Social:No Nut November
No Nut November, often abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November.[1] It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during and after 2017.[2] Destroy Dick December serves as a counterpoint.
History
Although No Nut November was originally intended to be satirical, some participants claim that abstaining from ejaculating and not watching pornography has health benefits.[3][1] An Urban Dictionary entry for No Nut November was published in 2011, and, in 2017, the movement started to gain popularity on social media.[2] It is associated with the NoFap community on Reddit, which encourages its members not to masturbate.[1] The Reddit community /r/NoNutNovember grew from 16,500 subscribers in November 2018[4] to 52,000 subscribers in November 2019.[3]
In 2017 a related internet challenge, Destroy Dick December, was started serving as a counterpoint to No Nut November, encouraging participants to take part in sexual activities such as intercourse and masturbation, after abstaining from them during the previous month.[5]
After some far-right public figures, including Paul Joseph Watson, promoted the campaign, E. J. Dickson of Rolling Stone suggested that the movement had been co-opted by the far-right.[3] Vice criticized the challenge in 2018 after adherents sent threats to xHamster on Twitter, similarly saying it had been co-opted by far-right figures.[6]
See also
- The Contest, a Seinfeld episode about abstinence from masturbation
- Coitus reservatus, a form of sexual intercourse in which a man attempts to remain at the moment before ejaculation for as long as possible
- Movember, the growing of moustaches in November to raise awareness of men's health issues
- National Masturbation Day, originally held on May 7, 1995 as an event to honor Joycelyn Elders, it was later expanded to the month of May as International Masturbation Month
- Lent, a traditional Christian religious observance in which participants abstain from certain foods and luxuries (which can include sexual activities) for the six weeks leading up to Easter
- Ramadan, a religious observance in which Muslims abstain from food, water, and sexual activity during daytime for a lunar month
References
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zachary Zane (5 November 2019). "Inside 'No Nut November,' Where Guys Don't Masturbate for a Month". Men's Health. https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a29689038/no-nut-november/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 EJ Dickson (8 November 2019). "How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/coomer-meme-no-nut-november-nofap-908676/. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ Phoebe Loomes (24 November 2018). "Thousands of men quit sex for 'No Nut November'". The New Zealand Herald. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12165497.
- ↑ "Destroy Dick December Is the New Month Long Masturbation Challenge" (in en-US). 2017-11-15. https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/destroy-dick-december-masturbation-challenge-meme/.
- ↑ Samantha Cole (30 November 2018). "Let This Be the Last No Nut November". Vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7xywwb/let-this-be-the-last-no-nut-november-nofap-meme-explained.
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