![]() ![]() And yet, new divisions have recently emerged in the locker room realm, fracturing the international masculine standard of triumphant erections. So far, so simple: I have a hard-on, therefore I am (a real male). There's that which is shed (warrior's blood) and that which flows through the body (as a marker of vigor, especially in the penis). But depending on whether you're a man or a woman, the symbolism is diametrically opposed. From the modest blushing of the cheeks to the turgidity of the genitals, the message is clear: Where there's sex, there's blood. But what we didn't all learn in science class, this engorgement also affects women's bodies – the clitoris, vagina and vulva also swell with blood under the effect of desire. Erection: As everyone learned in science class, an erection is due to an influx of blood to the blood vessels. ![]() It's perfectly logical, then, that our language uses similar expressions to describe our "hot-blooded" lovers, whose desire "burns the blood," and "cold-blooded" psychopaths, whose desire "freezes the blood". Etymology: From the Latin sanguis, blood is associated with everything that makes life possible – from conception to death via the delights of eroticism. This week, we see red and bathe in the blood of erections, menstruation and the hymen. This summer and fall, sex columnist Maïa Mazaurette is donning her scuba suit to help us uncover these fluids. Let's face it: Sex is about an activity (and an organ) that gets wet. Published on September 24, 2023, at 4:00 am (Paris) Time to 5 min. Le Monde columnist Maïa Mazaurette embarks on an adventure like no other as she steers her vessel through the currents of sexuality's fluids. ![]()
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