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Science Australian researchers study oral sex and U.S. Presidents
Science Australian researchers study oral sex and U.S. Presidents | Australian researchers study oral sex and U.S. Presidents |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Monday, 08 December 2008 | |
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Drs. Marian Pitts and Anthony Smith, both from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society (LaTrobe University, Australia) wrote the November 18, 2008 Sexual Health article entitled “Understanding oral sex.” They state in the abstract to their Sexual Health paper, “Any discussion of oral sex has clear links with the last two USA administrations.” Specifically concerning 42nd President William Jefferson Clinton, “With regard to oral sex, most commentators would agree that the notorious denial of sex with Monica Lewinsky – issued by President Bill Clinton 10 years ago – ‘I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky’ 26 January 1998 – sparked the debates that have dominated our understandings of these sexual practices since.” Pitts and Smith added with regards to 43rd President George Walker Bush, “However, President George W. Bush has also had a major influence on the way in which we discuss and research oral sex. By promoting abstinence as a major strategy to reduce the risk of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV, President Bush inadvertently also raised the issue of oral sex and a debate about ‘technical virgins’ – young people who might engage in oral (or anal) sex while remaining technically virgins.” The study’s authors talk about sex, sexual abstinence, and how society, in general, talks about sex. In addition, Pitts and Smith discuss the definition of sex, specifically stating that, “Effective communication about any topic requires agreement about the meaning of key terms – something that is currently lacking when talking about ‘sex’. The challenge presented by this fluidity in meaning is compounded by the large-scale shifts in sexual cultures that have occurred in the past and continue into the future.” Page two continues more discussions. |
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