Collegiate Times

Last night in Burruss Auditorium the well-known 4 feet 7 inch Dr. Ruth Westheimer, author of Sex for Dummies, spoke to students and local residents about sex, cracking its many myths, discussing her opinions of sex, and even giving young men and women homework to benefit their sex lives.
 
“I want everyone to find a significant other and for everyone to be sexually literate and to be able to satisfy their partners,” Westheimer said in a press conference prior to the lecture.

Always reminding the audience that she is, “old-fashioned and a square,” Westheimer began her lecture on the subject of masturbation for both men and women, elaborating on the ancient custom and how it originates from the Bible story of Onan. She disproved many of the myths that have risen about masturbation.

“There is a myth that women don’t masturbate, that men lose their hair, people have to wear glasses, and that boys grow hair on their palms,” she said. “There is nothing wrong with masturbation.”

Westheimer went on to say that the U.S. has the best data in the world on human sexuality thanks to her predecessors such as Dr. Alfred Kinsey.

According to data, 30% of all sexually active women have an orgasm with intercourse, 30% have an orgasm when the clitoris is stimulated, 30% believe they have to instruct their partner how to satisfy her, 5% can “tighten their thighs,” think about erotic situations, and have orgasm, and lastly 5% have to overcome depression and alcoholism to have an orgasm.

Westheimer stated that her position on abortion is that abortion should be legal but only for when contraceptives fail, not as a contraceptive. In terms of homosexuality, Westheimer made a point that all same-sex couples should have the same respect as heterosexual couples.

“You have to stand up and put your issues on the table,” she said.

Following this, Westheimer gave the audience some homework. She advised the girls to contract their vaginal muscles, and “wink at the driver next to you.”

For the men in the audience, she advised to stand in front of a mirror and to examine and to “admire” their erection.

“Penis size has nothing to do with sexual satisfaction,” she said. “Unless its miniscule.”
Westheimer ended her lecture with encouragement to only have sex if they want to and to standby all personal morals and values.

Following her lecture, Westheimer conducted a question and answer session where she addressed topics such as make-up sex, multiple orgasms, anal penetration, and middle-aged sex.

The night ended with a question addressing the best techniques for fellatio.

“I advise you to leave here and buy an ice cream cone and practice on that,” she said.

Dr. Ruth’s lecture was the first event in Tech’s new Jewish Awareness month. It was sponsored by numerous organizations such as

Hillel at Virginia Tech, VTU, the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Residential Leadership Community, the Judaic Studies Program, LGBTA, the Jewish Awareness Month Committee, the Psychology department, the Women’s Center, Multicultural Programs and Services, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Office of the President.