Sexual intercourse

[[Image:Kittylingus.jpg|thumb|165px|right|Ahem. "Eating pussy". It's purr-fectly natural!]]{{sex}}{{hatnote|This article is about humans knockin' boots in various exciting positions. If you're looking for what kind of reproductive organs someone has and why, [[sex|look over here]] (totally SFW, no worries).}}
{{cquote|You and me baby ain't [[Evolution|nothin' but mammals]]<br>So let's do it like they do on the ''Discovery Channel''|||''The Bad Touch'' by {{wpl|Bloodhound Gang}}<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k</ref>}}
'''Sexual intercourse''' is a polite term for [[fucking|fuck*ng]].<ref group=note>Oops, were we supposed to censor that word more?</ref> Though it does feel reallllllllyyy good,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/why-does-sex-feel-good |title= Why does sex feel good?|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=12 September 2014|website=Go Ask Alice!|publisher=Columbia University |access-date= 21 March 2024}}</ref> its primary function, in a [[biology|biological]] and [[evolution|evolutionary]] sense, is to make babies. In [[heterosexual]] intercourse, the sperm from the penis enters the [[vagina]] if [[contraception|protection]] isn't used, which could lead to a pregnancy if the sperm reaches the woman's egg in the 
uterus
 fallopian tubes.<ref group=note>The fertilization occurs in the tubes. For pregnancy to happen, the egg needs to be fertilized during this narrow window when it's in the tube (the first half). The zygote then travels to be implanted in the upper third part of the uterus. If for some reason the egg doesn't travel down and gets implanted in the tube's wall, it is called [[Ectopic pregnancy]], which is a serious and life-threatening condition that is probably still not a good enough reason to justify [[abortion]] to some people…</ref> [[Homosexual]] intercourse does not have such messy outcomes, although you run the risk of being shouted at by [[homophobes]].

==Sex and conservatives==
{{cquote|[[Ben Shapiro]] sharing with the world that his wife, a doctor, told him that wet pussy is a symptom of a gynecological problem is the greatest self-own in the history of self-owns. It will never be surpassed. Other people can stop owning themselves because there’s really no point.|||Podcaster Joshua Holland.<ref>[https://www.themarysue.com/ben-shapiro-spectacularly-self-owns-on-wap/ Ben Shapiro Spectacularly Self-Owns While Criticizing “WAP”]. ''The Mary Sue.''</ref>}}

Although every human who has ever lived prior to the modern development of artificial insemination techniques was conceived by this process,<ref group=note>With the possible exception of a few individuals held by various religions to have been [[Virgin birth|born from a virgin]].</ref> sex is often seen as dirty, bad, or [[sin]]ful, and is often censored and information on it restricted, resulting in social awkwardness whenever it comes to mentioning it or teaching about it for the first time. But despite all this, most Americans do the dirty deed before getting [[marriage|married]], and this has been true since at least the 1940's.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-12-19-premarital-sex_x.htm |title=Most Americans have had premarital sex, study finds |first=Sharon |last=Jayson |date=19 December 2006 |newspaper=USA Today |accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref>

Sex leads to many things that ultra-[[conservative]]s despise, such as [[pregnancy]] outside of [[wedlock]], [[birth control]], [[abortion]], {{wpl|serial monogamy}} or {{wpl|promiscuity||,}} [[sexually transmitted disease]]s, science (particularly [[evolutionary biology]]) to develop vaccinations (such as the [[HPV vaccine]]), [[sex education]], health insurance for the masses to cover those cases where a disease has no cure or treatment, and fun. Because ultra-conservatives dislike all of these things, it is highly recommended that they abstain from all forms of sex and reproduction. Therefore, [[fundies]] only find out if they are sexually incompatible after getting hitched — then they have to live unhappily together, or [[divorce]] (which the [[Bible]] says is naughty and forbids them from doing — except for cases of sexual impropriety (which the Bible ''also'' says is naughty), which is more likely to happen because of their incompatibility). Advocates against [[abstinence]] until marriage often compare the practice to buying a car without a test drive.

Both recent and longstanding studies have shown that (as the saying goes) "people are alike all over". A person's [[Politics|political]] or religious views usually tend to have very little impact on whether they practice what is seen by social conservatives as "negative" sexual activities, including [[homosexuality]], a high lifetime number of partners, promiscuity, and premarital sex. In fact, some studies have shown that the social conservatives engage in them ''more'' — certainly anyone who's ever watched ''Sexcetera'' will have the opinion that the kinkiest bastards are all in [[red state]]s.<ref group=note>In other words, [[Celibacy|sexual repression]] tends to lead to a preoccupation with sex, which leads to extensive sexual activity, and… look, do we have to spell this out further?!</ref>

As can be seen by illogical [[conservative]] support of [[abstinence]]-only sexual education, conservatives fear their children might learn about penises and vaginas. Fortunately for conservatives, America has one of the developed world's highest teen pregnancy rates,<ref>http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/reproductive-health/teen-pregnancy/trends.html</ref> which proves that America's children know very little about human anatomy and [[birth control]], proving that abstinence-only sexual education is working in the way they want it to. Not coincidentally, the rates of this are highest in red states of the Deep South.

===Sex and Middle America===
Originally named Cross Keys, a village in [[Pennsylvania]] popular with the [[Amish]], was renamed "Intercourse" in 1814. In early 19th century usage, "intercourse" referred to non-sexual social interaction.<ref>http://www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml</ref> Another possible explanation is that the village may originally have been called "Entercourse", to refer to a nearby racecourse.<ref>[http://www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml The Village of Intercourse]</ref> Intercourse is not far from the village of Blue Balls, Pennsylvania,<ref group=note>Actually "Blue Ball," but the plural just makes it even funnier.</ref> which may be a commentary on the sense of humor of Pennsylvania Dutch settlers.

===Sex and Christmas===
A lot of Americans do it over the [[Christmas]] holiday; people tend to like it just then, which could be a seasonal effect or due to the warm fuzzy holiday feeling.<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/26/it-s-high-time-for-conception-studies-show-peak-times-weather-for-sex.html It's High Time for Conception: Studies Show Peak Times, Weather for Sex]</ref> Serious [[scientific]] research is possible here. Comparing birth statistics and figures for [[condom]] sales<ref group=note>To be fair, the condoms you bought in large quantities during December can probably last till Valentine's Day.</ref> in the Northern hemisphere (e.g. [[USA]], [[Canada]], [[UK]]) with similar statistics for countries with similar cultures in the Southern hemisphere (e.g. [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]]) could indicate which factor is more important.{{efn|Many animals time their breeding activities so that they give birth (or their eggs hatch) in spring or summer, when food is more plentiful and less energy needs to be expended on enduring the cold conditions of autumn and winter. Given the 9-month gestation time of humans, it would make more sense to make the beast with two backs in summer or autumn in order to give birth in spring or summer. However, human civilization generally has enough safety nets that the time of year infants are born in doesn’t have a huge impact on infant mortality.}}

==Oral sex==
Oral sex is the act of applying one's tongue and lips to the genitalia of another. There are several recognized forms:

*Fellatio – mouth-to-penis
*Cunnilingus – mouth-to-vulva
*Anilingus – mouth-to-anus (not too sanitary)

Many people – perhaps most – consider oral sex to be a form of foreplay. Some, however, see it as unusually intimate and/or obscene (not to mention gross and unhygienic). Those people have never heard this joke before:

{{quotebox|A Southern girl comes back from her first year in college up in the Northeast. Her friends are anxious to hear if the Big City is the den of iniquity they've been raised to hear it is, and she says, "Well, let me tell you. It was shocking. They get these big snowstorms up there all the time, and it gets really cold and windy and you can't even see across the street, and they call that a blizzard."

"Wow", her friends say. "What about the food?"

"Well, at the beginning of the year some friends of mine took me to the beach and we had a big meal of lobster and clams and corn that they just dug out of a pit in the sand. They call that a clambake."

Her friends are quite impressed, and decide to ask her if the men are anything like they are here at home.

"Well, I'll tell you. There are some men who like nothing better than to get an innocent, unmarried Christian girl's clothes off and her legs spread wide, and to lick her ''down there''."

Her friends, being good [[Christian]] girls with an [[abstinence]]-only [[sex education|education]], are shocked at this, and ask, "What do you call them?"

"Well, after the first time I called him 'Precious'..."}}

People, please keep that in mind. That goes for guys '''and''' girls.

Oral sex is a leading risk factor for throat cancer. This is usually because of HPV, an [[STD]]. The [[HPV vaccine]] is therefore of indirect use in preventing throat cancer, not to mention cervical cancer.<ref>Hisham Mehanna (April 25, 2023). [https://theconversation.com/oral-sex-is-now-the-leading-risk-factor-for-throat-cancer-204063 "Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer"]. ''The Conversation''.</ref>

There's also the fact that if you have your dick in someone's mouth and they bite down, you're gonna have a bad time.

==See also==
*[[Masturbation]]
*[[Bestiality]]
*[[Birth control]]
*[[Celibacy]]
*[[Sex education]]
*[[Anal sex]]

==Notes==
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