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation” • Horror enthusiast
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PUBLICATION DAY! 🥳 Welcome to the world, DIY, a humorous deep dive into the history and science of masturbation!
Thank you to everyone who has preordered! 🙏🏻
Purchase from your preferred bookseller, but signed copies are available at the links in my bio. 📚
Enjoy yourself!
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Health tips:
• wash your hands
• cover your cough
• don’t touch your face
• unionize so you and your coworkers can collectively bargain for paid sick days
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If you think sex workers "sell their bodies," but coal miners do not, your view of labor is clouded by your moralistic view of sexuality.
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Your midweek reminders:
• sex doesn’t have to include love
• love doesn’t have to include sex
• sex & love don’t have to include commitment
• commitment doesn’t have to include sex & love
• your life doesn’t have to include sex, romantic love, or commitment
• stay hydrated
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“I grew up Catholic” is a euphemism for “I’m into BDSM.”
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Midweek reminders:
• gonorrhea is curable
• HIV is manageable
• PreP is effective
• STIs need treatment, not stigma
• the HPV vaccine is a motherfucking cancer vaccine
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Nudity isn't innately sexual.
Porn isn't innately harmful.
Sex work isn't innately exploitative.
BDSM isn't innately abusive.
Repeat this until you stop shaming, stigmatizing, and criminalizing.
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To those who think sex work is degrading, I hope your Monday morning commute to your cubicle is full of empowerment and happiness.
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Petition to replace all racist statues with Sexy Lucifer.
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Masturbation reminders:
• it’s healthy when you’re single
• it’s healthy when you’re partnered
• not all fantasies reflect IRL desires
• the bible doesn’t mention vibrators
• it’s your body, do as you please
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Reminder for therapists:
• sex work is work
• sex workers rights are human rights
• understand how sex work stigma impacts mental health
• don’t assume sex work is a cause or consequence of mental illness
• rescue is for kittens, not workers
• you’re a therapist, not a cop
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Imagine worshipping a god who, despite creating 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe, is really mad about your dildos.
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Instead of participating in
#NoNutNovember
, abstain from:
• racism
• misogyny
• homophobia
• reading forums that provide inaccurate, puritanical information about masturbation that perpetuate moral panic about sexuality
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@MattWalshBlog
If you don't think sex work is "real work," you know very little about work. And sex. And reality.
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A walrus named Thor stopped by Scarborough to masturbate and rest on his journey in the North Sea, prompting the city to cancel its New Year’s Eve fireworks to avoid disturbing him.
This is the energy we need in 2023.
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Sex education that only focuses on STIs is like a culinary school that only focuses on food poisoning.
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Did someone order tea?
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\ values shouldn't / |
\ control /____ |
\ everyone's /
\ sexuality /
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Raise your hand if you would’ve had a “sexual disorder” in 1979.
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Self-care can include:
• reading a book
• listening to music
• baking cookies
• removing all those in power who do not support bodily autonomy, comprehensive sex education, sexual liberation, and sexual health
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5 Sex Tips to Blow Your Partner’s Mind in Bed:
1) Ask them what they like
2) Ask them what they like
3) Ask them what they like
4) Ask them what they like
5) Ask them what they like
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If you’re worried about kids watching porn and thinking it’s sex ed, have you tried…hear me out now…you know…providing sex ed?
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Being “sex positive” doesn’t mean you have be into Lord of the Rings cosplay fisting parties.
Being sex positive means living according to your sexual values and respecting the values and behaviors of others (which may include Lord of the Rings cosplay fisting parties).
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What if sex work wasn't viewed as inherently exploitative work, but viewed as work within an inherently exploitative economic system?
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If you’re worried about kids watching porn and thinking it’s sex ed, you could always, like, you know, provide sex ed.
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I finally got my average resting heart rate down to 65 beats per minute. Only 65 more to go.
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Weekly reminders:
• casual sex can be healthy
• sex and love aren’t synonymous
• BDSM doesn’t have to include pain
• reducing military spending could support healthcare access to all
• be kind to spiders 🕷
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BDSM reminders for therapists:
• it’s a valid sexual expression
• don’t yuck someone’s yum
• it’s not indicative of trauma
• it can still be healthily expressed even with a trauma history
• watching 50 Shades of Grey does not count as continuing education
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A mid-week reminder:
• nudity isn’t innately sexual
• porn isn’t innately unhealthy
• sex work isn’t innately harmful
• BDSM isn’t innately abusive
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Instead of giving up masturbation for No Nut November, consider giving up:
• sexual guilt
• sexual shame
• sexual ignorance
• getting sexual health advice online from some dude named AlphaGodsWarrior004836
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After posting on Instagram about how masturbation is healthy, and then getting a slew of emails containing threats, attempts at extortion, and pleas to kill myself, I’m reminded that people just need to masturbate and calm the fuck down.
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Is porn the problem or is it:
• poor sex education?
• religious prohibitions?
• a lack of coping skills?
• an inability to assert one’s needs?
Pet goats. Don’t scapegoat.
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Sex can be for a:
• boyfriend & girlfriend
• boyfriend & boyfriend
• girlfriend & girlfriend
• stranger & stranger
• client & sex worker
• group of like-minded friends
• husband & wife
• husband & husband
• wife & wife
• wife & boyfriend while husband watches
• etc.
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To those struggling with "sexual sin" (e.g., masturbation, same sex attraction), just know that it's the person who taught you about sin that is causing the struggle, not your sexuality.
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And once they get to college, I’ll be teaching your children that you’re wrong.
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If you feel entitled to an orgasm due to "blue balls," try this simple solution:
Masturbate.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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Only focusing on STIs in sex ed is like only focusing on salmonella in culinary school.
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I tweeted “ejaculation doesn’t have to mark the end of a sexual encounter, but diarrhea typically does” and someone called me an ableist because of IBS.
what’s the dumbest reason someone on the internet got mad at you?
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Abstinence education says premarital sex makes you a "chewed up piece of gum." Rest assured, your sexuality is actually an everlasting gobstopper.
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Should public schools provide inclusive & comprehensive sexuality education?
RT for YES
Delete your account for NO
Trying to prove a point.
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80% of waitresses experience sexual harassment & can earn as little as $2.13 an hour, but you never see:
• criminalizing dining out
• “end demand” for restaurants
• stings targeting diners
• attempts to “rescue” servers
• labeling restaurant owners as “traffickers”
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Based on some of the comments I’ve seen recently, a little refresher:
• porn isn’t inherently harmful
• nudity isn’t inherently sexual
• bdsm isn’t inherently abusive
• inherently (adverb): in a permanent, essential, or characteristic way
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Sex positivity doesn’t mean you have to be comfortable getting pegged by a clown.
Sex positivity means having insight into your own sexuality and sexual values, and recognizing others’ sexuality and values may be different (and may include getting pegged by a clown).
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Monogamists have boundaries
Polyamorists have boundaries
Swingers have boundaries
We all negotiate sexual and emotional boundaries in any relationship structure.
The rationale of the boundaries do not have to make sense to anyone other than you and your partner(s).
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How to pass the time if quarantined:
• masturbating while lying down
• masturbating while standing up
• masturbating while eating Pringles
• knitting
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If you’re concerned about teens watching porn and thinking it’s sex ed, you could always just, you know, provide sex ed.
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@StirringTrouble
I know this may sound like a wild idea, but not everything a woman does with her body is intended to give you an erection.
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Porn is not supposed to be educational, so don't criticize porn for being bad sex ed. Criticize abstinence-only sex ed for being bad sex ed.
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The virgin birth story is about an all-knowing, all-powerful deity impregnating a human teen. There is no definition of consent that would include that scenario. Happy Holidays.
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The people saying teens should abstain from sex all through adolescence are the same people saying they can’t abstain from a haircut for 2 months.
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Sex education that only focuses on STIs is like a cooking class that only focuses on salmonella.
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Sex doesn’t have to include:
• intercourse
• orgasms
• erections
• genitals
• 17th century sexual values
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During this holiday weekend, be sure to remember:
• casual sex can be healthy
• sex & love aren’t synonymous
• find contraceptives & prophylactics that are right for you
• reducing defense spending could support healthcare access to all
• water your house plants
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When someone says to you, “get a real job,” they’re really saying you need:
• a boss
• a forced schedule
• permission slips to be sick
• obligatory potlucks
• khakis
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When someone tells you to “get a real job,” they’re saying you need:
• a boss
• a forced schedule
• permission slips to be sick
• the excruciating pain of feigning interest during unnecessary meetings
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Attention parents! Be sure to check your child’s Halloween candy. I just found Baphomet inside a Snickers.
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Reminder about relationship structures:
• monogamy isn’t better than non-monogamy
• non-monogamy isn’t better than monogamy
• what’s better is having insight into your relationship needs and values, and finding a partner or partners with similar needs and values
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If your sex ed curriculum isn't upsetting conservatives, it's probably not comprehensive enough.
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If a sex ed curriculum isn’t upsetting:
• nuns
• racists
• pastors
• jk rowling
then it’s not comprehensive enough.
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Weekend reminder:
• sex can be for love
• sex can be for pleasure
• sex can be for money
• sex can be for any combo of those
• one’s not more virtuous than another
• what’s virtuous is knowing your sexual values & having sex with those who share your values
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Only in the mind of a Christian nationalist is "Jesus, Guns, Babies" ideologically consistent.
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Chastity isn't more virtuous than promiscuity. What's virtuous is having insight into your sexual needs and values, and engaging in consensual behavior that is congruent with those needs and values.
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It’s prom season, which means dads assume the unnecessary and unwanted creepy role of vaginal gatekeepers for their daughters while threatening violence against teen boys. Good times.
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“Porn is a public health crisis” you say, as you oppose monthly stimulus checks, increasing unemployment benefits, and banning evictions during a pandemic. “It’s destroying families.”
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@MattWalshBlog
“Real work” includes service providers (barbers, masseuses, therapists, appliance repair people, sex workers to name a few). There’s no product being sold. You’re paying for the worker’s time and labor to perform a task. You may be opposed to or not value the work, but it’s work.
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Nudity isn't innately sexual.
Repeat this until you stop shaming, stigmatizing, and criminalizing.
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Sex education that only focuses on the risks of having unprotected sex is like a culinary school that only focuses on the risks of eating undercooked chicken.
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Sex work isn't trafficking, and BDSM isn't abuse. You are endangering society if you remain ignorant to what constitutes sexual consent.
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Concerned parent: "Porn depicts unhealthy relationships and gender roles."
Also concerned parent: "I love watching Disney movies with my kids!"
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Simultaneous orgasms are not a realistic expectation for couples.
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If you oppose sex work because you think "why pay for it when you can get it for free," you must really be confused by restaurants.
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Weekend reminder:
• sex can be for fun
• sex can be for love
• sex can be for money
• sex can be for any combo of these
• one’s not more virtuous than another
• what’s virtuous is knowing your sexual values and having sex with those who share those values
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Masturbation, porn, and sex work can be engaged in healthily.
What is inherently unhealthy, however, are sermons that demonize sexual desire, vilify porn and sex workers as “temptations,” and spout pseudoscientific nonsense about sexual health.
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In case a pastor told you otherwise:
• casual sex can be healthy
• your sexual orientation is valid
• chastity isn’t inherently virtuous
• monogamy isn’t ideal for all
• hell’s fake, masturbate
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“I grew up Catholic” is a euphemism for “I am an atheist.”
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As a college professor, I shouldn't be the first person in a 20-year-old's life that informs them masturbation is healthy.
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My hobby is using the hobby lobby hashtag on my sex education instagram posts and really confusing conservative scrapbookers.
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Being sex positive doesn’t mean you have to attend X-Files-themed BDSM play parties.
Being sex positive means living authentically according to your own sexual values, and respecting the differing values of others (which may include attending X-Files-themed BDSM play parties).
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Midweek reminders:
• sex and love aren’t synonymous
• monogamy isn’t the default
• porn isn’t inherently harmful
• being required to wear a mask at Walmart doesn’t infringe your Constitutional rights
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"Sex work is exploitative" you say, as you cash your bi-weekly paycheck that is only 15% of the total amount you produced for your employer.
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The fact that masturbation isn't centered within abstinence-only education shows the curriculum isn't about health, but about control & false notions of "purity."
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Imagine sex that isn’t phallocentric and ejaculation-focused.
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@kaxatx
Hi! Sex trafficking researcher here. This isn’t how trafficking works in the US. While it’s wise not to click on links from unsolicited texts, I can guarantee you it won’t lead to being abducted into a sex trafficking ring. You can learn more from
@GAATW_IS
and
@KateDAdamo
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It shouldn't be harder to advertise a dildo on Twitter than buy a gun at Walmart.
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Saying "finish" to mean "ejaculate" reinforces the false notion that an orgasm always marks the end of sexual play.
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Just because you wouldn’t consent to BDSM, an open relationship, or sex work doesn’t mean it’s non-consensual for others.
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If you feel entitled to an orgasm, masturbate.
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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Make a weekend goal to understand:
• bdsm isn’t innately abusive
• poly isn’t innately cheating
• nudity isn’t innately sexual
• virginity isn’t innately virtuous
• what innately means
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“I am the devil, and I’m here to do the devil’s work.”
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Since you brought my field into this, hi, psychologist here. Sex work isn’t inherently a cause or consequence of trauma. Sex workers can willfully enter the industry knowing the risks/rewards, and can establish healthy boundaries. I’d argue they’re better at boundaries than most.
@EmberlynSlade
@lonimarie18
@gerbrocker
@toxichoodboys
No one who is a fully aware human being with healthy boundaries will become a prostitute by choice.
Not projecting, it's just psychology. The fact that you take money and allow many, many men to fuck you indicates severe unprocessed trauma. You may have disassaciated...
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Analogies are hard.
Watching Pornography during the Coronavirus is like a person sentenced to house arrest because of arson setting his own house on fire.
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“Just use birth control,” say the people who prevent schools from teaching students how to use birth control.
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As a college-level sex educator, I shouldn't be the first person in a 20-year-old's life that informs them masturbation is healthy.
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Make it a goal this week to learn the differences between:
• vulva & vagina
• semen & sperm
• nudity & sexualization
• asexuality & low desire
• political oppression & being told to wear a mask during a pandemic if you want to shop at Costco
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A lack of sex ed is a far greater public health crisis than porn could ever be.
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If you think porn teaches us unhealthy and inequitable gender roles and sexual behavior, have you ever thought maybe it’s actually our sex negativity and ignorance that are teaching porn?
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