fapp and phallologocentrism

Amy West medievalist at W-STS.COM
Fri Sep 12 11:58:31 UTC 2014


On 9/12/14, 12:00 AM, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> Date:    Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:21:37 -0700
> From:    Spanbock/Svoboda-Spanbock<spanbocks at VERIZON.NET>
> Subject: Re: fapp and phallologocentrism
>
> For no particularly good reason, I always presumed that 'jack' was somehow short for 'ejaculate' and 'jerk' referenced a particularity of the movement, neither being really applicable to female masturbation.
I agree.
>
> It's funny - my children regard these emails as high-minded and nerdy. I have to start hiding them in a brown paper bag.
>
> --
> Kate
Yeah, leave it to me to drag us down into the gutter.

I'm just grateful that Arnold is willing to put on his scholarly 
hip-waders and do the hard work so that I don't have to. :-)

---Amy West

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