Are attitudes to size changing?

petite · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by bobg4400

Of course it did. Guys obsess over having bodies covered in rippling muscles and looking like movie/porn stars too. There's just less of it around, maybe because the women ideal body is marketed at everybody but the male ideal is mostly marketed at men so it's not as ubiquitous in everyday life.

That was meant as a rhetorical question. I meant to imply that I think the answer is yes.

Josephx · 04-30-2012

I don't think it's about size any more because people are just more aware that a penis exists. I've had several instances where my penis has unintentionally been seen by other girls, who were first impressed by the size, but, over time, cared less about how big it was over the fact that they were actually getting a nice climax from their own partner. It seems to me that only virgins and size-queens genuinely believe bigger is better -- it's when a person, boy or girl (unless she's a queen), finally has sex, good, passionate sex, that they realize that size isn't everything.

JPoster · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by petite

Even I get penis enlargement spam! ?

My wife has also complained to me about getting tired of spam to "make her penis bigger!"

What I have definitely noticed though is more radio and TV ads for penis enlargement products. E-mails are a given, and the sports pages of newspapers have always contained such ads. The use of radio (satellite and broadcast) and TV infomercials are a more recent development it seems.

The first rule of advertising is to create a perceived need for the product. Then you claim to have the product to remove the anxiety of not having it. Whether it's bad breath, varicose veins, being overweight, or having a too small willie, the same methods are used.

ConanTheBarber · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by Josephx

I don't think it's about size any more because people are just more aware that a penis exists. I've had several instances where my penis has unintentionally been seen by other girls, who were first impressed by the size, but, over time, cared less about how big it was over the fact that they were actually getting a nice climax from their own partner. It seems to me that only virgins and size-queens genuinely believe bigger is better -- it's when a person, boy or girl (unless she's a queen), finally has sex, good, passionate sex, that they realize that size isn't everything.

People becoming aware that a penis exists of course marks a tectonic change in human consciousness.
I like you.
You take the broad view.

bobg4400 · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by petite

That was meant as a rhetorical question. I meant to imply that I think the answer is yes.

Then take my answer as a pre-emptive strike against the nay-sayers.

petite · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by bobg4400

Then take my answer as a pre-emptive strike against the nay-sayers.

Okay.

Josephx · 04-30-2012

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Originally Posted by ConanTheBarber

People becoming aware that a penis exists of course marks a tectonic change in human consciousness.
I like you.
You take the broad view.

Well, it's true. My perspective on Jesus changed when I realize he had a penis, and probably had erections for no reason. I would imagine that society would change as a whole as penises become less and less risque, especially with what we have on television (even though I think that Hung and RJ Berger is crap).

martin60018 · 04-30-2012

size is everything
men want the biggest dick they can support on their bodies
women want the biggest bank account they can snatch, they dont give a fuck about dick size

TinyPrincess · 05-01-2012

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Originally Posted by martin60018

size is everything
men want the biggest dick they can support on their bodies
women want the biggest bank account they can snatch, they dont give a fuck about dick size

Wrong....

Women want a nice guy who notice them even when sex is not imminent...

dude_007 · 05-01-2012

I was alive in the 80s and 90s and I don't recall the "common media" saying that size was everything. Examples?

dude_007 · 05-01-2012

I get a kick out of so many members here who post opinions as though they are facts.

LGX · 05-01-2012

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Originally Posted by JPoster

If anything, that which is deemed an acceptable comment in the general media has been expanded to include digs based on size, so I wouldn't say attitudes have changed in a positive way in general.

What may have changed is the education of the individual who has learned the falsity of stereotyping and the truth about female preferences, i.e., that women are not nearly as impressed with big dicks as men are.

What I have noticed about discussions, whether here or on other forums, is the tendency to categorize everything into one of two sizes--big or small, with anything not considered big to be considered small, when in truth "average" covers probably 70% of all men, with average coming in at 5-6 inches. Average is neither big nor small. It is "average."

Whatever is not large is denigrated as small. This is probably just a continuation of the male obsession with penis-power, but for those of us who have been around the block, it is tiresome, if we give it any thought.

My male self-esteem in the sex department is based on my ability to give sexual pleasure to my wife. My dick is big enough to do the job, so that ends my concerns in the size department. Is it a humongous, throbbing baton of man-meat so large that she gasps when she sees it? Is it a monster cock? Uh, no. It's a handy and serviceable 6X6. As one of many tools in my arsenal of creativity it performs its function.

Instead of obsessing about my body I focus on what she wants/needs at the moment and what I can do to make it happen.

The problem I see too, is that 'average' nowadays has too big of a range. Most studies say the average is between 5'' and 7''. I hate the way that's written. That's a big range, so big really only starts pretty much @ 8''. When it comes to statistical analysis, you have to get teh average and anything above that is big and below that is 'small'. Just a pet peeve.

ILIW · 05-01-2012

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Originally Posted by srdude007

I was alive in the 80s and 90s and I don't recall the "common media" saying that size was everything. Examples?

From my experience, the idea that size is not everything, or not all women care about size, is new.

wrestling89 · 05-01-2012

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Originally Posted by WhiteMonst3r

My first guess, pussyfying of mankind.

We are in a society in western europe at least where the least valued person should be made to feel welcome sometimes to expense of the most valued member.

For example, climbing trees in school is no longer possible because the weaker children might hurt themselves or even worse die.

No feelings can ever be hurt, emotional or physical and I believe that that is what produces pussies, just not the right kind.

So talking about big things being better might make the people with no so big things feel insecure.

His argument is not wrong it is just poorly communicated and out of context. Current studies support the way in which today's youth is handled has produced a nation of narcissists. Merit is constantly given to underachievement and combined with unrealistic goal setting that sets children up for failure; depression is found resultant to this once they enter adulthood and reality sets in.

With that being said, society has changed in their overall understanding and recognition of many social and psychological issues. Today it is greatly abused and used as a crutch by many, but mental illnesses are finally becoming properly diagnosed and treated so it makes sense that personal views are receiving greater attention as well. There is also a great fear that personal opinion offends people and you always see this on this news, there's a daily new report on who's been offended or sued for self expression. I was scouted for lacrosse and played football and wrestling as well and ultimately wrestled in college for a bit and personally saw growing up parents who were terrible to their kids, verbally abused and had a friend who was on the wrestling team who was physically abused by his father.

I also do think sexuality is greatly dismissed in the US as I am a lover of foreign films. Their values on sexuality is much more open than ours in the United States, some of the most well done movies by director Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void) feature great sexuality and this seems to offend less now. Recently the film "120 Days of Sodom", made back in 1950's I think and based on the novel of the 1800's, lost its global ban for its graphic portrayal of violence and sexuality after many such as Martin Scorsese recognized it for its artistic value.

Bear with me I know this is a long answer, but I like to be thorough. The internet has also be the most effective channel for communication that does not discriminate, look at how silly the premise of this website is haha. So I believe that greater expression, understanding, and communication are the causal factors of your outgrowth of your generation ILIW to my generation (early 20's) of "pussies" haha.

D_Aberchirder_Crustinuts · 05-01-2012

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Originally Posted by srdude007

I was alive in the 80s and 90s and I don't recall the "common media" saying that size was everything. Examples?

ILIW, I'm with srdude on it. Are you over 40 (just wondering, and no offense)?

I would say nineties is probably where it got rolling, but didn't get really bad until Y2K (along with reality TV, Walmart's Taylor Swift, materialistic thug pop and all that other doo doo).

Take Care

Are attitudes to size changing?

Originally Posted by bobg4400 Of course it did. Guys obsess over having bodies covered in rippling muscles and looking like movie/porn stars too. There's just less of it around, maybe because the women ideal body