The Trending Hashtag "Prince of Pegging" Brings a New Reign of Internet Homophobia

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The hashtag #PrinceOfPegging hit the headlines of other news that permeated my Twitter account this morning.

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Anyone would be attracted to alliteration alliteration in and of itself, but if you know anything about the sexual phrase "pegging,"

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So you can understand why it's more clickable.

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Although it was created specifically to describe the function of a cis,

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straight woman penetrates a cis, straight man with a strap-on dildo, pegging is another word for anal intercourse.

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However, using only this phrase raises the issue of whether the term "pegging" contributes to damaging stereotypes about gay sex.

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When I searched Twitter's most recent trendy hashtag #PrinceOfPegging, I learned it was created in response to an alleged royal romance.

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According to gossip account Dexmoi in an Instagram Story on Wednesday,

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the "British Royal Extramarital Affair" is "an open secret in London and among the English aristocracy, and is the subject of every party."

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