Mr. Pinup

A call by university researchers for vibrator-seeking women has the local religious community hot and bothered

By Tracy Clark-Flory

Duke University researchers are looking for female students to attend a sex toy party, “engage in sexually explicit conversation” with other young ladies and, if they so desire, buy some titillating playthings at a great discount– all in the name of science. Wait a sec, no, make that “were looking,” past tense — all of the participant spots have filled up rather quickly. Fancy that.

Know who else has responded to the study just as feverishly? A religious leader on campus, whose blood pressure has risen for an entirely different reason: He’s pissed. Father Joe Vetter, director of the Duke Catholic Center, said: “I think it can give the impression that the university is endorsing behavior that I don’t think the university should endorse.” God forbid the university allow its researchers to issue an open call for women — that’s right, adult women — who are interested in attending a sex toy party to help further the study of sex. No one’s being forced into a sex den filled with vibrating silicone and rubber. Women are volunteering to check out some naughty novelty items and, both before and after, speak openly with researchers about their attitudes toward sex.

via Sex – Salon.com.

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