Russian Sex Roulette in Japan
 

I read this article a little earlier today, and I couldn't decide if I wanted to laugh or cry. What are your thoughts?

http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/waiwai/030...1roulette.html
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By Ryann Connell
Staff Writer

January 31, 2003



Russian Roulette is filled with inherent dangers, but Japanese schoolgirls have apparently devised a version where there're plenty of shots fired, but none of them are bullets, according to Hanashi no Channel (2/20).

Instead of a single bullet being loaded into a revolver chamber and the trigger pulled until it lets off with a blast, Russian Sex Roulette, the schoolgirls' derivative game, sees the girls allow any number of men to unleash their weapons in her chamber.

An added thrill comes from whether the girl picks up a long-term reminder of her role in the game, and though some can take out insurance to play, it seems the participants are sadly unaware of just how dangerous an undertaking they have made.

"I've heard it's just amazing. Now high schoolkids everywhere are into it (Russian Sex Roulette). It's basically just an orgy with the same number of girls and guys, but the object is for the girl to have unprotected sex with every guy there to see if she gets pregnant or not," a Tokyo schoolgirl tells Hanashi no Channel. "I'd like to have a go, but I'm a bit scared."

The schoolgirl continues, saying the games are usually held at the home of somebody whose parents are absent. Couples pair off, then proceed to various parts of the home.

"Positioning is all important," the schoolgirl tells Hanashi no Channel. "The rules stipulate that the guy can't withdraw when he ejaculates and you can't have more than one couple in the same position, so if you've got a pair with rear entry in the kitchen, you'll have another couple facing each other on the sofa and yet another guy and girl on the bed in the missionary position. Everybody gets a turn at deciding couples until everyone has been with everybody else."

Amazingly, despite taking the name of their game from a potentially lethal pursuit, kids taking part in Russian Sex Roulette seem to have little idea that they could be doing something deadly. Awareness of contraception is limited.

"I'm scared of getting pregnant, but as long as you get it out of you, it's all right. I've heard you'll be safe if you scrape out (semen) with a plastic coffee spoon, so I always carry one around with me, just in case," a girl of 16, the age some Russian Sex Roulette participants are rumored to be, tells Hanashi no Channel.

Even if participants do fall pregnant, they don't seem to see it as a worry. Partygoers have to pay "Ejaculation Insurance" of about 5,000 yen before they're allowed to take part. This money is all pooled and used to pay for abortions should any girl be saddled with an unwanted pregnancy.

Astonishingly, neither the magazine nor any of the participants it interviews mentions anything about a fear of AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases, though venereal disease is at record high levels among Japanese schoolgirls at the moment. Instead, the girls who have played Russian Sex Roulette gush about the experience.

"For a girl or a guy, once you've had a taste of the game you'll want to go back for more," an "experienced" schoolgirl tells Hanashi no Channel. "I can't get by with normal sex anymore. Watch Russian Sex Roulette get its big break this year."
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I find their ignorance about pregnancy and STDs to be disturbing, same with the part about "Ejaculation Insurance".

thats just weird.... geez think about the diseases thats spreading... remind me never to go after any japanese girls if/when i visit...

That is just totally inane.

I've read some interesting articles about sex and the Japanese culture... they seem to have different thoughts on sex then most other world cultures. Some of the stuff is, lets say, different.

Booking trip to Japan right now....

I'm with Halx, I'd give it a try, as long all the girls were tested negative for any diseases.

I don't know if everyone is familiar with Mainichi, but it seems to be the equivilant of the National Enguirer, ie. It's mostly or all bull.

Fun reading though. :)

Re: Russian Sex Roulette in Japan
 

Oh shit! My wife has been using a metal coffee spoon!

Count me in.

That it was.

Now I have to get back to reading about the man hunt for bat Boy.

thats like totally wierd.

Well, this is a country that doesn't officially have AIDS. Any AIDS-related death is written down as "Pneumonia" in Japan, which is kind of true. When you die from AIDS, it's the pneumonia that gets you. But there is no mention of AIDS when people die from it.

Japan is basically turning into a time bomb.

It all smells like sushi!

Those folks have one, different, interesting, amusing, strange culture going on over there

sounds fun .. except for the "accidental" pregnancy part ..

^_^

Fucked up comes to mind...But so does fun...

That's awful. Obviously the sexual health education system in Japan needs work...if one even exists...

What a varied world we live in.

I think that sounds like a most risky pursuit, but compared to intravenous drug use, it's quite benign.

quite a game

after everyone gets tested, and if they did use contraception... that wound be fun.

but thats just a plain old orgy.

Good thing this game hasn't caught on in China. SARS would spread like wildfire...

Big Julie: Brilliant :)

What in the japanese culture makes such messed up stuff cool to do. Anime tentacle rape, bukakke, etc and now Russian sex Roulette. I just cannot comprehend that culture.

why would u even do that

I hear russians never really played russian roulette, it was all hollywood jazz of some sort. I wish it would be so in this situation as well, but not so I guess. It would take some kind of retard to ruin their future like this. Sheesh.

haha, I love MDN waiwai. They always have the best stories!

This is a complete urban legend.

Now there's a story with salacious intent. I know that there is a different cultural outlook on this type of behaivor, but I just can't picture this as a common practice.

Of course if this article gets passed around in a few high schools in the U.S., it could become self-fulfilling. (I hope not).

doesnt sound true to me...if it is true then Im not shocked by it

Mainichi 's articles are about the equivalent of the enquirer here in the states - but the article is still disturbing no matter how you read it.

I would probably be as happy as a pig in shit if I were still in High School but that whole maturity and education is ruining it.... :(

Now that I know better and am aware of the other risks, with pregancy being the best of them, I am against this practice.