Venus Butterfly
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The Venus Butterfly is a fictional sexual technique invented for a television show.[1] It was created by writer Terry Louise Fisher for an episode of the series L.A. Law.[1] The term later became associated with a real cunnilingus variant described by sex educator Sue Johanson.[2]
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Two requests were made to license the term following the episode's broadcast.[1] Johanson's description involved using one's tongue on the clitoris, fingers on the vagina, and the other hand on the perineal area.[2] She added that the technique could include penetrating the anus if pleasurable for the woman.[2] A similar description of the technique was given in a 2004 episode of the TV series Rescue Me.[2]
Terry Louise Fisher, who wrote that portion of the episode, said she invented the phrase on the spot.[1] Following the broadcast, the series received numerous viewer inquiries—both letters and phone calls—asking for details about the technique, plus two requests to license the term.[1] Playboy* magazine ran a feature that speculated on the nature of the Venus Butterfly, incorporating reader-submitted ideas.[1] Even years afterward, cast members of L.A. Law said they continued to field questions about the Venus Butterfly.[3]
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They document the public's intense curiosity, including letters, phone calls, and a Playboy feature.[1] The sources show that actors were still questioned about the technique years after the show.[3] Her description explicitly includes the possibility of anal penetration as part of the technique.[2] Sue Johanson's 2005 description outlines a specific real-world sexual technique involving tongue on the clitoris, fingers in the vagina, and a hand on the perineal area, with possible anal penetration.[2]
A 2004 episode of Rescue Me featured a description of the Venus Butterfly that closely matches Johanson's.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Venus Butterfly" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: A Behind the Scenes Look at L.A. Law, Cosmopolitan, December 1987 (reprint on fansite, retrieved 23:45, August 12, 2006 (UTC)) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Venus Butterfly" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Performing Oral Sex on a Female Talk Sex Productions Inc. & Sue Johanson 2005, URL accessed August 6, 2006.; Colloquially, this configuration is also known as The Shocker. Basic Cable Awash in Raunch: a content analysis of expanded basic cable's original prime-time ser (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Venus Butterfly" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Daniel R. Coleridge, "L.A. Law Reunion's Sexy Secret!", TV Guide, January 24, 2002. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Venus Butterfly (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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