Lecture Notes: Bukkake

Overview

• Bukkake is a sex act involving multiple males ejaculating on a single person, often depicted in pornographic films.
• Originated in Japan in the 1980s, spreading to North America and Europe, including gay pornography.

Etymology

• Derived from the Japanese verb bukkakeru meaning "to dash" or "splash".
• Bukkake refers to pouring liquid with force; used in Japanese cuisine to describe dishes like bukkake udon.

History

• First appeared in Japanese pornographic films in the mid-to-late 1980s.
• Jesus Clits Superstar part 1 (1987) cited as an early example.
• Japanese censorship laws influenced the genre’s focus on facial ejaculation.
• Spread to the US and Europe in the late 1990s, with American Bukkake 1 (1999) being the first US film.
• Economic production benefits include fewer actresses and amateur male performers.
• Differences in portrayal between Japanese and Western bukkake videos.

Variations

• Gokkun: Involves collecting semen in a container for the receiver to drink.
• Exists in gay and "lesbian bukkake" formats.

Cultural and Psychological Aspects

• Some interpret bukkake as humiliating and degrading, focusing on female objectification.
• The act is sometimes viewed as a ritual of humiliation or symbolic group rape.
• Male viewers may derive satisfaction from the "sense of closure".

Reception

• Bukkake is often described as degrading by various authors and commentators.
• Feminist perspectives highlight issues of humiliation and objectification.
• Contrasting views see it as analogous to a "circle jerk", a male bonding practice.

Related Topics

• BDSM, Cum shot, Facial, Group sex, Pornography in Japan.

Additional Information

• Trademarked by Shuttle Japan in 2001.
• Featured in discussions at the World Congress of Sexology (2005).
• Compared to cum tributes, involving multiple men ejaculating towards a single woman.