I'm tired of this discussion. Entirely my fault for trying to point out that the common mentality fails to hold up under scrutiny of logic and reason. I make that mistake a lot, it seems.
But, because it appears my position has been completely misunderstood, I'll take one last stab at clarification.
Grabbing somebody elses junk is more than coming onto somebody. There is a reason the phrase, "show me on the doll where the bad man touched you" exists.
You're presenting a false cuasality. "Show me on the doll..." is a law enforcement tactic used to put abused children at ease so that they'll talk about instances when adults, who by virtue of their maturity alone exert enough power and influence over these children to cajole them into submitting to their unwanted sexual advances. The children are vulnerable, powerless, defenseless victims. That's what makes sexual child abuse such a heinous crime.
One would have to do an innumerable amount of hypothetical gymnastics to come up with a scenario in which a straight guy showering in a
GYM shower is both powerless and incapable of defending himself. Some would argue that being naked around other people makes a man vulnerable.
I would say that those people are far more delicate little daffodils than myself.
I am not saying that they are bad men, or that you should beat them up... but I dont think you should underestimate how serious touching another guys package is. In fact, its a crime... its sexual assault. You are molesting another grown man.
What I'm suggesting is that the majority of you
overestimate how serious this stupid issue is. I'm not advocating that guys who like dick be given carte blanche to fondle whomever they like free from recrimination. What I'm advocating
AGAINST is this apparently wide-held belief that should by horror of horrors this actually happen to some poor, fragile, over-sensitive straight guy ...
hitting the guy that touched his dick is not an appropriate response.
We still live in a crazily patriarchal society in which objectifying women has long been accepted practice. With growing tolerance of gay people (such as it is), men are starting to realize what it feels like to be objectified and as has clearly been demonstrated in this thread, the vast majority of men in our society sadly lack the maturity to properly process this change.
I realize this will never sink in with most of you, because we are inundated from birth with messages that sex is naughty, anything having to do with the penis is dirty!bad!wrong, any kind of affectionate display between two men is worse than that, times infinity. You've all clearly bought into that. Far be it for yours humbly to shake you out of that steaming crock.
But, this is how I look at it (and then I'll shut up, I swear): A flaccid penis is just a body part. There's nothing inherently bad or wrong or fearful about it. When a man is unaroused, his dick is hardly more erogenous than his elbow. Would you punch out a man who touched your elbow in the shower? Your dick will not be soiled, or damaged, or broken by this unfortunate occurrence. (If it is, than you've got bigger medical concerns to contend with than your insanely overprotective regard for your personal space.) When his hand leaves your cock, it will be exactly the same cock it was before he "violated" you. No harm. No foul. You will not be scared for life. You will not be emotionally traumatized. You are not a powerless victim who's development stands the risk of being thrown off track as a result.
And to any guys who
would react thusly, again I would say ... get some cats ... don't leave your house.
However, I am not my brother's keeper. If you all still feel like the fact that you drank the Kool Aid when you were 6, and haven't bothered to entertain a rational thought to the contrary since, entitles you to break some other guy's face, then I can't stop you.
But if you would, put yourself in his shoes for a second. Which is more important to you: Your Precious Virtue or The Structural Integrity of Your Face?