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Sex
Jokes of the Week-
One
night, Pinnochio's girlfriend says to him, "This stinks.
Every time we make love I get splinters." So Pinnochio
goes to Gepetto to ask his advice. Gepetto says, "Sandpaper,
my boy, that's all you need." A few days later Gepetto
runs into Pinnochio and says, "So how are you doing
with the girls now?" Pinnochio says, "Who needs girls?"
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The
Mysterious Mitusa Technique
An
Oral Sex Technique Claiming To Be
Effective For Achieving The Female Orgasm Follow
Up
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Lisa
S. Lawless, Ph.D., C.E.O.
Holistic Wisdom Founder
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Lisa
S. Lawless, Ph.D., CEO
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Just
under a month ago I had written an article asking for feedback
on the Mitusa technique. The topic was brought to my attention
by one of our newsletter readers who wanted to know more
about it.
Since
that article ran, we have received a lot of feedback and
wanted to share some of our findings on the topic.
The
mysterious oral sex technique called "Mitusa"
claims
to be effective at bringing women to orgasm through oral
sex.
The
site that plugs this technique and claims to be the only
site that provides this information (MatchConsultant.net,
run by Jill McGoldrick) actually gives you little information
about it other than it being secret.
To qualify
to receive the Mitusa technique for free, you must be willing
to answer market research questions and then they eMail
the technique to you in links to hidden web pages to access
the information. However, I have been told that if you
do not want to complete the research essay questions
that are required to get the technique, that it is available
for $30 as reported by customers that obtained it that way.
Side
Note For Providing Your eMail to ANY Company- Remember
that you want to make sure that the eMail address you provide
can easily be protected as many companies will sell your
eMail address or provide a large amount of spam to solicit
you for other products they are selling. If you desire,
you can read more on our
corporate policies regarding eMail.
Has
Mitusa Been "Yanked" From Online Distribution?
The
site does state, "3 months ago a buyer purchased
Mitusa and the dating guides that we marketed. He immediately
yanked them from online distribution, with the thought process
that exclusive distribution would better highlight the uniqueness
of the product. He also wants to disassociate Mitusa from
online marketing."
This
seems odd considering that we received customers claiming
to have purchased the technique from Jill for $30 and getting
it for free after answering essay questions. Isn't that
online distribution? Also, Jill is marketing her site online
through the Google Adwords program which is
paid advertising, so this statement on her site seems either
out dated or questionable.
What
To Expect When You Get The Technique?
According
to customers, once you receive access, you receive a large
amount of information on general and very basic oral sex
techniques. One customer reported that it seemed to him
not to be one technique as much as it was a "collection
of techniques," with a focus on controlling certain
aspects. There is an order of the techniques suggested,
but it is complex and seems to take some time to develop
according to feedback we have received.
What
we have repeatedly heard from customers of the Mitusa technique
is that it does not seem to be anything more than general
oral sex techniques that are suggested in a certain order
so as not to over or under stimulate the clitoris. Reviews
we have received so far indicate that the information was
adequate for oral sex, but that it was not unique or easy
to understand from the way the information was provided.
One reviewer indicated that it was like trying to learn
oral sex from a set of stereo instructions.
Another
recipient of the material said that there was nothing presented
to him that he did not already know about from his own oral
sex experiences. He said that the Mitusa technique was more
of a common sense technique.
Using
Mitusa As A Dating Strategy-
In doing
research on the Mitusa technique we received feedback from
newsletter subscribers about what they knew of the technique.
Amazingly, it turns out there is a group of people who actually
market the technique in order to get dates with others using
it as a sort of "bait." There are also postings
from women that claim they will only date men who know it.
Whether
these are postings from those who love the technique or
from those who are affiliated with the company and are trying
to create a need through postings to market it is unknown.
A common place to find postings about it is through LavaLife.com
(a singles dating site) where one woman said in her headline
something such as 'You'd better know Mitusa'.
We even
received an angry eMail from one man (whom I will refer
to as "X") whom claimed that he had lost dates
from this very article when it originally ran in our newsletter
on 12-19-04. Apparently, he was using the Mitusa technique
to land women for sexual interludes. I understood him to
feel that some of the things that were discussed about it
were messing up his strategy to entice women through knowledge
of Mitusa.
The
hype about knowing the Mitusa technique apparently even
went to the extreme of the site itself indicating that if
you wanted to confirm that someone has really learned the
technique that you can send a $1 payment to Jill by snail
mail so that she can provide you with a simple confirmation.
The site says you can do this "so you can know for
sure the man you are hopping between the sheets with is
legit."
Honestly,
I found that making this technique sound so secret and awesome
was really quite an interesting marketing approach for those
who get sucked in by sheer curiosity alone. I kept thinking
that this was a bit ridiculous to say the least. I mean,
I can't even imagine charging people a dollar to confirm
if someone had purchased sexual health information from
us for two reasons. First, because I do not believe that
a sexual technique can be secret because I am quite aware
of what people have been doing for centuries and honey,
anything that can be done, has been. Second, I believe in
maintaining customer confidentiality and confirming that
someone has purchased anything from us is an infringement
of their privacy.
A
Negative Response To Our Article-
We did
receive one eMail from a man who as we mentioned was claiming
to lose dates because of our article, whom I refer to as
"X" to protect his anonymity. This man first eMailed
me to say that I needed to change my article because he
felt it was a negative review of "Mitusa." The
problem with this accusation was that I had not even reviewed
the technique at that point, only their marketing techniques
for it.
I was
also surprised at such a hostile reaction when he accused
me of making libelous claims. He led me to believe through
his eMails that because he was a lawyer that he was looking
into contacting the company to possibly pursue legal action
against me unless I changed what I wrote. He gave me 24
hours to do it. Then with a demanding tone, he had the audacity
to ask me for free sex advice.
His
main focus was that I had first stated in my article that
the Mitusa site had made a 100% guarantee on their technique,
which he said was not true. However, they did imply it by
posting a graphic on their site that said "100% Product
Guarantee" on pages referring to the Mitusa technique.
They also have in text that they "guarantee extremely
intense orgasms."
Jill,
the owner of the site, in a later eMail admitted that posting
this 100% guarantee was a mistake and said "I am
making necessary changes on my website and appreciate your
pointing out the oversight." As for "X' saying
that I was not reporting the truth, I can say that while
it may have been a mistake in posting that on Jill's part,
it was not a mistake on mine to report it as being on the
site because it was there and still is as of today.
The
only reason I mentioned it in the first place (as outlined
in my first article) is because no sexual technique can
be guaranteed 100% of the time because people, health aspects,
psychological aspects and environment can influence a sexual
experience and make that kind of guarantee impossible.
In short,
I was challenged with negative comments, and legal threats
for writing the truth about the Mitusa site and because
I am not committing any legal infractions and well within
my right to free speech, I have not only maintained my stance,
but am writing further about it in this follow up article.
As I
said to Jill in an eMail, "I have nothing against
your company. I simply was responding to the feedback that
we were receiving from our newsletter readers as that is
one of the services that we provide."
I do
this because I believe that the public should be allowed
to openly communicate about sexual techniques in a factual
manner. I also think that companies that promote items in
a manipulative, sexist, or fear-based manner are open to
being questioned about their approach. I want for consumers
of sexual health products to be educated
about what they are receiving and to be motivated to invest
time into it out of a sense of empowerment not from a sense
of insecurity and fear. It is why I have such a hard time
with penis enlargement ads that prey on men's insecurities.
Web
Postings Trying To Embarrass Us?
We have
been told that "X" is now posting negative things
(as encouraged by the Mitusa site owner Jill) about this
article to try and make us look like we are incompetent
in reporting on this topic. Jill wrote to me in an eMail
and said "...will handle things from my end by allowing
"X" to make his web postings."
The
other hot topic for this man and Jill were the comments
I had made about "No Strings Sex," when I wrote
that it does not exist. I said "There is no such
thing in my opinion... not when you have STDs, pregnancy
and safety risks at play and that is just the physical aspects."
I suggested that they use a more appropriate term like
"noncommittal sex" to imply that there is no commitment
involved.
"X"
wrote to me and seemed pretty worked up in an eMail about
this and said, "For starters you talk about a woman
being comprised of "more than her genitals". I hate to break
it to you, but you are out of touch with the segment of
the dating realm that is genuinely seeking no strings sex."
My reply
to that, is that I will forever stand by my opinion that
women are more than their genitals and I do not see how
that is so upsetting to hear.
This
topic apparently was something that Jill and "X"
disagree with me on as she too eMailed me and said, "["X"]
has advised me that the full content of your emails (essentially
stating that the world would be a better place without men
seeking no strings sex) will be posted on every website
chat room frequented by ANY of my clients within 3 days."
I am
not sure if Jill or "X" felt like this was threat
to me, but I can assure them that I was actually pleased
that they would post my eMails. I want people to enjoy the
freedoms of their sexuality in open or monogamous relationships,
long term or even for a brief encounters, but I also hope
that people are aware of their responsibilities when they
choose to be sexual in any capacity.
I have
always embraced different levels of sexual intimacy between
people, even though I have chosen a monogamous marriage
as the right choice for me. I believe that singles who have
one night stands, swingers, open marriages and other types
of sexual behavior different than what I personally practice
can be as wonderful as any other way of expressing sexuality.
Again, what I do teach regarding any kind of sexual behavior
is to show respect for a partner and yourself by practicing
safe sex, using communication, and seeing a person as a
whole being, not just "using them," as being important.
The
Mitusa Is Given To Men Only?
It was
true that the woman who runs this site (Jill McGoldrick)
claimed that women were not allowed to obtain it. I remember
thinking, "So much for sexual empowerment for women
or lesbians for that matter."
Already
it seemed this site was geared toward single men for their
products, and catering to even the most sexually astute
man by possibly suggesting to him that he is currently inadequate
when it comes to providing the "ultimate sexual pleasure."
Jill
indicated on it that she would not share the technique with
women because she said that most men prefer that they get
exclusivity. Which in my opinion meant that most men be
given a way to manipulate by dangling a sexual technique
in front of a woman to get a her to sleep with them. Sounded
ridiculous to me.
She
also wrote that by refusing to send to women, they make
sure that men need women. I was sorry to break it to her,
but men need women for more reasons than to practice a sexual
technique.
Jill
also claimed that women were more prone to sending it out
to all their friends and this again seemed like yet another
backward way to approach women by implying to them that
a "sexual technique" that would make them feel
good (according to the site) is none of your business. It
seemed that this was another marketing technique geared
toward desperate men.
However,
after seeing my article she told me that she was now allowing
women to have access to it. I am happy to know that it was
an article that we provided that made a positive impact.
It appears after looking at the site that other things are
getting changed on it as well, so I am happy to report that
our comments on issues presented in this article are making
an impact in the way that Jill is marketing her products.
I suggested
that she think about making some other changes as outlined
in my article and I am hoping she will consider them. From
what she has indicated to me via eMail it sounds like she
will be changing things on her site based on my observations
because I think she is seeing that you don't have to market
to people's insecurities to interest them in something.
I am happy to know that at the very least it was our article
that created awareness that women's sexual empowerment is
important and should not be neglected and that you can have
non-commited sex but teach people to be respectful of one
another.
Is
The Mitusa Technique Real & Does It Work?
According
to the web site it is a sexual technique, but how original,
secret or effective it is still is debatable from the feedback
we have received. From what I have heard it sounds just
like one of the many techniques we teach in our book and
video The Art
of Female Ejaculation which was copyright protected
under the Library of Congress in 2002 (apparently well before
the makers of this technique came out with claims of it).
The technique is not presented as a female ejaculation technique,
but it is a way to provide less over and under stimulation
on the clitoris.
However,
it does seem odd that this company has named a technique
that sounds similar to one of the techniques that I teach
in my book and video The
Art of Female Ejaculation and claims it to be secret
and found no where else.
I
would like to point out that you would have a hard time
trying to get a patent on a sexual technique. Why? Because
what can be done sexually has most likely been done before
long before someone tries to claim they invented it. It
would be like trying to claim that you invented rubbing
your nose because of a tickle sensation and then blowing
it. That combination of actions is not considered a secret
technique, nor should anything in sexual behavior. I am
here to educate people about their sexuality and I certainly
find it ridiculous for anyone to claim that they invented
a technique that no one else knows about or sells information
about.
If
you are going to sell or provide sexual information, you
should focus more on why it is effective, not try and make
it seem valuable because no one else has ever taught it
or thought of it before because you end up looking foolish
in my opinion.
Can
The Mitusa Technique Or Any Technique Be 100% Effective?
While
the Mitusa site does claim to "guarantee extremely
intense orgasms." There is no sexual technique that
is going to be 100% effective for ALL women at all times.
Yes, we are all capable of the same things as we have the
same equipment, but how well that equipment is working and
the psyche of the person owning that equipment is just as
important. There are many components to sexuality which
require a holistic approach not just a physical one.
That
is why our book
and video on female ejaculation has done so well,
not just because it addresses techniques, but because we
look at addressing psychological and mental aspects of a
woman's sexuality as well. Learning some "technique"
is great, but certainly not the end all answer.
It is
why Viagra only works on 2/3rds of men who use it... there
is no 100% fool proof sexual technique, drug or toy. We
are more than just a body, and if you do not take a holistic
approach to sex, then you are not seeing the "whole"
picture.
What's
The Verdict From Feedback?
From
what I have heard from our readers, the Mitusa technique
is more marketing hype than anything else to get people
to give them $30 or personal sexual information in exchange
for basic oral sex information.
One
of our readers summed up his thoughts on the topic by saying
this... "I read the Mitusa information and so did
my girlfriend. While you get oral sex information, we did
not find it all that the site made it out to be by a long
shot and have found this whole phenomenon of people marketing
themselves as knowing this general oral sex information
as an asset to date or have sex with them as downright lame."
Most
people seemed indifferent or complacent about the Mitusa
technique and no one wrote in saying that it was a really
good technique, other that Mr. "X" who seemed
mad because we were somehow screwing with his dating scheme.
More
than anything, I think this topic opened up the opportunity
to explore how companies market sex techniques and I found
it to be something that needed to be talked about with so
much out there on the Net these days. Hope it helps you
draw your own conclusions about what you think is important
and clears up some of the mystery on Mitusa.