Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography

Sexual choking / strangulation encompasses a range of practices where pressure is applied to the neck to restrict air or blood flow during a sexual encounter. While choking is most commonly associated with the application of hands around a person’s neck, other limbs or ligatures, such as the forearm...

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Main Authors: Woodley, Giselle, Jaunzems, Kelly
Format: Journal Article
Published: M/C - Media and Culture 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95842
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description Sexual choking / strangulation encompasses a range of practices where pressure is applied to the neck to restrict air or blood flow during a sexual encounter. While choking is most commonly associated with the application of hands around a person’s neck, other limbs or ligatures, such as the forearm or rope, may also be used (Herbenick et al., Frequency 3122; Herbenick et al., Prevalence 1059). This article will predominantly use the term “choking” or “sexual choking” to match teen vernacular and public discourse. These terms, however, may be used interchangeably with other more context-specific terms used in the literature such as “breath play”, “strangulation”, “erotic asphyxiation”, and “sexual asphyxia” (Cardoso 1070; Vilhjálmsdóttir and Forberg 4).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-958422024-10-22T06:55:02Z Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography Woodley, Giselle Jaunzems, Kelly Sexual choking / strangulation encompasses a range of practices where pressure is applied to the neck to restrict air or blood flow during a sexual encounter. While choking is most commonly associated with the application of hands around a person’s neck, other limbs or ligatures, such as the forearm or rope, may also be used (Herbenick et al., Frequency 3122; Herbenick et al., Prevalence 1059). This article will predominantly use the term “choking” or “sexual choking” to match teen vernacular and public discourse. These terms, however, may be used interchangeably with other more context-specific terms used in the literature such as “breath play”, “strangulation”, “erotic asphyxiation”, and “sexual asphyxia” (Cardoso 1070; Vilhjálmsdóttir and Forberg 4). 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95842 10.5204/mcj.3088 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ M/C - Media and Culture fulltext
spellingShingle Woodley, Giselle
Jaunzems, Kelly
Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title_full Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title_fullStr Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title_full_unstemmed Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title_short Minimising the Risk: Teen Perspectives on Sexual Choking in Pornography
title_sort minimising the risk: teen perspectives on sexual choking in pornography
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95842