No Nut November

No Nut November is an internet challenge revolving around abstinence, in which participants abstain from masturbating or having an orgasm during the month of November.[1] Although No Nut November was originally intended to be satirical, some participants claim that abstaining from ejaculating and watching pornography has health benefits.[2][3] An Urban Dictionary entry for No Nut November was published in 2011, and in 2017, the movement started to gain popularity on social media.[4] It is associated with the NoFap community on Reddit, which encourages its members not to masturbate.[3] The Reddit community /r/NoNutNovember grew from 16,500 subscribers in November 2018[5] to 52,000 subscribers as of November 2019.[2]

Climate protest sign referencing No Nut November

After several public figures, such as Paul Joseph Watson promoted the campaign, EJ Dickson of Rolling Stone Magazine has suggested that the movement has been coopted by the far-right.[2] Vice Media criticized the challenge in 2018 after followers sent threats to xHamster's Twitter account.[6]

See also

References
  1. Ethan Vassar (10 November 2019). "Seriously: You failed No Nut November, what now?". The Rocky Mountain Collegian. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. EJ Dickson (8 November 2019). "How a New Meme Exposes the Far-Right Roots of #NoNutNovember". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. Sarah Manavis (13 November 2018). "No Nut November: the insidious internet challenge encouraging men not to masturbate". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. Zachary Zane (5 November 2019). "Inside 'No Nut November,' Where Guys Don't Masturbate for a Month". Men's Health. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. Phoebe Loomes (24 November 2018). "Thousands of men quit sex for 'No Nut November'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. Samantha Cole (30 November 2018). "Let This Be the Last No Nut November". Vice. Retrieved 11 November 2019.


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