MCLC: research on SY

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: kirk (denton.2 at osu.edu)
Subject: research on SY
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I can't resist. The video is quite amusing and, of course, of scholarly
interest.

Kirk 

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Source: Ministry of Tofu (6/5/13):
http://www.ministryoftofu.com/2013/06/chinese-college-humor-do-you-pleasure
-yourself-survey-on-masturbation-goes-viral/

Chinese college humor: Do you pleasure yourself? Survey on masturbation
goes viral

A recent video interview of more than 50 college students on their
masturbation and porn-viewing habits has become an online hit on Chinese
social media sites.
The project is launched by a study group called ‘Research on Masturbation’
from Guangzhou-based Zhongshan University. The study group, headed by
sexology professor Pei Yuxin at the university, aims at dissemination
information and knowledge about healthy sex.

Masturbation is informally called “shou yin” in Chinese. Its literal
English translation is hand dirty/lewd, with a negative connotation that
strongly disapproves of the behavior.
It had been frowned upon in China for centuries as traditional Chinese
medicine believes masturbation is very harmful to men’s health whereas
female masturbation carried great social stigma. Even today, many web
discussions and posts are devoted to discouraging masturbation. The
following photo collage of screen grabs of a popular post is one example.

(Read original Chinese post here <http://weibo.com/2709577332/zz0dr7Ls5>.)