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==Motivation== |
==Motivation== |
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While circle jerks feature a [[homoerotic]] element, some analysts interpret adolescent boys' group activities such as circle jerks as an effort to establish heterosexual, masculine dominance within the group.<ref name="Murphy2001" /><ref name="Mechling2004">{{cite book|author=Jay Mechling|title=On My Honor: Boy Scouts and the Making of American Youth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8aSN5GSxZIC&pg=PA292|accessdate=20 February 2011|date=1 May 2004|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-51705-6|page=292}}</ref><ref name="Lefkowitz1997">{{cite book|author=Bernard Lefkowitz|title=Our guys: the Glen Ridge rape and the secret life of the perfect suburb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QjG5QpOKcoC&pg=PA243|accessdate=20 February 2011|date=11 July 1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-20596-3|pages=243–244}}</ref>{{Disputed inline|date=October 2018}} Author Bernard Lefkowitz states that what actually motivates participation is to have friends witness and acknowledge one's sexual prowess, helping to counter teenage feelings of inadequacy related to sexual activity.<ref name="Lefkowitz1997" />{{Disputed inline|date=October 2018}} |
While circle jerks feature a [[homoerotic]] element, some analysts interpret adolescent boys' group activities such as circle jerks as an effort to establish heterosexual, masculine dominance within the group.<ref name="Murphy2001" /><ref name="Mechling2004">{{cite book|author=Jay Mechling|title=On My Honor: Boy Scouts and the Making of American Youth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8aSN5GSxZIC&pg=PA292|accessdate=20 February 2011|date=1 May 2004|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-51705-6|page=292}}</ref><ref name="Lefkowitz1997">{{cite book|author=Bernard Lefkowitz|title=Our guys: the Glen Ridge rape and the secret life of the perfect suburb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QjG5QpOKcoC&pg=PA243|accessdate=20 February 2011|date=11 July 1997|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-20596-3|pages=243–244}}</ref>{{Disputed inline|date=October 2018}} Author Bernard Lefkowitz states that what actually motivates participation is to have friends witness and acknowledge one's sexual prowess, helping to counter teenage feelings of inadequacy related to sexual activity.<ref name="Lefkowitz1997" />{{Disputed inline|date=October 2018}} |
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== Use As Trademark == |
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The term "Circle Jerk" is part of a trademark issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This trademark bears United States Trademark Registration Number 5626116. <ref>https://trademarks.justia.com/878/50/circle-jerk-87850560.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
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A circle jerk is a sexual practice in which a group of men or boys form a circle and masturbate themselves or each other. In the metaphorical sense, the term is used to refer to self-congratulatory behavior or discussion among a group of people, usually in reference to a "boring or time-wasting meeting or other event".[1]
Description
Circle jerks are typically an experience of adolescents and college students[citation needed]. Often, they feature a competitive element, with the "winner" being the participant able to ejaculate first, last, or farthest depending on the pre-established rules.[1][2] They can serve as an introduction to sexual relations with other males, or as a sexual outlet at an age or situation when regular sexual activity with another person is not possible.[1] Circle jerking may or may not involve physical contact with others in the groups. Masturbating other participants, or stimulating other participants' penises or scrotums often occurs.[citation needed] Non-penetrative sexual rubbing against another participant's body may also occur, such as frot, the rubbing of two (or more) penises against each other.[citation needed] Frot, which may jokingly be called 'sword-fighting', usually involves the competitive element of trying to make the other participant(s) ejaculate first.[citation needed]
Motivation
While circle jerks feature a homoerotic element, some analysts interpret adolescent boys' group activities such as circle jerks as an effort to establish heterosexual, masculine dominance within the group.[1][2][3][disputed – discuss] Author Bernard Lefkowitz states that what actually motivates participation is to have friends witness and acknowledge one's sexual prowess, helping to counter teenage feelings of inadequacy related to sexual activity.[3][disputed – discuss]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Peter Francis Murphy (12 February 2001). Studs, tools, and the family jewels: metaphors men live by. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-299-17130-8. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ a b Jay Mechling (1 May 2004). On My Honor: Boy Scouts and the Making of American Youth. University of Chicago Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-226-51705-6. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ^ a b Bernard Lefkowitz (11 July 1997). Our guys: the Glen Ridge rape and the secret life of the perfect suburb. University of California Press. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-0-520-20596-3. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
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