So I finally got around to hanging some pictures up around the apartment today. My cunning plan when I got this place was to act like a grown-up and hang up some of my own photos that I’ve taken instead of the same old movie posters and such that I’ve had since college. Nothing weird about that.
Until I got to printing out one of my favorites, a photo of the fort in St. Augustine, Florida. I remembered a while back when I was detailing the plan to a friend of mine, and when we got to this photo, the following conversation ensued:
“Hmmm.”
“You don’t like that one? I thought it was kind of neat.”
“It’s just kinda phallic, don’t you think?”
“Wha? Phallic? You’re high.”
“Dude, it’s right there.”
“Look, I’m a gay man. If I wanted to look at a picture of a penis, I could take a picture of an actual penis and hang that up on the wall.”
“It’s your call. I’m just sayin’.”
So I obviously thought she was nuts, but now I look at the picture and that’s all I can see. What do y’all think? There’s nothing wrong with that photo, right?
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to print out my pictures of Coit Tower and the Holland Tunnel…
It’s no more phallic than any other tower: they have to stick up for architectural reasons. I suppose Beavis and Butthead might get a snigger out of it, but that’s about it - anyway, buildings shaped like vaginas just don’t give the elevation. Now, buildings shaped like breasts…
Yep, that is rather penis-like. It’s the little cap on top that does it for me. I don’t think I would have thought that though if you hadn’t pointed it out.
Having grown up in Florida and visited St. Augustine a dozen times I don’t even need to open the picture to know exactly what you’re talking about, though oddly enough I’ve never thought of them as overtly phallic. Now that it’s mentioned, sure.
As for putting it on your wall, go for it. If someone asks, explain its a photo you took. shrug
