'Seedy' Sex Festival Sparks Complaints Over 'Loud Moaning'
Residents in a sleepy British town are resisting their council’s new title of “the swingers capital of England,” per The New York Post.
Since 2020, open-minded individuals have descended upon the quiet village of Allington, which lies two hours outside of London, for a sex festival known as Swingathon. The fest attracts about 1,000 “amorous attendees” to the small village which has a year-round population of just 897. The event, which grows each year, boasts such fun-for-adults games as pole dancing, foam parties, mobile dungeons, and “butt-plug bingo” in addition to “play tents.” In years past, the event has garnered vociferous complaints from residents who object to the “loud moaning sounds” produced from the site. Pictures from this year’s celebration show lawn chairs situated on a patch of grass on which the word “KINK” has been spray-painted in large capital letters.
“We’re becoming known as the swingers capital of England just because of this festival, and that’s not a title we want,” one chagrined local told Southwest News Service. “It’s mostly elderly people and families here, so you can imagine them spitting their tea out when they learned we were to be the home of Swingathon. It’s usually the talk of the village. Some say let consenting adults do whatever they want to do, but I know many are not pleased they have chosen here for such activities. It’s just a bit seedy and sleazy, isn’t it? Not for me, I’m afraid.”
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But festival organizers object to the event being labeled as pure smut. “Contrary to some beliefs, there are no keys in bowls, seedy music, lecherous individuals or a high level of STIs amongst this community,” explained event organizer Matthew Cole. “In fact, individuals within this community are respectful, conscientious, and more likely to practise safe sex or be regularly tested than the average person you might meet on a night out in a club.”
Cole continued: “The team [is] passionate about normalizing the sexual freedom that alternative lifestyles provide and [continues] to strive against prejudice and adversity to bring the community a safe and inclusive social, play, and learning space.”
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