Having trouble orgasming? Wear socks (or maybe not)

Room 302 in Frist Campus Center is where Albert Einstein gave a variety of academic lectures covering topics from the theory of relativity to quantum mechanics. On Sept. 25, a new type of knowledge graced its walls. Organized by Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice and the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, “The Big O” was unleashed to a crowded classroom of curious students.

“I Love Female Orgasm” is a sex education program presented by Sex Discussed Here!. The group brings various sex education programs to college campuses and venues, with “I Love Female Orgasm” being their most popular. A table of goodies entering the lecture hall included condoms and “I Love Female Orgasm” pins and shirts. Taking center stage, student staffers introduced the crowd to the event’s hosts, Lindsay Fram and Marshall Miller.

Fram and Miller introduced themselves as professionals in the world of sexual health. Their high energy and sexual puns broke the initial awkward tension in the room full of college students. Fram initially asked the crowd if they had ever orgasmed before. After one overly enthusiastic cheer broke the crowd, the hosts then asked the audience to fill out an anonymous survey on their prior experience. After a brief silence, the results revealed that the room had varied backgrounds, with some not knowing where to begin and others having experienced an orgasm.

Throughout the presentation, Fram and Miller created inviting spaces to answer questions about sexual education. Topics ranged from “Tips for Cunning Linguists” to “How to get the Big O.”

A personal highlight from the presentation included the clickbait phrases used to discuss female anatomy. As Fram showed a scientific diagram of the vulva, she said, “We have a clip of a girl exploring her body right here.”

She then cut to a comedic scene from the Netflix show “Big Mouth.” In the clip, the character Jessi grabs a mirror and takes her first real look at her vulva. She’s greeted by a cartoonishly exaggerated version of her vulva. While funny, it was also a strong introduction to the female anatomy due to its clarity and medical accuracy. Another crowd favorite was when a male volunteer from the crowd was asked to point to the class where the clitoris was with a laser pointer. In this instance, he was able to find it.

The presentation also acknowledged pervasive myths and issues perpetuated in sex culture. “Orgasms are in no way a good form of birth control,” Miller said. While denying the validity of certain myths, the pair did mention an unexpected one backed by a misinterpreted study.

While promoting their new sock merchandise, Fram and Miller noted a study that found wearing socks raised couples’ orgasm rate from 50 percent to 80 percent. While the study was an interesting side story during the presentation, don’t get your hopes up (or your socks on). The original researcher later told Vericat that the study, which was investigating brain activity during sex, had been misinterpreted and was not related to socks.

Yet, even during the jokes and sexually charged GIFs, both lecturers emphasized a key point: people, bodies, and experiences with sex are diverse. If there’s something many students learned, it’s that you need to “befriend your vulva” and wear socks during sex.

Amanda Hugas is a member of the Class of 2027 and a staff writer for The Prospect. She can be reached by her email at ah0942@princeton.edu.

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