7. The Peanut Butter Surprise: Fear and Loathing of Women’s Sexuality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. Yes, We Are Folk and We Do Have Folklore 1
6. 2. Contraceptive Jelly on Toast and Other Unintended Consequences of Sexuality Education 17
7. 3. You Can’t Get Pregnant Your Very First Time: Understandings of Fertility and Birth Control in Folk Beliefs 24
8. 4. Lesbians Don’t Have Periods and Other Menstrual Folklore 43
9. 5. The Tiny Gift-Wrapped Coffin: Addressing Fears of AIDS 67
10. 6. Of Gerbils and Stomach Pumps: Homophobia in Legends 91
11. 7. The Peanut Butter Surprise: Fear and Loathing of Women’s Sexuality 114
12. 8. The Frat Boy’s Sister and the Chat Room Date: Incest, Accidental and Otherwise 143
13. 9. The Stolen Kidney, Leaping Crabs, and Other Dangers of Sexuality 159
14. 10. I Don’t Believe This but My Friends Do: Using Folklore in Sexuality Education 182
15. References 199
16. Index 205
17. About the Authors 211