Is It Too Soon to Talk About No Nut November?

For the benefit of those who may have recently emigrated from Indonesia where even today most locals do not have internet access, I’ll begin with what No Nut November is and then give a little of the history behind it. If you’re not from Indonesia and have had internet access since 2017, you can probably skip straight to the history section because you likely already know all about the No Nut challenge.

No Nut November, often abbreviated NNN, is an annual male sexual abstinence challenge that takes place during the month of November. For the full month, men attempt to refrain from sex, masturbation, and ejaculation of semen to complete the challenge successfully.

“Bust a nut,” as defined by Urban Dictionary, is “a slang term used in place of the more ‘correct’ term for ejaculation. The term originated from when sperm would bust from the testicles (nuts).” Hence the challenge title, No Nut November. NNN appeared on the web in 2011 and then rapidly gained popularity around 2017, thanks to social media.

NNN is almost an identical challenge to Locktober with similar rules. The primary difference is NNN doesn’t specifically incorporate the use of chastity devices as Locktober does, though today many NNN participants do wear chastity devices during the challenge.

Despite its similarity to Locktober, NNN isn’t as well received by the general public as Locktober. That’s because many associate NNN with the NoFap movement, which they view negatively and often connect it (incorrectly) with the Incel community, widely deemed misogynistic.

Also, E. J. Dickson, a Rolling Stones senior writer who covers internet culture, once charged that the “far right” had co-opted the challenge and urged her left-leaning readers not to take part. For fuck’s sake. Must Marxists make every fucking thing about politics?

Anyway, after Dickson noticed an obscure Republican politician had tweeted support for No Nut November, she sounded her “the far right has co-opted No Nut November” alarm. Many other left-cleaning publications, as good little apparatchiks do, fell immediately in line and shrilly trashed NNN as a dastardly fascist plot. They sensed NNN threatened not only democracy but the very notion of sexual liberty and would undoubtedly lead to a resurgence of puritanical sexual customs and conventions, which the right wingers would once again force upon the masses.

Unlike E. J. Dickson and her fellow travelers, I don’t fear No Nut November is a right-wing Jedi trick aimed at dragging us kicking and screaming back into the Victorian era. I regard it as the same type of innocuous fun that Locktober is for those of us who enjoy chastity devices and orgasm denial. So, say “fuck off” to E. J. Dickson, the Marxist rag she writes for, and her commie pals and take part in NNN if you want and help make No Nut November great again.

You can find many sites on the web that publish a lengthy list of rules people should follow during No Nut November. Allow me to summarize them for those who may be interested in taking part this year. Bro, don’t nut in November. Other than that, do you what you want and have fun.

If you failed Locktober, don’t despair. No Nut November is a chance at redemption and it’s even a whole day shorter. For those who pass the Locktober challenge successfully, NNN is a chance to really test your mettle by seeing if you can survive another thirty days straight without a sexual release.

I have done both Locktober and No Nut November back-to-back before, but I don’t plan to observe NNN this year. Since Lucie is taking a sabbatical to recharge, I plan to take about a week off to let things return to normal lengths and to experience normal nocturnal erections again. Then, I’ll lock up for the Hera device wear test. I’ll probably spend November looking for a new keyholder and have a few candidates in mind. If I strike a deal in time, who knows? Maybe I’ll be down for Denial December.