Masturbation

This is my favourite example of how bad masturbation is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W23LKD9Z1hw
As with most things, the attitudes to masturbation have changed considerably over history, but with some people there is still some embarrassment and reluctance to talk about it as freely as they are able to about other types of sex. This is a historical and socially created stigma, which seems to be alive and well judging by our lecture and on people's blog entries about it. I would suggest that this is not a good thing: if people can't talk about something, there is a lot more mis-information around it. For masturbation,that's obviously not a lethal problem - just a lot of frustrated people- but in the case of sex in general, misinformation or lack of awareness can lead to major health and social problems.This is an interview with a rep from the U.N talking about how teaching masturbation, amongst other things, in schools, can help to combat the spread of H.I.V and Aids by taking the stigma away from talking about it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8245000/8245736.stm
And finally, for balance, at least some people really aren't embarrassed by it anymore....... I wonder if anyone would sponsor me?
http://www.masturbate-a-thon.com/home.php