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#ChokeMeDaddy: A Content Analysis of Memes Related to Choking/Strangulation During Sex
Debby Herbenick1,2, Lucia Guerra-Reyes3,4, Callie Patterson3,4
1Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. debby@iu.edu.
Abstract:
Recent research indicates that some young people initially learn about sexual choking through Internet memes. Thus, a qualitative content analysis was performed on 316 visual and textual memes collected from various social media websites and online searches to assess salient categories related to choking during sex. We identified nine main categories: communication, gendered dynamics, choking as dangerous, choking as sexy, sexualization of the nonsexual, shame and worry, romance/rough sex juxtaposition, choking and religious references, instructional/informational. Given that memes, through their humor, can make difficult topics more palatable and minimize potential harm in the phenomenon they depict, more concerted, synergistic effort that integrates media literacy into sexuality education programming on the potential risks that may ensue for those engaging in sexual choking is warranted.
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