Pegging is an anal sex act in which a woman penetrates a man's anus with a strap-on dildo. [1]
Pegging is an anal sex act in which a woman penetrates a man's anus with a strap-on dildo. [1]
The neologism "pegging" was popularized due to the sex education movie Bend Over Boyfriend released in 1998. After, it became the winning entry in a contest for the "Savage Love" sex advice column, held by Dan Savage in 2001 upon observing that except for the phrase "Strap On Sex" used by Queen and her partner Robert in their national lecture series (Robert was the original Bend Over Boyfriend at the Good Vibrations lectures), the concept lacked a common name and there was no dictionary entry for the act. [2] [3] Other words include "buggery" or "sodomy", but these refer to anal sex in general. [3] "Strap-on sex" can be used for vaginal or anal intercourse between people of any gender using a strap-on, and is thus less precise than pegging. [4] Some queer people prefer "strap-on sex" instead of "pegging" because they feel the latter is too hetero and cis centric. [4]
Beckett and Miller use "pegger" and "peggee" to refer to the person penetrating and the person being penetrated; "top" and "bottom" are also used. [4] According to Savage, while the classic definition involves a man being penetrated by a woman, the definition has expanded to include all genders and sexualities, as long as it involves anal sex with a strap-on. [5]
Pegging is penetrative sex with a strap-on dildo, usually anal penetration. It is usually defined as a practice in which a woman penetrates the anus of a man. [4] [3] The woman uses a strap-on dildo, often a silicone phallus, attached with a harness, or a strapless dildo (that also penetrates the pegger). [4] Lubricant is also used. [4]
According to Tristan Taormino, gender and gender roles can play an important part in pegging. [3] Pegging reverses traditional cisgender heterosexual gender roles in sexual practices: the man is penetrated by the woman, becoming passive rather than active. [3] Sex researcher D. J. Williams states that, for many, pegging reflects BDSM themes of dominance and submission. [6]
Evaluating queer opinions on "queering straightness", feminist author Jane Ward notes that "some have hypothesized that gender-subversive sex acts themselves, like pegging, could be a backdoor route to undermining men's patriarchal authority by redefining hetero-masculinity as receptive and vulnerable". [7] Based on feminist and queer theories, Jonathan Branfman and Susan Stiritz argue in the American Journal of Sexuality Education that men's anal receptivity disrupts rigid norms of sex, gender, and sexuality, which they believe to be "social constructs". [8] Queer-feminist Tristan Taormino attributes the acceptance of pegging to the queer community's influence in deconstructing gender boundaries. [9]
There are varying views among feminists on the use of strap-ons in sex. Some feminists argue that strap-on sex imitates patriarchal structures and undermines feminist ideals, asserting that fantasies should align with ethical principles. They criticize feminists who engage in strap-on sex as hypocritical. However, others share these concerns but question whether politics should be brought into the bedroom, while some opposes the notion that strap-on sex is inherently tied to patriarchy. [10] Sex columnist Karley Sciortino shares that, in discourse with female friends who enjoy pegging, she found that they separate politics from sex, even if it deviates from feminism or tends toward patriarchy. One friend described the experience as "fun and powerful", ironically calling it "Freudian bullshit". Another sees it as a "therapeutic tool" for empowerment. Though Sciortino holds opposing views, she concludes that if the aim of sex is intimacy and pleasure, perhaps politics should be set aside. [11]
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According to Beckett and Miller (2022), most popular representations of pegging are derogatory, negative or even amounting to sexual assault. [12]
Long before the term was coined as such, there is a depiction of pegging in the William S. Burroughs 1959 novel Naked Lunch . The dildo used in the scene is called a Steely Dan III, and is the source from which the musical group Steely Dan takes its name. [13] [14] The 1970 film Myra Breckinridge depicted a pegging scene where Myra rapes a man with a strapon dildo. [15] [16] The first explicit pegging scene is believed to be the 1976 pornographic film The Opening of Misty Beethoven . [17] Marquis de Sade describes a pegging act in his 1795 book Philosophy in the Bedroom . [18] [19] Bend Over Boyfriend (1998) is based on a series of lectures and workshops by Robert Lawrence and Carol Queen. Bend Over Boyfriend originally inspired Dan Savage to call the act "BOBing" but his readers subsequently voted on the winning term, "pegging". [17]
Since the coinage of "pegging", it was featured in the TV show Weeds , on the episode "Crush Girl Love Panic" (2006). [17] Here, pegging appears to be non-consensual and is played as a joke towards the male character being forced into anal sex. [12] In the episode "Knockoffs" of the sitcom Broad City , Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) turns to friends and family for advice regarding Jeremy's request for pegging. [20] Subsequently, Jacobson called it "the best episode we've ever done". [21] In the 2016 film The Do-Over , there is a brief pegging scene. In the 2016 film Deadpool , Wade is pegged by his girlfriend Vanessa, commemorating International Women's Day. [22] In François Ozon's 2017 film Double Lover , Chloé pegs Paul. Ozon stated that this scene, where the woman penetrates the man, "aligns with the feminist film that I advocate for". [23] In the episode "To Peg Or Not To Peg" of the TV series The Bold Type , Kat pegs Cody. [24] At the Met Gala 2021, Cara Delevingne wore a vest printed with the slogan "Peg the Patriarchy", garnering media attention. Speaking about it, she said: "It's about women empowerment, gender equality—it’s a bit like, 'stick it to the man',". [25]
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