“Ass is the new pussy”: Why anilingus is on the rise
A short article about the rising popularity of anilingus, matching the inexorable cultural shift towards anal sex.
The shift, in both attitude and practice, is likely an outgrowth of the fact that anal sex has steadily been making inroads with heterosexuals over the last two decades. In 1992, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of people age 18 to 59 found that just 20 percent of women and 26 percent of men had tried anal sex. By 2005, those numbers had risen significantly: 35% of women and 40% of men between the ages of 25 and 44 said they’d had anal sex at least once. By the time the CDC again posed the question in 2006-2008 to 13,495 people between the ages of 15 and 44, heterosexual anal sex was more popular than ever. Forty-four percent of men and 39 percent of women had engaged in straight anal sex, a leap that seems nothing short of impressive. It follows that the ever-expanding perception of the anus as a sexual organ would manifest in multiple—and fluid—forms of butt play, from sticking to licking.
As these figures continue to rise (and there’s no reason why they should stop), it is inevitable that more and more couples will ponder why the vagina is a requirement at all, given the pleasurable possibilities of the anus to both sexes.
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