Irrumatio
Irrumatio, also called irrumation, is a type of sexual intercourse performed by actively thrusting one's penis into one's partner's mouth or by thrusting the penis between the legs, upper thighs, or between the abdomens of two partners. Also known as dry sex.
Etymology and history
The English noun irrumatio or irrumation and verb irrumate come from the Latin irrumare that means to suck or fellate . According to A. Richlin's argument in an article published in the journal Classical Philology irrumare means more specifically to force to fellate. Also note that J. L. Butrica, in his review of R. W. Hooper's edition of The Priapus Poems, a corpus of poems known as Priapeia in Latin, states that "some Roman sexual practices, like irrumatio, lack simple English equivalents".
As the quotation from Butrica suggests and an article by W. A. Krenkel shows irrumatio was a widespread sexual practice in the Roman Empire (where homosexuality was accepted as a normal trait for a certain time period). J. N. Adams states that "it was a standard joke to speak of irrumatio as a means of silencing someone". Remaining frescos from the Roman city of Pompeii that was destroyed by an eruption of a volcano named Vesuvius which kept the buildings well preserved demonstrate that irrumatio was one of the specific Roman sexual acts, the others being fututio, fellatio, pedicatio and cunnilingus.
Still C. A. Williams argues that it was accepted as a degrading act, even more so than anal sex. S. Tarkovsky states that despite being popular it was thought to be a hostile act, "taken directly from the Greek, whereby the Greek men would have to force the fellatio by violence". Furthermore as A. Richlin has shown in an article in the Journal of the History of Sexuality it was also accepted as "oral rape", a punitive act against homosexuality.
Roman historian Suetonius has a passage in his De Vita Caesarum which inconclusively states that Roman emperor Tiberius took great pleasure from forcing women, even those of rank, to irrumatio.
Forced irrumatio is often called "Egyptian Rape" or simply "Egyptian." This goes back to the time of the Crusades when Mamluks were alleged to force their Christian captives to do this.
Non-penetrative sex
Main article: outercourse
The first type of irrumatio involves sexual stimulation through the thrusting of the penis between the legs or the (upper) thighs of the partner or between the abdomens of two partners. Lubrication can be used for this purpose. Sometimes the term masturbation is used to describe such stimulation. Like other types of non-penetrative sex, also known as outercourse or dry sex, it is a safe sex technique. This type of irrumatio is historically (i.e. in the Roman times) and usually performed by male partners and therefore is perceived as a homosexual act.
Several English and Latin terms are used to describe irrumation by thrusting the penis between the upper thighs: English method, college style, college fuck, Princeton rub (also used for frot), Harvard style, leggins, intercrural intercourse, interfemoral intercourse, coitus ante portas, coitus inter femora, coitus interfemoris etc. The act can be performed in four different ways with the receiving partner standing up or bending down, sitting on the laps of the active partner, lying down on the bed or on a table and in pederasty.
Oral sex
- Main article: Oral sex
In oral sex irrumatio is performed by actively thrusting the male reproductive organ into the mouth of the partner. In slang this act is called as face fucking, throat fucking and skull fuck.
As with fellatio it may be performed to induce orgasm and ejaculation of semen. It can also be used as foreplay prior to vaginal or anal forms of intercourse. However the passive partner might experience certain difficulties compared to fellatio like feeling as if s/he is abused, boredom, uncomforting reflexes etc. One method for the passive partner to overcome such difficulties is using the so-called stopper technique by wrapping one hand around the lower shaft of the penis thus being able to control its movement.
Fellatio and irrumatio can be used interchangeably during oral sex. Indeed the distinction between fellatio and irrumatio has vanished in modern English and the latter term has fallen out of widespread use.
Cultural significance
According to Maggie Paley's argument in her The Book of the Penis some receivers regard receiving oral sex as an ego boost, believing that such an act is a form of dominance over their sexual partner because of the overt submissive nature of the act; the giver may often be on their knees before the receiver to perform the act of pleasure. As the Roman conception of the act also indicates this is more so for irrumatio than fellatio in oral sex as the male partner is dominant in action and the act of deep throating is easier.
In pornography certain work focusing on gagging (the gag reflex) clearly include such a point of view. In such work the females become subject to what is usually portrayed as degrading irrumatio in mostly kneeling down or lying backwards positions. It is regular to make females deep throat the entire penis and then receive facials. Many scenes include flowing of saliva, pre-ejaculate and semen from the actress's mouth, tear from her eyes and in more extreme cases mucus and vomit. Examples include pornographic movies Throat Gaggers and Gag Factor. There are also several themed websites such as Make Them Gag and Throat Jobs. Blow bangs and bukakke are common, but not necessary elements in such work.
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