Snowballing (sexual practice)

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Illustration of a woman drooling semen into another woman's open mouth

Snowballing or semen swapping is a human sexual practice in which one partner takes into their mouth the semen of another person, and then 'swaps' or passes it to the mouth of another through kissing.

The term derives from the increased amount of liquid content produced as the semen, and accompanying saliva, is transfered from one mouth to another, "snowballing" into a larger amount as the act goes on.

In a heterosexual context, snowballing is when a man receives his own semen from the mouth of his female partner, into which he has ejaculated.

In the homosexual context, a man or men may share the taste of semen by kissing or spitting into each other's mouth the semen before swallowing it.

In a bisexual group-sex context, common in "cumswap" pornography, two or more female partners will share a man or several men's semen between themselves. Snowballing in this manner is often featured in pornography as part of a practice called bukkake. Here, men generally adopt the dominant role, and semen is passed between women's mouths. Instead of spitting out the semen, a much more common practice is that one woman reclines, opens her mouth, the other woman leans over her and lets the semen flow very slowly or trickle into the first woman's mouth; this process is slower and so it takes more time on video. Also, a clear distance is kept between their mouths in order to better see the actual fluid that is swapped. In some cases, the semen will then be swallowed by one or both of the actresses.

Because snowballing a man's semen involves the exchange of bodily fluids without any barrier, it is not a form of safer sex. Risks are similar to those of unprotected oral sex.

Use of the term in popular culture

The term was popularized by Kevin Smith's film, Clerks, in which the character of Willam Black is nicknamed "Snowball" because he enjoys the practice.

It was additionally noted in the film Stepmom, when Julia Roberts is talking to her stepdaughter about bullying. The term was then misrepresented (called "snow blowing") by the mother whilst having a talk with her children's stepmother.

The term is also generally referred to as a cum swap or mouth to mouth within pornographic films.

See also

• Gokkun
• Seminophagia

References

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• Marx, Eve (2004). What's Your Sexual IQ?. New York: Citadel Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8065-2610-6. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
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