It's just that it's been my experience in having sex with some straight men that the sex is over when he gets off. And I don't accept that. I want to have an orgasm. ...Not right now! This is the Isaac Stern Auditorium!... No. I want to have one. I will put a chalk board over the bed. One... one.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cho rejects the norm that sex ends after male orgasm, demanding mutual satisfaction.
- In plain terms
- Cho insists on having her own orgasm regardless of context or timing.
- What can you take from it?
- Mutual pleasure is a reasonable expectation in intimacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we communicate needs in intimacy?
- What defines satisfying intimacy?
Another view
The specific context of the auditorium is unusual.
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