# Genitals Are Not "Junk" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 25, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910 "2010-11-25T19:07:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/1 "2010-11-25T19:07:40Z")
“Junk” is useless crap that you throw away - so if you think your genitals are “junk”, fine - give me a knife, I’ll cut 'em off ya and toss that junk in the garbage disposal. Ever since the new body scanners at airports, everyone seems to be picking up this obnoxious slang term; Leno is screaming “junk” in every other joke, and even MSNBC had a headline about people not wanting their “junk” patted down. Enough already - we don’t need yet another idiotic, ghetto slang word entering into everyday use. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/2 "2010-11-25T19:09:30Z")
I heard somewhere once that words can have multiple meanings. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/3 "2010-11-25T19:09:41Z")
F- ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/4 "2010-11-25T19:10:02Z")
I hate to break it to you, but the word “junk” for describing male genitalia has been around for at least a few years now. It was a pretty commonly used term even before the whole TSA business. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/5 "2010-11-25T19:17:07Z")
“Ghetto slang word”? Oh my!! Don’t get your panties in a bunch, **DMark**. They’ll squeeze your junk. ---
**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/6 "2010-11-25T19:21:10Z")
But what does “junk in your trunk” mean? Does it mean that you have your genitals in the back of your car? IT’S ALL SO CONFUSING!!! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/7 "2010-11-25T19:23:20Z")
And what about junk science? I thought that was all stupid stuff. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/8 "2010-11-25T19:23:24Z")
It’s that ghetto slang. Black people don’t want white people to be able to understand them. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/9 "2010-11-25T19:23:30Z")
Maybe they are checking to see if you are smuggling Chinese boats into the country. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/10 "2010-11-25T19:24:58Z")
Heavens to Betsy! as my old maiden aunt would say, what is the language coming to! Come to think of it, **DMark** _is_ my maiden aunt. How ya doin’, old gal? ---
**Author:** ![sleeping](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/11 "2010-11-25T19:25:58Z")
Agreed. That’s why you should only refer to your genitals as “valuables,” or, for the sentimental, “my preciousness.” Make certain that the TSA agents know what you’re talking about by gesturing appropriately. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/12 "2010-11-25T19:44:36Z")
> [@sleeping](#): > > Agreed. That’s why you should only refer to your genitals as “valuables,” or, for the sentimental, “my preciousness.” Make certain that the TSA agents know what you’re talking about by gesturing appropriately. Did anyone else just imagine a thin, pale, Gollum-like figure in a loincloth crawling in, talking abouts its “Precious!” and screaming , “You no touch precious!” at the TSA folks? I totally want to see someone make a video of that. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/13 "2010-11-25T19:48:18Z")
I’m waiting for this thread to be combined with the one titled “My jalapeños turned red”. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/14 "2010-11-25T19:51:49Z")
I’ve used the word ‘junk’ occasionally to describe male genitalia for at least 10 years, if not more. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/15 "2010-11-25T20:23:32Z")
Add me to the I can’t stand the junk term pile. Oh lookie! A new term! Is that what all the cool people are calling it now?! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/16 "2010-11-25T20:27:03Z")
Yeah, language should never change. That would make the world better and so much more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/17 "2010-11-25T20:28:34Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Yeah, language should never change. That would make the world better and so much more interesting. _grunt_ ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/18 "2010-11-25T20:30:59Z")
When I was in the miltary, ages ago, the proper term was “family jewels.” At least it’s not as insulting as “junk.” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/19 "2010-11-25T20:34:50Z")
Geeze, someone’s got sand in his junk. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910/20 "2010-11-25T20:39:58Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Did anyone else just imagine a thin, pale, Gollum-like figure in a loincloth crawling in, talking abouts its “Precious!” and screaming , “You no touch precious!” at the TSA folks? > > I totally want to see someone make a video of that. You have reduced me to a giggling pile of silly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910.md?page=2)