Set 4 - Quarter 3

Who's Got That Super Soaker 3000

Salutations Sapphics,

It behooves me to inform you that we are in the last week of Set 4! That means we have a $500 prize coming up soon that is up for grabs! Make sure to play this last round and maybe invite some friends to boost your score!

Let’s go ahead and get into last week’s results, shall we?

How Do We Feel About M*n

What a question, huh? Now, not to spoil the results or anything, but it seems fair to say that a fair amount of us don’t love men (hence the sapphicness of it all). However, the question of if we like men in general has a lot more nuance to it. I don’t want to sound too prejudiced, I mean, afterall, I’m the daughter of a man, so I get it (or whatever the hell it is that men say when talking about the women in their lives).

We did have some interesting results though that I think it’s worth offering some perspective on. Younger users were more likely to report disliking cis, straight men than older users, though all age groups reported an average of over 60%. So it’s fair to say, generally, we don’t really care for most men. But why might it be higher for younger people? To that, I respond, have you spent any time with young men recently? Kidding, sort of. But there have been studies that are demonstrating a widening ideological gap between young men and young women, with men becoming increasingly conservative as the culture of the “manosphere” perpetuates online. This content is often tied up with racism, homophobia, and misogyny and packaged in neat little short-form videos that has contributed to young men being exposed to, and subsequently espousing, bigoted messaging online. As a result, younger sapphics, who tend to use social media more than older sapphics, might have a clearer glimpse into these spaces and just how widespread they are, which could explain these results. I don’t know if this accounts for the whole 20% increase, but I think it might be part of it.

We also had a difference by identity group! Lesbians were a lot more likely to report disliking cis, straight men. I think part of this is maybe explainable by the fact that lesbians are not romantically interested in cis, straight men and therefore less predisposed to have positive feelings towards men in general. There’s definitely also personal life experiences involved in these emotions that I don’t want to downplay, but maybe the man-hating-lesbian stereotype is a little true. And you know what, yeah, protect your peace.

Super Soaker Sapphics

Y’all ever squirted before? Apparently a few of you have, which is what we’re gonna talk about. The overall average for our users was right over 50% which is higher than the national average of around 40% (you’re welcome for this info btw, I had to do some crazy searches on my work computer). Sapphics are just real af like that.

Now if you’re in your 30s, I need you to chime in. Seventy percent??? What are y’all doing differently? Teach it to your younger peers bc we have some catching up to do. What kind of lore are you reading, how did you figure this out, what tricks do you swear by? This is all purely for the sake of research btw. We need to preserve knowledge.

So now, queer users, same thing goes for you. We need community-based knowledge, we can’t let this go undocumented.

I really want to know why we had so many differences across groups. I genuinely have no clue, and we were all really off in our perceptions. And you know, research is so precious, like it’s just super important to know, you know? And I can’t really google anything else without having some explaining to do to IT. So, help a fellow sapphic out, won’t you?

Mindful Minute

Meditation is so good, such a healthy coping technique. I am so inspired by the people who do it consistently. I never seem to be able to find the time to do it everyday. Maybe it is that damn phone.

Older users were more likely to report meditating or doing breathing exercises when stressed or angry! It was neat to see this trend across ages, and I think it’s evidence to see that as people grow and live more life, they develop better habits to deal with the stress of life. There’s also a really wide variety of meditation/mindfulness techniques that you can choose from, and so if one isn’t for you, there are still plenty that are worth trying.

We had relatively similar levels across identity groups, though queer users were slightly less likely to report engaging with meditation/breathing techniques to fight stress or anger. I think it’s important to mention that there is a wide range of healthy behaviors that can help with stress or anger or any other emotion that needs working through. These could include therapy, exercise, being around loved ones, journaling, among others. There are also a lot of behaviors people engage in to cope that are not as great, like turning to substances or doomscrolling (guilty). It’s important to get through the tough times in whatever way works best for you, but sustainability and beneficial practices are always the best way to go. If you don't know where to start when it comes to meditation or mindfulness, maybe try checking out these resources to give it a start.

That’s all I got for you today! I’ll see you on the app :))))

XOXO SapphicSavvy

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Squirting (from a purely academic perspective:

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