Pearl necklace (sexuality)
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An example of a "pearl necklace".
A pearl necklace is a slang term referring to a sexual act in which a man ejaculates semen on or near the neck, chest or breast of another person. If ejaculation is onto the other person's face it can be called a facial. Such ejaculation can be done by mammary intercourse, or masturbation over the other person, or result from the withdrawal of the penis from a partner's mouth as he is ejaculating following fellatio.[1]
The term pearl necklace is used by some because the drops of semen deposited by the man resemble a necklace of translucent white pearls.[2][3]
It is one of the activities that sex workers use as safe sex alternatives for people who refuse to wear a condom.[1][4] One sex worker explained to a researcher that it's because mammary intercourse feels like penetrative sex to the man.[1]
[edit] In fiction and popular culture
The term was introduced to viewers of the HBO sex comedy Sex and the City in episode 69, first broadcast in 2004.[5][6][7][8] In that episode the least sexually sophisticated of the characters misunderstands a promise she overhears made to the most sexually sophisticated of the characters, Samantha Jones, who then explained the term. Boogie-Blues band ZZ Top was criticized for the lyrics of its song Pearl necklace as one of its songs whose lyrics improperly objectified women.[9]
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- ^ a b c d Davis, 1996, pages 125-127
- ^ Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man: Dan Anderson. Regan Books, 1997. p 106-7.
- ^ The Vice Guide to Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll: Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes, Shane Smith. Warner Books, 2003. p 35
- ^ Wendy Chapkis (1997). Live sex acts: women performing erotic labor (illustrated ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 170 (and footnote 57 on page 232). ISBN 0415912881. http://books.google.com/books?id=ipmRWrCqdFcC.
- ^ "LATEST LOWLIGHTS FROM SEX AND THE CITY". Parents Television Council. http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/campaigns/sexandthecity/main.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-30. "Actually we're talking about the other kind of pearl necklace. You know, the kind where the guy decorates your neck?" mirror
- ^ "Luck be an old lady". Sex and the City scripts. http://www.sexandthecityscripts.com/S05E03_Luck-be-an-Old-Lady.php. Retrieved 2012-01-30. mirror
- ^ Sabrina Weill (2006). Perigee. ed. The Real Truth about Teens and Sex. p. 113. ISBN 0399532803. http://books.google.com/books?id=-rLAhpaTa0kC&pg=PA113&vq=%22pearl+necklace%22&dq=%22pearl+necklace%22+sexual&lr=&hl=es&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0. "I didn't know what a pearl necklace was until I watched Sex and the City"
- ^ Ben Shapiro (2005). Regnery Publishing. ed. Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future. ISBN 0895260166. http://books.google.com/books?id=oRMJYpOXu18C&pg=PA120&dq=%22pearl+necklace%22+sexual&lr=&hl=es. "Samantha to Charlotte: actually, we're talking about the other kind of pearl necklace. You know, the one where the guy decorates your neck?"
- ^ Michael Saunders (1991-04-05). "Blues-driven Boogie Of Zz Top To Fill Miami Arena For 2 Shows". Sun Sentinel. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1991-04-05/features/9101170548_1_guitarist-billy-gibbons-zz-frank-beard. Retrieved 2012-01-31. "ZZ Top is not without its booing section. They have been knocked for the woman-as-bimbo image by decorating videos with long-legged beauties. And critics have charged that sexually oriented tunes such as Tush, Pearl Necklace, and Velcro Fly also portray women as sex objects." mirror
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