# Guys, would you show it upon request? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920 "2011-04-27T17:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ladymarmalade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/1 "2011-04-27T17:53:20Z")
Guys, if some woman came up to you and asked to see your penis, would you show it to her? That’s all the information on which to base your decision, that’s it. Enquiring minds want to know! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/2 "2011-04-27T17:55:19Z")
[Not a chance in hell.](http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HO9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Be0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=lorena%20bobbitt&pg=3245%2C2860582) ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/3 "2011-04-27T17:56:10Z")
I would show her a certified copy, but not the long form itself. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/4 "2011-04-27T17:56:49Z")
Based on the situation described in the OP, no way. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/5 "2011-04-27T18:00:58Z")
My wife would deeply object to the idea. Back in my single years, I’d have probably offered to show her mine if she showed me hers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/6 "2011-04-27T18:05:17Z")
I voted no, but I suppose it depends on the circumstances. Are we indoors? Alone? Do I trust her? Do I think she’s attractive? Is there alcohol involved? Then maybe. Is she a nurse or doctor? Is this during a urology exam? Then probably. Some random woman on the street? Hell to the no. In certain environments, like a clothing-optional beach, she really doesn’t have to ask. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/7 "2011-04-27T18:10:55Z")
No. It sounds like something a woman would do who’s trolling for a sexual assault accusation or a hidden camera show would do. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/8 "2011-04-27T18:14:15Z")
No. You don’t get to meet The King just by asking. You have to _earn_ that privilege. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/9 "2011-04-27T18:14:24Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > No. It sounds like something a woman would do who’s trolling for a sexual assault accusation or a hidden camera show would do. What he said. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/10 "2011-04-27T18:16:37Z")
Is this a public poll? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/11 "2011-04-27T18:17:49Z")
I said yes, why not. I’d want some ‘prep’ time first though IYKWIM… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/12 "2011-04-27T18:18:36Z")
That’s it? Then absolutely not. For all I know she might attack me, cry rape, or be an undercover officer entrapping “pervs” who go along with the request. Now if it is a woman I know even very casually who is asking, then sure. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/13 "2011-04-27T18:19:49Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > I said yes, why not. I’d want some ‘prep’ time first though IYKWIM… 😉 Tougher quandry for the growers than the show-ers, I imagine. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/14 "2011-04-27T18:20:14Z")
If it’s some chick I just met in a bar and she’s all, like, “Show me your dick,” like it’s my smartphone or something, I would be put off. If it’s a cuddly moment on a second or third date and she murmurs, “I want to blow you,” I’ll say, “I want to suck your toes, then go down on you.” It’s bargaining. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/15 "2011-04-27T18:28:29Z")
No, you make her beg. And buy you drinks all night long. Then, if she’s a good girl and makes us a sandwich and brings us a beer, then maybe. But only for a minute. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/16 "2011-04-27T18:34:01Z")
What if it was a close friend? This is a great question. A friend who, say, has known you for years and is just curious. I suppose it’d have to be a “you show me yours and I’ll show you mine”. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/17 "2011-04-27T18:36:39Z")
OP, would you show a guy your vagina on request? Why’s it any different? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/18 "2011-04-27T18:36:54Z")
I can’t think of any situation beyond a medical exam why any woman would have a reason to see it. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/19 "2011-04-27T18:48:34Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Tougher quandry for the growers than the show-ers, I imagine. True, and I’ve just played my hand there, so to speak, haven’t I… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920/20 "2011-04-27T18:50:11Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > OP, would you show a guy your vagina on request? Why’s it any different? I think you mean vulva. I mean, normally I let the word usage slide, but in this case I think it’s kind of important, unless you really mean to get down there with a flashlight and maybe a speculum. :eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-show-it-upon-request/579920.md?page=2)