Okay, so letโs talk about a trend thatโs left the internet utterlyย shookย โ theย rainbow kiss. Before you Google it (and regret it immediately), letโs break it down in the most PG way possible.
If youโre one of those who has already looked it up and are now clutching your soul for dear life, well, youโre not alone. People are literally saying theyโre โscarred for lifeโ after stumbling upon this term.
A trend thatโsโฆย Notย for the faint of heart
The rainbow kiss sounds like it could be a fun, whimsical art project, but itโs far from it. Spoiler alert: it involves bodily fluids โ period blood and semen, to be specific โ and itโs usually done in the classic 69 position.
Now, for the real kicker: after a certain โmoment,โ one person, with semen in their mouth, and the other, with menstrual blood, share a kiss. The result? A colorful concoction that some might describe asโฆ well, a โrainbow.โ
To put it lightly, itโsย notย what most people expect when they hear the word โrainbow.โ
Internet reacts:ย โI should never have searched thatโฆโ
People who have had the misfortune of Googling this thing have been left with more than a little shock. One TikToker said, โI am shaking.โ Another chimed in with, โI should never have searched thatโฆโ We get it. You canโt unsee it, folks.
One particularly brave soul vowed, โIโm never going to do that.โ
And we donโt blame them.
Someone else summed it all up perfectly with:ย โScarred for life.โ
If you havenโt Googled it yet, let this be your warning. Proceed with caution.
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Whatโs the Deal with โSnowballing,โ Though?
The rainbow kiss is often confused with something else called โsnowballing,โ which involves some, letโs say,ย creativeย back-and-forth with semen. Itโs a whole separate trend that, frankly, requires a different kind of bravery to research.
As Dr. Wendasha Jenkins Hall, a sex educator based in Atlanta, tellsย Cosmopolitanย that the rainbow kiss is essentially a โlevel upโ from the regular 69 position. So if you thought the regular 69 was pushing boundaries, just wait until you hear about the rainbow kiss.
โRainbow kisses are not for the faint of heart,โ Dr. Hall says. โThis is a next-level sexual act.โ
Others say people tend to attach way too much shame to periods and period sex โ and that really doesnโt need to be the case,โย saysย Neil Cannon, PhD, a certified sex therapist and supervisor based in Denver.
โWhen it comes to sex, all roads lead to shame,โ he points out. โWhen it comes to shame associated with menstruation, consider blood as just another bodily fluid, and it is nothing more than what we make of it.โ
Is it safe? Spoiler: Not really
Now, the most important question:ย Is this thing safe?
The answer: itโs a bit of aย nope. If youโre thinking about trying this, make sure you and your partner are both of age, fully consenting, andย definitelyย STI-free.
Semen and menstrual blood are prime carriers of STIs, including HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis. If you or your partner have cuts, sores, or bleeding gums (yikes), the risk of infection goes way up.
Dr. Heather Irobunda, MD, warns that if you arenโt sure of your partnerโs STD status, this is one trend you should skip.
In fact, whether youโre single or taken, Dr. Irobunda suggests getting tested regularly โ every three to six months is a good rule of thumb.
Rainbow kisses have actually been around for a while, but theyโre the perfect example of how wild sex slang can suddenly explode online.
They also show just how much the way we talk about sex, bodies, and kink has shifted โ what used to be whispered about is now out in the open, trending on TikTok and other social media.
So, there you have it. The rainbow kiss: the trendy act that no one asked for, but here we are. If youโre considering trying it, make sure you know what youโre getting into (and maybeย donโtย Google it unless youโre ready for some seriously wild reactions).
