University berated for allowing ‘PhD in masturbation’

University of Manchester PhD student conducts research by masturbating to fantasy 'comics' about sexualized 'young boys'

Warning: Graphic materialThe University of Manchester has faced a deluge of complaints and social media backlash after the public learned that it had published a paper written by one of its students who conducted research by masturbating to shota, a subgenre of Japanese "comics" that portray "young ...

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University criticised by Tory MP for publishing a PhD in 'masturbation'

A university has been criticised by a Tory MP for offering a PhD "about masturbation".The University of Manchester has come under fire after student Karl Andersson researched the “shota” genre of Japanese comic books which centre around prepubescent or pubescent male characters depicted in a “sugges...

University criticised over masturbation PhD

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University under fire after student publishes PhD about masturbating to comics of 'young boys'

The University of Manchester has come under fire after a student published a "PhD in masturbation" which documented his experiences of sexually pleasuring himself while looking at comics featuring drawings of "young boys".