Can I get more feedback on my now closed thread: Do women brag about their genitals?
URL here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856344
Asi closed it on account of being “in Penthouse territory” which surprised me because I certainly didn’t create the thread with the intention that people masturbate to it. I think it’s a reasonable, if unusual, topic regarding human sexuality. Closing the thread strikes me as overly prudish. Am I alone? Did I overly titilate the dope?
Seriously? You even have to ask? :dubious:
Your thread was purient at best. What were you attempting to accomplish?
I’m asking because thresholds for arousal, disgust, etc. are highly subjective.
Come on, dude. What if I started a thread about men’s peni…nevermind that won’t work. What if I started a thread on the size of your cars motor. Wouldn’t that make you feel inadequate and less than so-n-so with a bigger more powerful motor? You’re asking us to describe our girly bits for what, research or a medical profile? Some things are just private, as in ‘private’ parts. Ask your girlfriend, wife, sister or neighbor and see what response you get. Not good.
(Don’t ask at work, it won’t go well)
Well in case you did not read the linked FAQ;
Sex: The medical approach is OK, the Penthouse approach is not. If you’re not sure, err on the side of caution and/or contact a staff member before you post.
So, err on the side of caution or contact a moderator first, k?
Learning and laughter, this time about sexuality. I’ve been on the dope for over a decade and not once have I thought to use it as an aphrodesiac. It seems antithetical.
I want(ed) to know because I’m a man who doesn’t know how women brag amongst themselves. I know what men say about women, and what they think will really make an impact on their chances for success with them. I don’t know about the other side, and I would like to rid myself of that doubt and ignorance.
My lack of references is biasing me towards thinking the answer to my original question is no, but I also think that’s curious given the amount of other physical traits that people infuse with sexual value. But again, I’m not in a position to know the answer without asking the question.
This is where you prudes were supposed to come in and tell me your roommate anecdotes about the time she said XYZ and link me a study or story. Instead, I’ve been lead to believe that our community is incapable of exploring this subject on account of how easily hot and bothered many of us are.
Where exactly did I ask anyone to describe their girly bits? I asked for instances of bragging amongst women.
Why are you seeing what isn’t there?
By the way, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the word penis or vagina. Most people have one or the other. You will need to talk to an adult about yours one day.
Because I know men. You’re not gonna be satisfied with “No we don’t brag about body parts” It will move into off color jokes and snarky responses. Bragging about body parts is a guy thing. No, we don’t brag or compare. I don’t think I have ever met a woman who did. YMMV.
Minus your assumptions about myself, I appreciate your post. Thank you.
I missed the part in the OP where they asked anyone to describe their bits, only their behavior.
I could ask my sister that question, if I cared.
What question are you answering? You asked this:
You’re asking us to describe our girly bits for what, research or a medical profile?
You were asked this in response:
*Where exactly did I ask anyone to describe their girly bits? I asked for instances of bragging amongst women.
Why are you seeing what isn’t there?*
The bulk of the reply is in answer to my original thread which was linked in the first post.
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I think it’s ridiculous that it was closed. Talking about whether women brag or not about genitals is not entering Penthouse Territory.
BTW, Beckdawrek was the only poster who gave me the kind of input I was looking for in the original thread. It was funny too. I appreciated that post as well, and would like more like it.
Mods?
First, let me direct you to this thread which may help you understand some of the issue, or not.
To answer your question: no, by and large women do not brag about their genitals. Men do. The assumption that women do so is a male centric viewpoint related to the tendency of men to focus on their own genitals.
There was no way that thread was going to end well. **Beckdawrek **covered what would most likely happen quite adequately. The fact that you, Dr. Crap, considered closing the thread as “overly prudish” and asked in the title of this thread if it was “arousing” indicates to me that your own interest was not so innocent, scientific, and dispassionate as you claim. It makes you sound like you were getting off on asking the question and hoping for more in the answers. And that, more than anything, is why I think your thread was closed (note: I am not a mod nor privy to their thoughts in this matter, that is strictly my opinion).
In reference to the concerns raised in this thread, Dr. Crap’s recent thread is an example of what NOT to do.
Do you really think the OP isn’t already perfectly aware of that thread? This is how the pushback is going to be. Lots of shitty threads, lots of claims of innocence and JAQing off.
That is the kind of discussion I would expect in a male, junior high locker room, not at a serious, adult discussion board. Perhaps that’s why is was closed.
And, no, we don’t have contests designed to see who can the pee the furthest, either. Sheesh. :smack: