{"id":7219,"date":"2016-05-12T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/houghtonmodern\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T19:07:41","slug":"how-to-kiss-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/houghtonmodern\/2016\/05\/12\/how-to-kiss-right\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Kiss Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired\u00a0Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This collection includes a lot of erotica, particularly from the 19th-century, but it also includes a lot of sex humor books including this one titled How to do sex properly<\/em> by\u00a0Bruce Aiken, Bridgid Herridge and Colin Rowe. \u00a0It reveals a fascinating glimpse of popular attitudes towards sex in the 1980s. \u00a0This satiric take on subject relies heavily on illustration most often using\u00a0stuffed teddy bears throughout the text.<\/p>\n

\"Img0004\"<\/a>\u00a0They cover topics such as “learning to kiss right” by recommending that one’s eyes can be open or closed and suggesting a tilted head if your nose is too big. \u00a0They also counsel making a practice mouth with your hand. \u00a0\u00a0\"Img0009\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Another\u00a0hilarious section outlines possible hiding places should you be caught “doing it.” \u00a0The dotted lines denote the various options which include A. Outside on ledge.<\/strong> \u00a0You should first have checked that there is a ledge. \u00a0B. Hanging from ledge.<\/strong> \u00a0Not recommended for long periods. \u00a0C. Under rug.<\/strong> \u00a0Try not to sneeze.<\/p>\n

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And if you are trying to keep things exciting they recommend role play. \u00a0\"Img0007\"<\/a>You can see these bears are enacting an Arabian Nights theme. To read about\u00a0what other mischief these bears could be up to you can find\u00a0How<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> sex<\/span> <\/a>properly<\/a> \/\u00a0by a “team of experts,” or Bruce Aiken, Bridgid Herridge and Colin Rowe.<\/span> London : F. Muller, 1982 in Widener’s collection. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The authors apologize in advance if they cause any offense to the reader or “distress” to the bears.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Alison Harris, Santo Domingo Project Manager, for contributing this post.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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