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'''Gerbilling''', also known as '''gerbil stuffing''' or '''gerbil shooting''', is an [[urban legend]] that describes a supposed [[human sexual behavior|sexual practice]] of inserting small live animals (usually [[gerbil]]s but also [[mouse|mice]], [[hamster]]s, [[rat]]s and various other [[rodents]]) into the human [[rectum]] to obtain stimulation. | '''Gerbilling''', also known as '''gerbil stuffing''' or '''gerbil shooting''', is an [[urban legend]] that describes a supposed [[human sexual behavior|sexual practice]] of inserting small live animals (usually [[gerbil]]s but also [[mouse|mice]], [[hamster]]s, [[rat]]s and various other [[rodents]]) into the human [[rectum]] to obtain stimulation.<ref name="snopes"/> | ||
Though medical literature indicates that people have inserted a vast array of objects into their rectums for sexual stimulation, there is no reputably-reported case of gerbilling in peer-reviewed literature.<ref name="Straight_Dope">Adams, Cecil (1986). "[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/478/is-it-true-what-they-say-about-gerbils Is It True What they Say About Gerbils?]" ''The Straight Dope'', March 28, 1986.</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|3738771}}</ref> | |||
==Overview== | |||
Folklorist [[Jan Harold Brunvand]] reports that the gerbilling story was first documented in 1984, and initially involved a mouse and an unidentified gay man. In subsequent versions of the story the rodent became a gerbil, and the incident attributed to any of several prominent male celebrities who were publicly supposed to be gay.<ref name="Brunvand2001a">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=The Colo-Rectal Mouse|pages=81|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5|isbn13=9781576070765}}</ref><ref name="snopes">{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/gerbil.asp |title=From Gere to eternity |date=2001-11-18|author=Barbara and David P. Mikkelson|work=[[Urban Legends Reference Pages]]|publisher=[[snopes.com]]|accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persistent urban legends over the years.<ref name="Brunvand2001b">{{Cite encyclopedia|article=Gerbiling|pages=166|author=[[Jan Harold Brunvand|Brunvand, Jan Harold]]|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Urban Legends|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-076-5|isbn13=9781576070765}}</ref> | |||
==In mass media== | |||
An entirely fictional account appeared in a ''[[South Park]]'' episode #93, [[The Death Camp of Tolerance]]. The unfortunate cartoon gerbil exited alive.<ref>[http://southpark.wikia.com/wiki/The_Death_Camp_of_Tolerance The Death Camp of Tolerance, South Park wiki]</ref> | An entirely fictional account appeared in a ''[[South Park]]'' episode #93, [[The Death Camp of Tolerance]]. The unfortunate cartoon gerbil exited alive.<ref>[http://southpark.wikia.com/wiki/The_Death_Camp_of_Tolerance The Death Camp of Tolerance, South Park wiki]</ref> | ||
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Gerbilling, also known as gerbil stuffing or gerbil shooting, is an urban legend that describes a supposed sexual practice of inserting small live animals (usually gerbils but also mice, hamsters, rats and various other rodents) into the human rectum to obtain stimulation.[1]
Though medical literature indicates that people have inserted a vast array of objects into their rectums for sexual stimulation, there is no reputably-reported case of gerbilling in peer-reviewed literature.[2][3]
Overview
Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand reports that the gerbilling story was first documented in 1984, and initially involved a mouse and an unidentified gay man. In subsequent versions of the story the rodent became a gerbil, and the incident attributed to any of several prominent male celebrities who were publicly supposed to be gay.[4][1] Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persistent urban legends over the years.[5]
In mass media
An entirely fictional account appeared in a South Park episode #93, The Death Camp of Tolerance. The unfortunate cartoon gerbil exited alive.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barbara and David P. Mikkelson (2001-11-18). "From Gere to eternity". Urban Legends Reference Pages. snopes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ↑ Adams, Cecil (1986). "Is It True What they Say About Gerbils?" The Straight Dope, March 28, 1986.
- ↑ Template:Cite pmid
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- ↑ The Death Camp of Tolerance, South Park wiki
Further reading
- Norine Dresser (July 1994). "The Case of the Missing Gerbil". Western Folklore. 53 (3): 229–242. JSTOR 1499810.
- Barbara and David P. Mikkelson (2001-11-18). "From Gere to Eternity". Urban Legends Reference Pages.
- Cecil Adams (1986-03-28). "Is it true what they say about gerbils?". The Straight Dope.
- Becky Vorpagel (1988). "A rodent by Any Other Name: Implications of a Contemporary Legend". International Folklore Review. 6: 53–57.