Why is it called the “missionary position?” 
Is it the position favored by missionaries?
Is it a blatant reference to the many sexual improprieties perpetrated by a certain segment of religious clergy?
Perhaps it has nothing to do with missionaries.
Maybe it simply means that you are on a mission!
Merriam Webster online says it is a name given to the position by Trobriand islanders.
These people are from islands in the SW Pacific, in the Solomon Sea; attached to Papua New Guinea. Perhaps they noticed a lot of missionaries using this position.
Is it the position favored by missionaries?
Is it a blatant reference to the many sexual improprieties perpetrated by a certain segment of religious clergy?
Perhaps it has nothing to do with missionaries.
Maybe it simply means that you are on a mission!
Merriam Webster online says it is a name given to the position by Trobriand islanders.
These people are from islands in the SW Pacific, in the Solomon Sea; attached to Papua New Guinea. Perhaps they noticed a lot of missionaries using this position.
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