No Nut November

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No Nut November is an internet challenge revolving around abstinence, in which participants abstain from masturbation and orgasming, or colloquially "to nut", during the month of November.[1] It originated in the early 2010s and grew in popularity on social media during and after 2017.

History[]

Although No Nut November was originally intended to be satirical, some participants claim that abstaining from ejaculating and watching pornography has health benefits.[2][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.[3] 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 as of November 2019,[2] to 85,300 in November 2020 and to 107,800 in November 2021.

After some far-right public figures, including Paul Joseph Watson, promoted the campaign, E. J. Dickson of Rolling Stone suggested that the movement has been coopted by the far-right.[2] Vice Media criticized the challenge in 2018 after adherents sent threats to xHamster on Twitter.[5]

Destroy Dick December[]

Destroy Dick December is a related internet challenge following No Nut November which serves as a counterpoint, encouraging participants to take part in sexual activities such as intercourse and masturbation, after abstaining from them during the previous month. Each day, participants in the challenge orgasm, or "nut", a number of times equal to the day's place in the month, starting with one "nut" on the first of December, and ending with thirty-one "nuts" on the final day.[6][7]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c Sarah Manavis (13 November 2018). "No Nut November: the insidious internet challenge encouraging men not to masturbate". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c EJ Dickson (8 November 2019). "How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Zachary Zane (5 November 2019). "Inside 'No Nut November,' Where Guys Don't Masturbate for a Month". Men's Health. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ Phoebe Loomes (24 November 2018). "Thousands of men quit sex for 'No Nut November'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ Samantha Cole (30 November 2018). "Let This Be the Last No Nut November". Vice. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Destroy Dick December Is the New Month Long Masturbation Challenge". The Daily Dot. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. ^ "What is Destroy Your Dick December?". Metro. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

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