Autofellatio is a form of masturbation involving the oral stimulation of one's own penis. Egyptologist David Lorton says that many ancient texts refer to autofellatio within the religion of Egypt , both in the realm of the gods and among the followers performing religious rituals. Michel Foucault cites Artemidorus ' Oneirocritica as identifying the act of "taking [one's] sex organ into one's [own] mouth" as one of three ways to commit "relations with oneself.
Few people possess sufficient flexibility and penis length to perform the necessary frontbend. Risk factors are primarily related to muscle strain. In a Men's Health publication, sex counselor Eric Garrison says pulled muscles are not uncommon. Autofellatio is a niche in pornography. In Brian W. Aldiss ' semi-autobiographical novel The Hand-Reared Boy , he describes group masturbation practices at a British boys' boarding school.
One boy with an especially large penis is capable of fellating himself, a fact which the narrator, Horatio Stubbs, verifies.
Comedian Bill Hicks elaborated an oft-quoted riff on the subject of fellatio, "A woman one night yelled out, 'Yeah, you ever try it? Almost broke my back. In a 26th season โ Saturday Night Live sketch, Will Ferrell plays a character who joins a yoga class with the sole purpose of developing the ability to fellate himself as a part of reaching Samadhi. The opening sequence of the film Shortbus shows James Paul Dawson fellating himself on videotape; like all of Shortbus ' s sexual content, the scene was unsimulated.
In , the concept of autofellatio was employed by a former White House Communications Director , Anthony Scaramucci , towards other senior White House officials in Donald Trump's administration : "I'm not Steve Bannon , I'm not trying to suck my own cock".
