Bathroom sex
Bathroom sex is the engagement of sexual activities in the bathroom or toilet, either private or public. Bathroom sex occurs in many parts of the world and in many places, including stores, hotels, bars, restaurants, airplanes, and universities. Bathroom sex is depicted in many films. There is specific jargon which is applied to initiating and having sex in a bathroom, as well as the sex positions that are most commonly used. According to anthropologist Helen Fisher, when a person is in the bathtub with another person, they have removed their "defenses". Therefore, every touch during this time becomes a lot more intimate.[1]
Prevalence
In Japan, love hotels are sometimes built with specially designed bathrooms to facilitate bathroom sex. According to Mark D. West, people in these hotels often engage in bathroom sex "with the tap on".[2] Clinical sexologist Sonia Borg states that in the United States, bathroom sex in public bathrooms is more frequent in bars than in other places, such as restaurants.[3] In 2006, the Daily News reported that many couples have sex in the restaurant bathrooms across New York City.[4] Bathroom sex also occurs in the lavatory of passenger airliners. People who have sex in the aircraft lavatory are said to have joined the Mile High Club.[5]
Jargon
Specific names are often used to designate the various sex positions used for bathroom sex. In the "toilet rider" position, a man sits on the toilet lid and the passive partner sits over him, facing either backwards or forwards. In the "doggy's sink" position, the passive partner leans over the hand basin, and is penetrated from the rear, giving the active partner a view of the passive partner's front in the mirror.[6] In "Shower sex", the couple have sex under the shower.[6] The "Bathroom Bliss" position involves one of the partners sitting on the side of the tub while the other partner stands on one leg and puts the other leg over the active partner's shoulder, facilitating oral sex.[7] There is another sex position called "Man on the ledge", in which the man leans against the bathtub edge with the help of his arms. His body remains straight. With the man fixed in position, the other partner sits on top of him.[6]
Debate on legality
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), sex in bathroom stalls is private, so people having sex in such place should have privacy.[8][9] The Minnesota Supreme Court concluded that people having sex in closed bathroom stalls "have a reasonable expectation of privacy."[9][10]
Depiction in literature and media
In music, the music video of George Michael's 1998 single "Outside" depicts bathroom sex among men in a satirical manner.[11] The Strokes' 2003 album Room on Fire features the song "Meet Me in the Bathroom".
See also
- Larry Craig scandal, in which a U.S. senator's career was ended after he was accused of soliciting sex in a public bathroom.
- Bathroom reading
- Toilet meal
- Mile high club
Notes
- ↑ "Love in the Tub". Cosmopolitan. Hearst Corporation. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ West 2005, p. 156.
- ↑ Borg 2009, p. 47.
- ↑ JO PIAZZA AND CHRIS ROVZAR (29 June 2006). "Bathroom sex heats up at eateries around the city. Good reason not to touch the breadbasket". Daily News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Gottdiener 2001, p. 39.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 David Strovny. "Bathroom Sex Positions". AskMen.com. IGN. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bathroom Bliss". Cosmopolitan. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ↑ Debra Cassens Weiss (16 January 2008). "ACLU Argues Sex in Bathroom Stalls Is Private". ABA Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ACLU: Sex in Restroom Stalls Is Private". CBS News. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ State v. Bryant, 287 Minn. 205, 177 N.W.2d 800 (1970)
- ↑ Vaughan Arnell (Director) (1998). Outside (Motion picture).
References
- Borg, Sonia (2009). Oral Sex He'll Never Forget: 52 Positions and Techniques Guaranteed to Blow Your Man Away. Quiver Books. ISBN 978-1-59233-385-1.
- Carson, Diane; Dittmar, Linda (1994). Multiple Voices in Feminist Film Criticism. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-2273-3.
- Ferguson, Michael (2004). Idol Worship: A Shameless Celebration of Male Beauty in the Movies. STARbooks Press. ISBN 9781891855481.
- Sacks, David; Thiel, Peter (1996). The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford. The Independent Institute. ISBN 978-0945999423.
- Gottdiener, Mark (2001). Life in the Air: Surviving the New Culture of Air Travel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742500297.
- Greenfield, Beth; Reid, Robert (2004). New York City. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741041231.
- Grundmann, Roy (2010). A Companion to Michael Haneke. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4051-8800-5.
- West, Mark (2005). Law in Everyday Japan: Sex, Sumo, Suicide, And Statutes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226894034.
Further reading
- Love, Tamar (2008). The Sensual Bath: Soaking in Pleasure & Passion. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 9781402749339.