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Film Masturbation
Self-love scenes are becoming more realistic and much more relatable.

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Rachel Thompson on May 16, 2019


Aimee from 'Sex Education' discovering the wonders of masturbation.
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Naomi Watts in 'Mulholland Drive' in 2001.
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'The Slums Of Beverly Hills.'
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Aimee discovers the joys of masturbation.
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Aubrey Plaza and Rachel Bilson in 'The To Do List.'
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May is National Masturbation Month, and we're celebrating with Feeling Yourself , a series exploring the finer points of self-pleasure.
May is National Masturbation Month, and we're celebrating with Feeling Yourself , a series exploring the finer points of self-pleasure.
For too long, female pleasure has been portrayed on-screen through the prism of the male gaze.
When it comes to TV and movies, scenes portraying women masturbating are basically straight out of a male director's sexual fantasy. More often than not, the woman writhes around on her back and she's usually moaning the moment her hand comes into contact with her vulva. If only it were that easy.
Truth is: We don't masturbate like that. We're not always thrashing about on our backs making loud, fake orgasm noises. It's usually pretty mundane and unglamorous. And we can get pretty creative with positions and props depending on how we're feeling.
Thankfully, times are changing -- somewhat. There are bright spots on TV and in movies that show more realistic, more anatomically accurate, and much, much more relatable self-love sessions.
We've ranked some of the most iconic on-screen female masturbation moments based on their realism and relatability.
Sex and the City's Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) did a lot of good in smashing the stigma surrounding female sexuality. But, it needs to be said that some of the orgasm scenes were a tad melodramatic. In "The Agony and The Ex-tacy" Samantha meets a good looking priest who she quickly dubs "Friar Fuck" — only problem is, this friar won't, uuuh, fulfill her fantasy. Samantha ends up masturbating about him, during which she breaks out into a full-on operatic orgasm. If only masturbating were actually that good .
In Season One of Girls, Marnie Michaels (Allison Williams) does something many of us have dreamed of doing. She becomes so aroused after talking to bonafide arty douchebag Booth Jonathan that she has to go masturbate in the bathroom of an event space. "I want you to know, the first time I fuck you it might scare you a little because I'm a man and I know how to do things," Booth says to Marnie. Soon after, Marnie locks herself in the loo, puts her hand down her tights and cracks one out while standing up. I mean, it's a great idea in principle, but who among us has ever had great success masturbating in an upright position (not me!).
In Season 1, episode 11 of Mad Men , we witness Betty Draper overcome with horniness after meeting a good looking door-to-door salesman. After he asks to come inside to measure windows upstairs (we've heard that one before), she decides against it and instead asks him to leave. Once he's left she begins fantasising about him and rubs herself up against the vibrating washing machine. Anyone who's ever tried this move at home will know that it's a nice idea in theory, but pretty anti-climactic in practice.
Naomi Watts' masturbation scene in Mulholland Drive is not bad. It's free from all the inauthentic thrashing around that you often see in porn, and all you see is Betty's (Naomi Watts) sweaty, pained expression (accurate) as she makes repetitive motions with her hand down her unbuttoned trousers. The only thing we'd change is the fact that she's aggressively crying. I'm just not one for masturbating when I'm upset.
Back in 1998, long before Russian Doll , Natasha Lyonne was already making quite the impression on screen. In Slums of Beverly Hills , Vivian (Lyonne) decides to try out her cousin Rita's (Marisa Tomei) massive vibrator. One tip though: Try not to use other people's sex toys.
When it comes to portrayals of sex and masturbation, Broad City is a damn delight to watch. Free from the male gaze sex scenes of old, Abbi and Ilana have sex and masturbate like you and me. Ilana's bidet scene was a wild, wet ride — the only note I'd give is that if she'd turned her body around to face the tap, she'd have a better chance of having an orgasm. But, hey, whatever floats your boat (or bidet).
Ilana Glazer told Out magazine what makes Broad City's portrayals of female desire just so brilliant: "It's like these girls are horny but not under the male gaze. They're horny, period. Just starting from the vagina, not starting from some man looking at them."
All too often, on-screen depictions of female masturbation show a woman in the same position: lying on her back with her legs spread apart. Newsflash, we don't all masturbate in the one position. That would be pretty boring. This scene gets bonus points for showing a woman masturbating in the face-down position, which is a pretty popular position that you don't often see in TV and movies.
You always remember your first time. The first time you wank, that is. When Sex Education's Aimee Gibbs admitted that she'd never had to masturbate before, wannabe sex therapist Otis stepped in to offer up some advice. "So you're prescribing a wank?" she asked him. Correct.
Aimee's first time has a familiar feel to it — she tried out a bunch of different positions like she's on a voyage to orgasm discovery. When she finally comes, she has a sudden pang of post-orgasmic hunger. We've all been there, Aimee.
Aubrey Plaza stars as virginal valedictorian Brandy Klark who decides to draw up a list of sexual escapades to complete before heading off to college. In the film, we see Brandy masturbating by riding a pillow, which frankly you don't see often enough in movies.
In Season 1, episode 3 of Insecure, Issa goes to grab her vibrator only for the batteries to die pretty much immediately. Obviously, she doesn't give up on that dream straight away, so she trawls through her apartment looking for batteries and yelling out "fuck!" when she fails to find one. It's a highly relatable moment, to say the very least.
Issa Rae told Glamour about the significance of this moment: "In the [writers’] room we were talking about what it feels like to be thirsty and how we don’t really get to see female characters masturbate. Even in a funny way. Especially black women! So we wanted to portray that, while remaining true to our show and showing sexual frustration."
Anyone who's ever masturbated with a computer in front of them will be all too familiar with the specific laptop-wobble that comes, uhh, hand in hand with the act of self-love.
In Series 1 of Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought us a refreshingly honest masturbation scene. Not everyone can attest to having masturbated to Barack Obama delivering a speech about democracy while their boyfriend's asleep in the bed next to them, but this particular masturbation scene felt mundane and real. There was no writhing around or fake orgasms in this scene, just a woman wearing her pyjamas masturbating noiselessly under her duvet as her laptop moved up and down with her hand.
Puberty is rough. Especially the rush of extreme horniness that comes with it. Episode 3 of PEN15 features one of the most relatable depictions of teenage self-exploration ever shown on TV.
When Maya Ishii-Peters (Maya Erskine) first discovers the wonders of masturbation, she can't stop herself from doing it all the time (who can blame her, tbh). But, Maya also feels ashamed of what she's doing — a feeling that many of us can identify with. "I'm a pervert, and I really shouldn't be doing what I'm doing," she tells her friend Anna. "I've been putting my hands down my pants — my area — down there to feel good."
The episode is about learning to masturbate without feeling shame — which is a rite of passage that's not often talked about, let alone shown on our TV screens.


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They weren't just created to turn dudes on.
Female masturbation can often be totally misrepresented in mainstream films and TV shows as this sensual, erotic experience because, shocker, most of those scenes are directed with a straight, male audience in mind. But in reality, we all know the way women masturbate can vary from frantic 'I gotta rub one out asap' to lazy 'I fell asleep with my hands down my pants' solo sex. I've ranted about this a fair bit before, but here are 13 of the best female masturbation scenes in movies that are not all about turning dudes on.
At last, a show that depicts women with a diverse range of body types masturbating! We are all sexual beings regardless of our bodies! Seriously though, this was (and still is) a huge deal - kudos C4. Rae, played expertly and beautifully and hilariously by Sharon Rooney experiences her first ever orgasm and guess what, she gives it to herself. Unfortunately the scene is nowhere to be found online, so here's one of her being fingered later on in the series.
But her masturbation scene will never be forgotten. She told The Independent , "When they said we’d be doing that scene, I thought ‘Yeah I’ll do that. Why not?’ How many times have you seen a boy having a wank? All the time! It’s all they talk about! I thought: ‘Let’s do it for the girls.’"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's play-turned-BBC-comedy followed Fleabag and her sexually obsessed escapades and it was damn funny. In the one masturbation scene to rule them all, Fleabag's boyfriend's asleep in bed next to her and she's masturbating to Obama videos on YouTube. It isn't sensual, it isn't for the male gaze, it's just... real. Well, maybe not the Obama bit (JK, we've all done it).
In an interview with Rolling Stone , when asked about that wonderful piece of writing, Phoebe said, "Ah yes, the masturbating-to-Obama bit!" She knows it's a thing.
David Lynch's confusing and emotionally exhausting movie (it's an absolute banger despite the batshit narrative) is one few that features a woman crying while masturbating. Admittedly, the situation in which Naomi Watts is wanking is pretty rare - she's just had confirmation that a hit she took out on her maybe former lover is complete - but it's raw AF. She's snotty, crying and by the end, furiously masturbating under her jeans.
Illana Glazer gets female masturbation spot on in this scene for her and Abbi Jacobson's brilliant comedy. Illana's 'getting in the mood' for a lil bit of self-loving and the scene shows her pre-wank ritual. She's popping in her favourite 'Latina' hoops, putting her family pictures face down so as not to get distracted, and putting on some highly questionable mint green lipstick. Not to mention the mirror she positions above herself so she can watch what's going on. Admittedly, we don't all go to such lengths to bash one out, but surely we all have some kind of ritual, right?
It's not every day you see a mortician masturbate on top of a corpse she's supposed to be working on, but then again The Neon Demon isn't really like any other film I've seen. She kind of lies on top of the body, spitting on it and rubbing herself to climax. It might not be something we all do (a wild guess), but it's certainly an, umm... unforgettable scene.
It's our girl Maggie G again, this time she's masturbating post-sex, because the guy she's just slept with has left her feeling unsatisfied (been there, babe). For her character it's not about doing it for his gaze, it's an actual need. She's just frustrated and needs to come.
Even Marnie Michaels aka the most uptight and controlling character in Girls needs to let off some vulval steam. After meeting a respected artist at a gallery event and some flirty back and forth, she rushes to the loos for a quickie by herself. As soon as she's shut the bathroom door, she puts her hands in her tights and masturbates (presumably at the thought of this guy she's just met). See - women don't all light candles and have a bubble bath and sensuously stroke their clits, sometimes we just need to get it done.
Shiri Appleby acted the whole masturbating with a vibrator in the back of a van thing so damn well. In Unreal, it was refreshing af to see a woman bashing one out when she needed to, regardless of the setting. It's mundane, it's routine, it's not that 'sexy'. IT'S REAL.
Laura Prepon's character is so blunt and honest about her masturbation it's incredibly refreshing. When a dude bursts in, interrupting her, and asks, "What were you doing?" she replies, "I was masturbating". Shame-free as she should be. Obvs that makes him uncomfortable and before he leaves the room, she's already switching her vibrator back on. Her orgasm, which happens while he's in her dorm mate's bedroom, is one of those intense, toe-crunching, stiff-legged numbers.
Who hasn't masturbated in the bath with the shower head? It's a rite of passage for young women, non? Max (Kat Dennings) walks into the bathroom to find her housemate's legs all up in the air. Then it slowly dawns on her what Caroline is up to as she notices the shower head in a certain position... we've all been caught in the act, we know how this feels.
Maggie Gyllenhaal's awesome role in Secretary sees her making her way to the bathroom to finger herself, while looking at a sheet of her typing mistakes pointed out by her boss (and dominant). Whatever does it for you. She's dirty talking to herself, touching her breasts and it's with an urgency that I think most of us can relate to.
You probably shouldn't have to explain to your own mother that they can *ahem* get off without your father, but Reese Witherspoon's Pleasantville character is unfortunately not that lucky. After giving her mama the birds and bees chat, her mum locks herself in the bathroom and goes to town while her husband is waiting for her in the bedroom. Her first masturbatory experience is so transformative (figuratively and literally) that the previously black and white movie starts turning all colourful. A tree even catches fire. Now that must have been one mighty fine orgasm.
I'm assuming that when you're in prison, you don't get that much opportunity to have some 'me time'. In one episode we see Big Boo masturbating with a screwdriver. And later, Pennsatucky also uses whatever available resources she has (a mobile phone on vibrate, obviously) to masturbate.

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