We just got this delightful comment, from a “woman” named “Brianna,” in response to an acne question over at Ask the Blondes.
Dear Blonde’s, Try using male sperm to treat acne. Just gently rub the sperm into the areas on your face that have broken out.. It worked for me and I do it daily.
Just in case anybody had forgotten that there are some fuckwads out there who will sexualize and demean women for writing about anything.
And they never know how to use apostrophes.
Update: apparently semen as skin treatment is a real thing. Damn. Having said that, it still sounds exactly like some asshole trying to get under our skin, and it’s not really a viable daily solution for many people, and I still have issues with the grammar. But evidently, “male sperm” is good for your skin. Huh.
Update 2: I could have sworn “gullible” was in the dictionary. My fellow Blonde has done the research and concluded that yes, this is indeed a load of horseshit.
Young girls report being told that swallowing will also cure acne, too. Nice, right?
Yeah, nice. And exactly what I figured in the first place. I hate people.
Kate, she might be serious. I’ve seen the “sperm mask” advice before. Cynthia Heimel’s fictitious (?) friend “Cleo” gave that “tip” in Sex Tips for Girls (published in 1983 and still in print); although her other “friends” in the book dismissed her as a “deranged woman” for doing so, presumably Heimel’s point is that some women actually do do this (though I’ve never met one).
Like the previous commenter said, “Brianna” might have been serious when she left that comment. (You might be grosses out by this, but) I’ll let my boyfriend give me a “facial” and I’ll rub it in, because not only dose he seen to enjoy the visuals but it also turns me on and makes my skin notably softer. Although, I’m not sure about the acne healing properties in semen, I never really paid any attention to whether my skin was any clearer when I’m having sex on a regular basis or not.
Holy shit. You learn something every day.
I’m not sure I buy this for one minute. If I want to fertilize a zit, okay, sure, fine, I’ll use sperm. In the meanwhile, I’ll stick to Cetaphil.
You and me both, Laurie.
Check this out:
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s5i18672
Thanks, L.
Hey, I was willing to believe that Levitrol would get rid of my belly fat and cure my anxiety. Why wouldn’t sperm cure my acne, too?
Next you’re going to tell me that Alli will make me shit myself.
I’d think that sperm would clog your pores, really.
Okay, so it’s a little basic. And bases are supposed to be kind of good for reducing acne inflammations… like milk, and eggs (both recommendations I’ve received), and, well, SOAP. But sperm doesn’t exactly rinse off of skin easily, and that can’t bode too well.
I once had a little ‘break-out’ on my chin, and was in the bathroom at work looking at it, and my co-worker said “Oh, I always break out right there after I ‘take care of’ my boyfriend. You must be having fun!” –which is just so funny to me…