Savage Love “Do You Ever Take Drugs So That You Can Have Sex Without Crying?”
posted by on March 9 at 7:27 AM
After the live “This American Life” recording at the Paramount on Wednesday night, I got home at around midnight, went to bed, got up at 4 AM, and headed to Sea-Tac. I flew United (“We Know Why You Fly—Because You Have To, Motherfucker. No One Would Subject Themselves to Our Bullshit Willingly”) all the way to Bloomington, Illinois, where I spoke to three hundred students at Illinois Wesleyan University about sex, female ejaculation, Mary Cheney, gender roles, bisexuality, coming out, parenting, and same-sex marriage—all on three hours of sleep.
Before the talk the students filled out three-by-five cards with their questions. Using cards allows students to anonymously ask questions they might be embarrassed to ask out loud in front of their friends. I always take the cards with me when I leave—I don’t want people fishing cards out of the trash after the talk to see if particular question is written in their boyfriend, girlfriend, or sorority sister’s handwriting. I’m at Bloomington’s teensy airport now, waiting for my flight, looking through last night’s cards, trying to remember if I said anything that’s going to get the Student Senate or the Pride Alliance in trouble for bringing me here.
So what’s on the minds of the students at Illinois Wesleyan? Here are some sample questions from last night…
Settle a bet for me: Is the anus self-lubricating?
Does using a vibrator desensitize you?
Why couldn’t my boyfriend ever keep it up?
What is the relationship, if any, between lesbian/bisexual gender roles and strap-on sex?
How did you find the courage to come out to your family?
What’s your favorite posish?
What do you do if you’re a horny woman and the guy you’re dating refuses to have sex with you?
I have a fantasy about having two dicks and double penetrating my girlfriend. Can I use regular strap-on or is there a “special” variety for men with this fantasy?
Is it possible that after anal sex with my boyfriend, his dick will have poop on it?
How can a woman make herself orgasm? (Be specific!)
Female ejaculation—what’s that about?
Hey Dan - TAL was a great time. Will you be sharing any pre- or post-performance pics of you and the others? Or telling us more about the experience? How was it doing it here in Seattle?
They're so cute.
I wanna know the answer to the male strap on question!
for the perplexed, that title is the name of an excellent sarah silverman song about porn
nope, the song it called, "porn song." the blog post title is the chorus.
I want to know the answer to the "Is it possible that after anal sex with my boyfriend, his dick will have poop on it?" question.
Answer: Yes.
Although ideally it should have Santorum on it, since the answer to question #1 is no -- unless you're that hapless horse-fucker from Enumclaw. A torn blood vessel would lube your anus up right quick.
I'm saddened that a student at a fairly well-respected university would actually write "posish." Was he preparing for a final in Newspeak 101?
I'm also disturbed that there are college females who don't know how to make themselves orgasm. That's what junior high is for, people. And why would someone ask a gay man for female masturbation advice? Dan has access to experts on the matter, sure, but it still seems like an odd choice.
"what's your favorite posish?" is a line in a tenacious d song.
You know, sometimes I miss working with college freshmen in uni housing.
...and then I come to my senses.
him wins for the best comment!
#8 above
sorry to break the news, but if you have a always too dry ass hole, sorry for you
there is a definite fluids, excretions, whatever, increased and enhanced in the good fucking, good butt fucked role
you get the idea
maybe it has to do with enjoying it greatly
Pam Roach and Val Stevens know that these are the same questions 4th graders are going to be asking when they get medically and scientifically accurate sex ed next year.
Maybe they could host a call in show?
#9, the question about female orgasm obviously was not serious or the writer wouldn't have put "be specific." They probably just thought it would be entertaining to see Dan try to describe it.
And just a note, the title is a question that was actually asked and answered.
Dan, after the live This American Life taping I've decided you're the funniest guy on the planet. Your poodle is cute too.
question 1:
Depends on dinner...
The questions seem to be reasonable questions for any young college students. Why are you bringing this up? Is it because they are enrolled in a christian college? If so, WTF.?? Christians don't have sex?
I was actually at the IWU appearance, and I think, while the questions were somewhat strange (I never turned in my 3x5 notecard), they were asked in lieu of entertainment. Students went in order to be entertained, not necessarily for valid sexual knowledge.
And my experience with being here at IWU is that a great deal of students tend to be prude, so the audience that attended was a compilation of those students who are not afraid of their own sexuality AND those that are open to discussing these issues.
So, please don't take these questions as a reflection of our university's reputation. It was a good show, and we enjoyed having Dan Savage talk.
Dan, it turns out you really are a godsend. Bless you.
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