Non, the Masturbathon is not a non-violent technique for collecting flounder eggs.
The Masturbate-a-thon, translated into French as “Masturbathon”, is an annual event that has been taking place in San Francisco since 2000. Its name was chosen by analogy with “Téléthon”, “Marathon”, “Barathon”, etc…
The principle behind this event? Masturbating for a good cause.
By masturbating, its participants raise funds for causes related to sexuality. In particular, the promotion of masturbation as a healthy practice, sex education and the fight against AIDS.
How does fundraising work at the Masturbathon?
Participants in the Masturbathon can provide their own contribution (financial, I mean), for a minimum of 20 dollars.
Or they can also raise funds from sponsors. These handjob patrons are either simple voyeurs, or sex toy brands wishing to promote their products.
Masturbation records
The Masturbathon is also an opportunity to officialise masturbation records. Duration, number of orgasms, and even ejaculation distance. Men and women compete, of course, in separate categories, otherwise it would be cheating.
The masturbation duration record
The world record for the longest non-stop masturbation duration was broken twice by Masanobu Sato. He remains the current title holder.
Sponsored by the sex toy brand Tenga, Sato nevertheless achieved 9h33 of pussy stroking in 2008. He then shattered his record in 2009 with 9h58 of uninterrupted masturbating.
He claims to owe his triumph to three factors:
- His boundless imagination,
- Swimming-based physical training that allowed him to build muscle,
- Frequently changing his Tenga masturbator during his performance, so that his penis would not get used to the sensation.
At moments when his engine threatened to go soft, he took his courage with both hands (to put it that way) thinking of the people who supported him: his girlfriend (so far, that’s pretty logical), his family (I hope for his sake he doesn’t have too many moustached, frumpy great-aunts), and… erm… his work colleagues (there must be a rather odd atmosphere at his job, I dare say…).
An unequal male-female ratio
The event’s little flaw? On the day open to men only, the high proportion of fairly elderly male exhibitionists among Masturbathon participants tends to discourage the ladies… Apart from a few courageous volunteer hostesses, who quickly find themselves at the centre of collective masturbatory attention. Which must still be quite impressive.
All in mutual respect, of course. But nevertheless under the eye of a security guard, himself also a devotee of public masturbation, who keeps watch, crotch in the air, to ensure the festivities proceed without a hitch.
If you speak English, hurry and read this very funny article that recounts a day at the Masturbathon.
Masturbate-a-Thons have also taken place in London and Copenhagen.
