Originally posted by Karen@Oct 22 2004, 10:57 PM
Hard to believe some of these averages.
In UK the Durex company work on an average of 6.75". Since they have no axe to grind other than making money, there seems no reason to dispute that.
6.5 to 7 seems about average in my experience as well, and my friends bear that out (well, the ones I talk to about that kind of thing!
I think there is a deal of massaging undersized men's egos in an Agony Aunt kind of way.
No need for that here thank goodness!!
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Karen,
I'm really confused with your logic (and not b/c I'm under-endowed. LOL). However, the Durex study is one of the LEAST accurate b/c it's "self-measured." Now I'm sure that you're aware of how much guys exaggerate. For example, "My car goes 200mph, or I can bench press 450lbs." How much more is exaggeration going to apply with PENIS SIZE?! I would say on average the exaggeration is AT LEAST 1 inch in length.
As far as the "black" issue. I've said it before, but I'll say it again for the newbies or at least non-OGs. Black men (generally speaking) exaggerate even more than white men. The hip-hop culture, by its very definition, is one of exaggeration. It's all about the "bling" and "my ride is soooo pimp." I've f*cked more hos than you."
"I talk on a walkie-talkie Nextel, not because I need to, but because I want to show OTHER people just how "important" I am by subjecting them to my stupid-ass converstion."
I guess I'm speaking about a general trend of overcompensation that is manifest in everything, perhaps MOSTLY in the "black penis size myth." And as DUO187 said, it's true that the darker the flesh, the more prominent it LOOKS visually. This is why sexy art is always done in black-and-white (creates definition), and why even white bodybuilders subject themselves to extreme tanning.
Do all black guys exaggerate? Of course not! I'm speaking of a GENERAL trend here, rooted in cultural differences between the modesty of Puritans and the flamboyance of African American culture. For the record, my current g/f is black (actually from Nigeria). Not that I need to justify myself, but just to put it out there before any 1-dimensional people ensue attacking.
--Thirdlegmeat