WHEN I WAS nine-years-old, I was told that if you shifted 12 people, you’d automatically become pregnant after the final one.
And I’ll be honest here; I was skeptical.
A quick scan of the dictionary that we’d been required to get in 3rd class suggested that there was a little more to the whole ‘getting pregnant’ process than a series of slobbery shifts, but Jaysus, who bloody knew?
Sure, just a few years prior to that particular revelation I was under the impression babies were born through their mother’s bellybutton, so it was all to play for on the sex education front.
Naturally, I wouldn’t have been on my own when it came to sex myths, and Twitter is here to remind us that no matter how ludicrous your understanding was of the whole shebang, their’s was equally as absurd.
Take a look at this…
1.The power of your cut-price toothpaste, lads.
@ishaaran Overheard teens saying, "if you brush your teeth before & after oral sex, you can't contract an STI." #sexmyth
— Ruslan Seyidov (@ruslanseyid) April 4, 2016
2. Looking for trouble here, TBF.
Gay sex according to Liz:
— Sarah Gabrick (@AVENGERS_26) October 23, 2015
One girl blows fire into the other's vagina. #sexmyths
3. Yep, and sometimes confetti might come out, just like a piñata.
"I thought when you 'popped your cherry' you'd actually hear a pop, like a balloon" - Nikki, 19 #sexmyths #losingit #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/jNZoCHauWS
— Losing It! (@Losing_It_IYAF) June 9, 2018
4. Do not try this at home.
Rinsing with Mountain Dew can keep a woman from getting pregnant 😂😂😂 #sexmyths
— Kailey Byrd (@byrdztheword) November 1, 2013
5. We heard five, but OK.
"3 hail mary's before sex won't get you pregnant." #sexmyth
— uizm (@unclesnare) May 23, 2011
6. Condom, check? Handcuffs, check.
I also believed that getting tied to the bed during sex was just a thing everyone did. #sexmyth
— Mandie Rae 🐼 (@dammitpunk) September 1, 2015
7. And sure, go with ten if you can manage it.
#7 Two condoms are better than one #sexmyth
— Bae Watch (@pink_and_fruity) April 30, 2011
8. For the love of…
#sex #myth : Masturbation can cause many harmful physical, and psychological disorders, like depression, warts, pimples, and insanity
— Marina Meza (@KiwiPie16) July 13, 2010
9. Nope.
I use to believe you couldn't get pregnant during you period. #sexmyth
— Mandie Rae 🐼 (@dammitpunk) September 1, 2015
10. Still doing the rounds, we see.
You can get pregant tru kissing #SexMyth
— ThanosAdvocate ☯️ (@DeeRock_) May 11, 2012
