I have told almost everyone I know about prostate play, with the hopes that it will turn people on to it, making the world a better and more sex-positive place on a general level and giving people incredible pleasure on an individual level. Most people find it intriguing. For a certain few it creates awkward silence, and I change the subject quickly. Some know-it-alls tell me "yeah yeah yeah I read about it before", and then explain (mansplain?) it to me instead (though in a very imprecise way). Overall the general reaction from men is "sounds really cool, not for me, my masturbation and sex life is fine" with a "nothing goes up my butt" tagged on for hetero cis men. Women seemed to be very interested in it, and a friend of mine even got an aneros for her BF (though it will surely never leave the box). Amongst the numerous women (oh the irony!) and small handful of men that show interest, I have created a very rudimentary written introductory spiel with accompanying links (the aneros wiki page), that I have emailed them.
But.
I don't think it has interested anyone seriously, as nobody has ever followed up with a message or questions.
In the beginning I did probably a bad job "selling" prostate play to people, but I refined my way of describing it, just as a salesperson learns to talk to different customers differently. But every time I "made a sale", that is, real interest from my interlocutor in reading more online, I was stuck in the predicament of having to send them to the wiki page. Don't get me wrong, I love the aneros wiki page, and have read it multiple times-- the first time I read about aneros was a 50 page french "treaty" on the matter, drawn mainly from the wiki page, that I read two times in one sitting. As a resource it is perfect, and I believe that one can get most of the info necessary to achieve maximum pleasure through attentive reading of the page. However, most of us have a tendency to skim over such long articles, looking for the juiciest part. When doing so on this wiki page, one is quickly stuck in a mire of foreign words and abbreviations (super-o, p-waves, refractory period, involuntaries, to name a few...). For some of the less methodical folk out there, who have a tendency to skim, the page can seem daunting, if not outright boring.
So.
Does anyone have simpler resources? That is, resources for the "common man", not necessarily hetero, which present prostate play without too much technical terminology, in a concise 10 minute maximum read? This would not be a guide for how to use the toy, but more of a hook to convince the reader that they do want to learn more, that they want to spend 2 hours studying the wiki page. Perhaps along the lines of a well drawn comic? For example, I just read this comic on rectal douching, which is humorous, very clear and easy to read, and nicely drawn:
https://howtocleanyourass.wordpress.com/
I am not into marketing (I am a musician), but to me it seems something along these lines could help boost interest in prostate play. I learned about prostate play by hearing about it on the radio. I had read difficult to read articles on it before, but hearing about it on the radio, presented in a simple way by a human voice of someone who has lived the prostate pleasure experience, was what convinced me that prostate play is real, revolutionary, and something I wanted to take part in.
Does anyone have simpler resources? That is, resources for the "common man", not necessarily hetero, which present prostate play without too much technical terminology, in a concise 10 minute maximum read? This would not be a guide for how to use the toy, but more of a hook to convince the reader that they do want to learn more, that they want to spend 2 hours studying the wiki page.
I'm afraid moving prostate massage out of the taboo, niche sexual fetish activity realm into mainstream human sexual practices is a long slow process but people like you and the other members of this Forum are making small incremental progress in changing the world view of this healthful practice, so kudos to you!
For what it's worth, years ago I authored the thread Ideas for Spreading the Word... as a location for members thoughts about disseminating information about Aneros usage and demystifying anal/prostate play. Perhaps you'll get some ideas from reading that thread. More recently I added a Blog entry (Rumel's Ruminations - Part V) with URL links to various resources I've found helpful and interesting in my Aneros Journey. Perhaps you will also find some of those resources helpful as references as well.
Good Vibes to You !
@rumel I should know by now that it isn’t possible to re-invent the wheel on this forum! Thanks for that thread full of interesting ideas (i only have read a few pages so far). It is disheartening to hear that the few people who have preached prostate play (I call it prost-elytizing) have had as little luck as I do. But it makes sense. Actually one thing I have learned from my preaching is that most people just don’t really care that much about sex. The fear of anal play is a major issue for straight men, but there is also just the issue that few care to put aside 2 hours of their time, even once a week. Most people are just happy with simple sex— penetration, orgasm, basta. The gay men I told about prostate orgasms were put off by the effort/time, not by the the anal penetration aspect (though I learned through my conversations that some tops in the gay community can have as much aversion to being penetrated as hetero men).
And that is of course fine, though I truly think the world would be a better place if all men knew the joys of anal penetration. I think men would become much more aware of consent if they understood the implications of being penetrated and the inherent vulnerability involved. And as this practice opens up our bodies’ erogenous zones, men can learn a lot about how to please their partners via their newfound pleasures. For example, I had never heard of nipple orgasms before, and now nipple orgasms are commonplace in my partner play, for me and my partner. Because I learned how to have them, and thus how to give them. In short, this practice turns men into better and more compassionate lovers. And also most people love seeing their partner react to stimuli. How often I have talked to women who complain about how simple and boring the sexual palette is for men. That is, penis=pleasure, and don’t bother with the rest.
i like the idea of aneros stores that was brought up. Did it ever happen? also great commercial ideas! If I were a film maker I would gladly make one. And if there were ever opportunities to sponsor aneros in my neighborhood I would gladly volunteer. (Again I haven’t read all of the two links you sent me yet... maybe I'll find something in them?)
I also am starting to think that aneros might stay a fringe practice for a long time. Even if men start accepting anal penetration (which doesn’t seem like it will happen soon) the dedication required for prostate play, as well as a desire to attain a higher state of sexual pleasure, seem like the greatest hurdles. I think the amount of time necessary is probably much less for men who are already familiar with the vast spectrum of non-penetrative sex, like everything from body/sensory exploration to tantric practices to BDSM. But those are also fringe practices which require tons of time as well.
I am rambling here but these are topics I think a lot about. I even wrote a short essay on the matter that I tried to get published... to no avail! I should probably give up hope and spend my effort on my own bettering (butt-ering).
@divine_oblivion You are right about that most people don’t care that much about sex or is satisfied with the sexlife they have. Straight guys are afraid of analplay (most of them, I actually have one friend that admits he loves it). But I think the time to read and the fact that you have to use it 2-3 times a week for several month before you get anything from it is the first reason to not start with it. If i havn’t been this stubborn for over 2 years now we hadn’t been here today. My husband said in the beginning: nothing will go in there and now he loves it (still doesn’t use it on his own because lack of time and satisfied the way it is and he still doesn’t put it in or take it out or clean it himself). He doesn’t want to read about it, I have printed out hundreds of papers about it and showed him this forum.
Something short and with comic just to catch their interest would be good to start with, if they get interested enough they will read more about it i think. ( There must be someone here at the forum who works with such things so we could spread the word to the rest of the world in an easy way).
And yes I’m sure the world would certenly be a better place if moore men learn about prostate play.
The stubborn wife