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--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
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I'm on a horse.
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
If Selena Gomez can't speak Spanish, why should I?
I want a four-way with all the Jonas Brothers.
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
My life is awesome.
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
My ads on Facebook are as follows: Planned Parenthood, Make a Baby with your Friends, Date Cute Black Guy. What?
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
My Amazon shipments make me look like a messed up person
The nights without basketball games are so dull.
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
Who cares what nature thinks. Gay guys are hot. At least from a straight girl's perspective.
I could use some global warming right about now.
Whoever said prunes were for old people must have never had them!
I feel like I'm at Hogwarts every time I walk up to Watson at night.
Hello everyone, I would just like to let one thing be known: I love boobs. Thank you all.
Singing "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" at the top of my lungs was the highlight of my day. I'm OK with that.
For once, I would really like someone to go out of their way for me
I really wish there was a girl who just wanted to have sex, no strings, just sex.
Is it a problem that I instantly fall in love with every guy I see wearing TOMS?
How am I supposed to focus on my homework when my uterus is screaming at me? I'm taking a personal day tomorrow.
First night my roommate and I decide to not watch the Olympics, and there's a bobsled crash. Shoot.
--scientific evidence that it exists, many people claim to enjoy its penetration by rubbing the upper area of the vagina with a finger, toy, or penis. Id say, don't be discouraged by the study; go on your own quest and enjoy the journey.
Tonight, I learned how to separate emotions from sex.
SEXUAL HEALTH
The mysterious female orgasm: Solved
The female orgasm is one of the biggest mysteries in sex. It is as complex as it is desirable.
What we do know is that the sexual response cycle has four stages, from the beginning of arousal until after the orgasm. It begins with "excitement," indicated by increased blood pressure and lubrication. The cycle goes on to the "plateau stage," with a swelling of the muscles in the vaginal area. Next is the actual orgasm, which consists of six to 15 muscular contractions, varying in length. After the climax, women reach the "resolution period" with relaxation of muscles and return to normal breathing.
Even if easy to describe, many men and women get frustrated about the female orgasm. In order to lighten the dark of female pleasure and clear up the mess that orgasm myths have created, here are a few truths and falsities about the center of female satisfaction:
"EVERY WOMAN CAN HAVE AN ORGASM DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE."
Let's Talk about Sex
"WOMEN DON'T ENJOY
SEX WITHOUT HAVING
AN ORGASM."
This is both true and false. Although every woman is capable of having an orgasm during sexual intercourse, only about one-third of women actually have them, according to various statistics. The rest can reach an orgasm by additional manual stimulation or with devices, such as a vibrator.
BY CAROLINE BLEDOWSKI
"EVERY WOMAN HAS A G-SPOT."
Whether or not a woman enjoys sex depends on arousal in general. The orgasm is only the third stage of the sexual response cycle. Before that, lubrication and increased blood pressure already indicate a pleasurable feeling. And if you really want to know, ask her. If she's a keeper, she'll probably tell you the truth.
False.
Not vet answerable.
The famous spot, introduced by German gynecologist Ernst Grafenberg in 1950, has led many people on a pleasurable quest, and into frustration. A new study by British researchers at King's College London indicates the G-spot is a myth. Though it is true that there is still not sufficient
EDITORIAL CARTOON
"WOMEN CAN'T HAVE MULTIPLE ORGASMS."
False.
Every woman can have multiple orgasms. After an orgasm, a woman can have several more with further stimulation because women don't go through the refractory, or recreational, period after an orgasm like men do. Some may not like to continue after an orgasm, but if they do, they can have many more. Multiple orgasms are very rare during sexual intercourse, but are reachable by manual or oral stimulation. Trying it out is the best method at this point.
Despite scientific evidence for many of these phenomena, every orgasm is different and even the absence of one is not a physical dysfunction. Often, women just haven't really tried it yet. The best way to explore the complexity of your own orgasm is discovering it yourself first.
A more comprehensive list of myths about the female orgasm is available on Kansan.com.
Bledowski is a graduate student from Cracow, Poland, in journalism.
MARIAM SAIFAN
GUEST EDITORIAL
Facebook stalkers beware
Three words: Facebook status updates.
What's on you
Ah, the ultimate question, and by now, you have probably developed a love/hate relationship with this sentence. What are you thinking? What is it you want to post out into the world to associate with your name? When it comes to a Facebook status update, the opportunities are endless. But be wary of what you post, because it could get you into trouble.
What's on your mind?
Not to bring up the University of Oregon football program again, but it was ex-Duck Jamere Holland's Facebook status update that bashed Chip Kelly.
The post read, "Outside looking in now tell me what you see, ya don't. My FB is being hit up like no other. I'm this, I'm that, call me what you want but it's gone take more than crazy messages and an Oregon scholly to break me .Freedom of speech (expletive) ttt!! Don't exist."
Holland violated team rules and was dismissed from the team the next day. He serves as a reminder than when posting a Facebook status, you must
be careful about what you post, because once you press that "share" button, Facebook shares it with everyone.
Refaceme.com posted the 12 most annoying types of Facebookers. We'll name just a few here so you get the idea.
"You must be careful about what you post, because once you press that 'share' button, Facebook shares it with everyone."
The let-me-tell-youevery-detail-of-my-day bore: These are the types who post statuses like "Just woke up, showered, ate breakfast, did homework, now going to class," or "I'm at McDonalds everybody come!" Look, we're really glad you want to share this with everyone, but you're really not that cool, and no one wants to hang out with you at a fast-food joint.
The sympathy-batter: "I'm so lonely." "No one to eat dinner
The crank: These grouch-buckets are the angry people who have nothing better to do with their time other than to post mean comments on the Internet. They hate their lives and often post things like "people are such idiots." These are basically posts that don't matter most of the time, but sometimes these particular Facebook updates are the kind that can cause you to lose your job, get kicked off a team, etc.
with." These folks are just putting out the saddest, most depressing thing they can think of for a little social media attention. They want people to care about their sorry lives so bad, but typically these are the updates that never get any comments.
When it comes to Facebook, you must think about how you want to be perceived by the world around you. What image are you portraying? What do you say that could influence people? The choice is yours.
Editorial Staff, The Daily Barometer at Oregon State University
FASHION
Streaming video makes fashion more accessible
This is Alexandra Esposito, reporting live from Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Well, sort of
This year, designers gave anyone with the Internet access to their exclusive fashion shows. Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Rodarte and many other top name designers streamed their Fall/Winter 2010 shows live online. This allowed viewers to watch as if they were actually in Bryant Park.
In reality, getting invited to a fashion show during New York Fashion Week is comparable to finding one of Willy Wonka's golden tickets. Seats at one of the shows of the worldrenowned, featured designers are saved exclusively for celebrities, the designers' families and close friends, famous stylists and very lucky fashion journalists. That is, until now.
After the success of the late Alexander McQueen's live stream last season, designers are quickly picking up on the trend and trying out the new concept. And, in the spirit of competition, all of London's fashion week will be streamed online. What's more, Burberry announced that it will stream its Feb. 23 show to New York, Paris, Tokyo and Dubai in 3-D.
However, some members of the fashion community have expressed concern that letting mere mortals watch the shows live will destroy the exclusiveness and air of celebrity that goes along with Fashion Week.
Personally, I think streaming the videos is one of the best ideas the fashion world has produced in a long time. Yes, videos and pictures of these shows end up online eventually. But, the feeling I got in watching Marc Jacobs' designs parade live down the runway to a hip remix of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and knowing I was among the first to see his new line come to life, was an experience that cannot be compared to watching it the next day on YouTube. Even though the show was fewer than 10 minutes long and the connection froze and cut out a few
BY ALEX ESPOSITO
aesposito@kansan.com
Top of the line fashion has always been about exclusivity; it's made for the rich and famous who can, and will, buy skirts that cost as much as car payments. Recently, some top designers have begun making more affordable lines, such as "Marc by Marc Jacobs" or Rodarte's recent line for Target. These designers want to make clothes for celebrities as well as college students. Now, with the video streaming, they're allowing both parties to watch their shows.
times, to me, it was like watching the Jayhawks play in a national championship game.
The Web is a tool for sharing information. Forward-thinking design companies should see the value in using this tool to share creations with people all over the world.
This year marks the last year Fashion Week will be hosted in Bryant Park. As the fashion industry grows, the show grew with it. Now, the small grassy park, just a few blocks away from Times Square, is no longer big enough to host its main attraction. As an aspiring fashion journalist, I have always dreamed of going to a show in Bryant Park. Unfortunately, I'll never get to, but at least now I can say I've seen a few.
Fashion, like any entertainment industry, cannot survive without people. Thank you, designers, for inviting the people to your show. This is a trend I definitely approve of and I hope it continues to catch on.
Esposito is a sophomore from Overland Park in film studies and journalism.
In response to Monday's editorial, "Continue standing up to City for human rights," it is disheartening to hear that, yet again, transgendered people are denied basic human rights because of fear and ignorance.
Any arguments made based upon uninformed and religious ideas should not be valid. It is painful to hear that the transgendered community is seen as "unnatural sexual predators." It is extremely ignorant to say that because a person identifies as a different gender than the one they were born with that they are immediately thought to be dangerous, sick and constantly trying to sexually harass people.
Equality in the law
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This is an outrageous claim that comes from very close-minded people who have obviously made no attempt to reach out and learn about the community they fear and hate so much.
It has become strikingly more apparent that America is not the "Land of Freedom" it has so long boasted to be. I can respect the rights of people to being religious. However, I can not respect when religious values are used to oppress people. Society must be conscious that not everyone shares the same beliefs.
While, often, we fear what we do not know, when peoples' rights are put on the line, it is the community's responsibility to learn more about the other side. Also, any arguments made based upon religious values, such as "God had standards when he created Adam and Eve," should not be held above all others in courts.
When will we stop our pattern of inflicting ignorant injustice upon people?
— Anne Scrogham is a freshman from Prairie Village.
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