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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]]<ref name="snopes"/> 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. | ||
==Overview== | |||
According to folklorist [[Jan Harold Brunvand]], accounts of gerbilling were first recorded in 1984 and initially were said to involve a mouse and an unidentified gay man. In subsequent versions of the story, the animal was a gerbil and the story applied to several male celebrities who were rumored 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 persisted as 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><ref name="snopes"/> | |||
As of the mid-1980s, there were no reports in peer-reviewed medical literature describing gerbilling.<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> | |||
An entirely fictional account appeared in | ==In popular culture== | ||
An entirely fictional account appeared in "[[The Death Camp of Tolerance]]," episode 93 of ''[[South Park]]''. 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> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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For a hazard relating to piloting a monowheel, see monowheel gerbiling
Gerbilling, also known as gerbil stuffing or gerbil shooting, is an urban legend[1] 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.
Overview
According to folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, accounts of gerbilling were first recorded in 1984 and initially were said to involve a mouse and an unidentified gay man. In subsequent versions of the story, the animal was a gerbil and the story applied to several male celebrities who were rumored to be gay.[2][1] Rumors surrounding various male celebrities engaging in gerbilling have become persisted as urban legends over the years.[3][1]
As of the mid-1980s, there were no reports in peer-reviewed medical literature describing gerbilling.[4][5]
In popular culture
An entirely fictional account appeared in "The Death Camp of Tolerance," episode 93 of South Park. The unfortunate cartoon gerbil exited alive.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Barbara and David P. Mikkelson (2001-11-18). "From Gere to eternity". Urban Legends Reference Pages. snopes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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- ↑ Adams, Cecil (1986). "Is It True What they Say About Gerbils?" The Straight Dope, March 28, 1986.
- ↑ Template:Cite pmid
- ↑ 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.
