Now, it’s worth noting that this scene - the one that finally cemented (possibly literally) the idea of jizzing in socks into the public consciousness - may have perpetuated the wrong use of the masturbatorial sock.
It’s never been set in stone as a shared experience - until fairly recently, at least.Īccording to Lauren Rosewarne, author of Masturbation in Pop Culture: Screen, Society, Self, the first instances of socks and jerking off appearing in mainstream entertainment was in the 1999 Nerf Herder song, “ Doin’ Laundry.” It appeared again later that year in this infamous scene from American Pie:
But since younger boys aren’t sitting around the locker room discussing whether they find conditioner to be a heartier lube than the more water-based shampoo, it becomes another one of those unspoken approaches to masturbation that every boy discovers on his own.
