Brown University recently hosted a workshop titled “Aggressive, Vanilla and Horny: Discussing and Deconstructing Male Sexuality” as part of its Sex Week observance, which also included porn screenings, sex-themed yoga, and a BDSM workshop.
Brown’s Sex Week launched March 31 and concluded Sunday after tackling such pressing matters as: “What’re the first things you think of when you think of males and sexuality?” That’s what the Facebook event page asks regarding the “Aggressive, Vanilla and Horny” workshop. It’s probably not a stretch to surmise “Aggressive, Vanilla and Horny” equaled the dreaded white male, as the panel talk explored “the social influence on constructs of masculinity.”
On Tuesday, April 1, students delved into a “Porn: Entertainment or EVIL?” screening and discussion. That event showcased different types of pornography – “such as traditional, queer, and feminist,” according to its online description. A real equal-opportunity porn screening.
The discussion after all that serious academic research centered on whether pornography is oppressive or empowering, its online description states: “Can porn ever be feminist? Or is it an inherently misogynistic medium?”
Of course, the trending must-have workshop at any serious Sex Week nowadays is a Bondage, Dominance, Sadism and Masochism workshop. Following in the footsteps of the University of Chicago, Cornell, and the University of Michigan, Brown students were offered a chance to discover what it’s like to be in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship (because that’s so empowering.)
Wednesday’s “BDSM 101 Workshop” allowed students who were “curious about kink” or “interested in trying it out” to “learn about the basics of BDSM beyond what’s in 50 Shades of Grey.” Then on Thursday, students enjoyed “Sex and Chocolate in the Dark,” during which students were able to “hear, compare and learn” from each others’ sexual experiences.
The weeklong observance also included some sort of Sex-yoga workshop, and an open-mic sex-themed night.
One Brown University campus observer had this to say to The College Fix about the whole affair:
The Sexual Health Education and Empowerment Council … and fellow travelers have complained that Brown lacks a relaxed and “safe space” where their events can take place. So, tickets are required, and IDs will be checked.
A recent guest opinion article states that “one in five women can expect to be sexually assaulted while at Brown.” You would think with so much “sex education” that the randy male students at Brown would find both enlightenment and release and stop raping women. I guess more explicit “sex education” is order.
Indeed. Although as The College Fix has pointed out, the real motive behind Sex Week is lifestyle education.
Jennifer Kabbany is associate editor of The College Fix.
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