Erosophia

Category: Sexuality

  • Sexual Etymology: Sadism, Masochism, and Candaulism

    by Jason Stotts Today’s words are all etymologically interesting as they are not derived from other languages, but as a reference to the names of their originators. Sadism – the enjoyment of another’s pain or suffering, usually in a sexual context.  The name is a reference to the Marquis de Sade, author of 120 Days…

  • A Scholar and a Prostitute?

    by Jason Stotts Europe and Me Magazine has published an interesting article called “Prostitution as as Student Job.” The article discusses the rise of prostitution as a way that many female students are paying their way through college and grad school. The common theme in the article is that the women are turning to prostitution…

  • Mexico City Approves Gay Marriage

    by Jason Stotts (Source: Wiki-Commons) Mexico city has just passed legislation that legalizes gay marriage by redefining marriage from a union of a man and a woman to “the free uniting of two people” (according to the Huffington Post).  This is a surprising move since Mexico is a strongly catholic country and, obviously, catholics hate homosexuals.…

  • Sexual Etymology: Ejaculate and Cum

    by Jason Stotts There are many words in our language to describe orgasm, but two of the more etymologically interesting are “ejaculate” and “cum.” Ejaculate – 1578, “emit semen,” from L. ejaculatus, pp. of ejaculari, from ex- “out” + jaculari “to throw, dart,” from jaculum “javelin,” from jacere “to throw.” Only other surviving sense is “exclaim suddenly” (1666). (ejaculate) Interestingly, until…

  • Your Sex May Not be as Definite as You Think

    by Jason Stotts The Telegraph (UK) is reporting on a new study done with mice that could alter the way we think about the fixedness of our sex and our idea of sexual development. The idea used to be that babies were of an undifferentiated sex until chromosomal activity caused the developing baby to head…

  • Uganda Bans Female Genital Mutilation

    by Jason Stotts In a welcome move, Uganda has passed a new law to ban Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organization estimates that over 3,000,000 women throughout the world are forced to undergo Female Genital Mutilation every year, or roughly 342 women every hour of every day. For those who don’t know, FGM…

  • Male Prostitution Now Legal in Nevada

    by Jason Stotts (Source: Wiki-Commons) So apparently even though prostitution has been legal in certain Nevada counties since the 70’s, it has only been female prostitution up until this point.  However, this is about to change with the hiring of the first male prostitute at a brothel in Nevada.  The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting…

  • Sexual Etymology: Hymen and Orgasm

    by Jason Stotts In this week’s edition of Sexual Etymology, we’re going to be looking at “hymen” and “orgasm. Hymen – 1615, from Fr. hymen (16c.), ult. from Gk. hymen “virginal membrane, thin skin.” Originally any membrane; present specific meaning begins with Vesalius, 1550. Hymeneal “wedding hymn” is 1717, from L. hymenaeus, from Gk. hymenaios “belonging to wedlock, wedding, wedding…