And this stereotype about sexuality still lives in the minds of many men and women. It is refuted by our experts, sexologists Alain Eril and Mireille Bonyerbal.
Alain Eril, psychoanalyst, sexologist:
Here we are entirely dealing with the myths of the Judeo-Christian civilization, which, relying on several delusions, oppressed women under the pretext that, due to their female insatiability, they should not be allowed to enjoy pleasure at all. In the XNUMXth century, society became even more worried when it was discovered that during a certain part of the cycle, a woman could not become pregnant. This means that at this time, sex for her is not justified by procreation, while a man can conceive a child with any ejaculation.
Why are women on some days not subject to the process of reproduction? This question caused concern. And then this story with the clitoris was also discovered — an organ that brings pleasure, but otherwise is completely useless!
Men are capable of experiencing extremely powerful pleasure, and there is no reason to think that women’s sensations are stronger.
Women who experience pleasure have long been unacceptable to society. It is understandable why witches (who were believed to go to the sabbat to copulate with the devil in the form of a goat) were depicted riding a broom — it is difficult to imagine a more overt phallic symbol. We must not forget that a lot of women were burned at the stake, accusing them of being witches.
Mireille Bonierbal, psychiatrist, sexologist:
This stereotype refers to the idea of a woman as an insatiable creature that devours others. But except for Tiresias, the legendary soothsayer from Phoebus, who was lucky enough to become a woman for seven years and learn from the inside the peculiarities of the sexual pleasure of both sexes, no one is able to appreciate the comparative strength of sensations with knowledge of the case.
Scientists (for example, the Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich) tried to measure the intensity of pleasure, but the results of such measurements are completely subjective. Men are capable of experiencing extremely powerful pleasure, and there is no reason to think that women’s sensations are stronger.