No Nut November Explained
No Nut November, often abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November. It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during and after 2017. Destroy Dick December serves as a counterpoint.
History
Although No Nut November was originally intended to be satirical, some participants claim that abstaining from ejaculating and not watching pornography has health benefits.[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.[2] It is associated with the NoFap community on Reddit, which encourages its members not to masturbate.[3] The Reddit community /r/NoNutNovember grew from 16,500 subscribers in November 2018[4] to 52,000 subscribers in November 2019.[1]
In 2017 a related internet challenge, Destroy Dick December, was started serving as a counterpoint to No Nut November, encouraging participants to take part in sexual activities such as intercourse and masturbation, after abstaining from them during the previous month.[5]
After some far-right public figures, including Paul Joseph Watson, promoted the campaign, E. J. Dickson of Rolling Stone suggested that the movement had been co-opted by the far-right.[1] Vice criticized the challenge in 2018 after adherents sent threats to xHamster on Twitter, similarly saying it had been co-opted by far-right figures.[6]
See also
- The Contest, a Seinfeld episode about abstinence from masturbation
- Coitus reservatus, a form of sexual intercourse in which a man attempts to remain at the moment before ejaculation for as long as possible
- Movember, the growing of moustaches in November to raise awareness of men's health issues
- National Masturbation Day, originally held on May 7, 1995 as an event to honor Joycelyn Elders, it was later expanded to the month of May as International Masturbation Month
- Lent, a traditional Christian religious observance in which participants abstain from certain foods and luxuries (which can include sexual activities) for the six weeks leading up to Easter
- Ramadan, a religious observance in which Muslims abstain from food, water, and sexual activity during daytime for a lunar month
- Nofap, an internet forum for those who wish to give up pornography and masturbation
External links
Notes and References
- How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember . EJ Dickson . . 8 November 2019 . 11 November 2019.
- News: Inside 'No Nut November,' Where Guys Don't Masturbate for a Month . Zachary Zane . . 5 November 2019 . 11 November 2019 .
- News: No Nut November: the insidious internet challenge encouraging men not to masturbate. Sarah Manavis . . 13 November 2018. 11 November 2019.
- News: Thousands of men quit sex for 'No Nut November' . Phoebe Loomes . . 24 November 2018 . 11 November 2019 .
- Web site: 2017-11-15. Destroy Dick December Is the New Month Long Masturbation Challenge. 2020-11-22. The Daily Dot. en-US.
- Web site: Let This Be the Last No Nut November . Samantha Cole . . 30 November 2018 . 11 November 2019 .
