Comments | wtf_sexism: One point for Awareness

saciel in wtf_sexism

One point for Awareness

Mar 09, 2010 20:54

Hi

I wanted to show you a piece of anti-male sexism like it was and sadly still is implemented in society.

As an example, here have the story of David Reimer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer
( cut because of the reference of male genitalia )

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xforge March 9 2010, 20:08:47 UTC

I wonder if there's any medical indication that the size of a penis before puberty has jack diddly to do with what it looks like post-puberty. I know, er, mine kinda sprang forth rather violently around age 12, but my endocrine system is kinda hyper so that might be the cause of that. Honestly? I really think a guy can get along just fine with a smaller-than-average penis, long as he learns early that this one thing doesn't define your person or your masculinity or ANYTHING AT ALL, but... learn to get along with being made into a woman, and not even really a woman but actually a man with a vagina, at an age when you didn't even have a say in the matter? I'm thinking that's going to cause major problems. Like, the kind of problems they make cop thriller sociopathic serial killer movies about.

OT tatjna March 9 2010, 20:41:55 UTC

'Sprang forth rather violently'

The mind boggles. ;-)

Re: OT xforge March 9 2010, 21:23:29 UTC

Naw it doesn't drag on the ground or anything but jeez, it was practically overnight I was like uh, Mom? Can I get some uh... different underwear? Or something? I'm sure it's worse when it happens with boobs, from plain undershirt to c-cup in a week, OMG hide 'em 'cuz 12 year old boys won't stop staring.

Re: OT tatjna March 9 2010, 21:28:03 UTC

Mine didn't spring forth violently, they crept forth unassumingly. ;-)

I think the weird things that sprout out of the bodies of teenagers are probably equally embarrassing across genders. I know I never had to sneak out of a classroom with a book covering my bits, that's for sure..

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dancing_minerva March 9 2010, 20:15:51 UTC

The documentary about this case was really moving. What an awful experience.

captainlard March 9 2010, 21:16:49 UTC

is this the horizon documentary? because i saw that and found it fairly tedious and badly done. still, to each his own

bella_cheval March 9 2010, 20:43:00 UTC

That is so horrible. I can't even begin to comprehend the pain and suffering that poor man went through.

linasfyre March 9 2010, 20:55:46 UTC

:(
Thats horrible.
What an awful thing to have to try and COPE with growing up.
As a society so much emphasis is placed on Penis size for men, its unfair. Not to mention all those "racial jokes" about size out there.

I cant even begin to imagine what it would be like to be "trapped" in a body that I know "isnt right for me"

dernhelm1982 March 9 2010, 21:11:12 UTC

I remember hearing that story. It's so sad. :(