Just as a data point, I know a very attractive man who is missing parts of two of his fingers. It is not at all emasculating for him to not have a full number of fingers. I don’t think I’d really be bothered by someone not having a full set of testes either, though.
And personally as a female there are a lot of things that I’d lose before my fingers. I’m a pianist.
Cool people missing fingers or fingertips: Buster Keaton, Jesse James (the original, not the motorcycle and Nazi enthusiast), James Doohan, Darryl Hannah.
I’d have trouble typing without an intact pinky, and I’d also have trouble playing the violin, if it were my left pinky. But I don’t think I’d miss one testicle, assuming the other one is working. I’m already doing testosterone therapy, so I’d just get the shots more often.
Testicle. You can always buy a neuticle if you want to look like you have a matched set. Wait, do they have those for people? Or just buy a dog one in a good size.
I’d be willing to give up part of the pinky. I have a broken one (above the first joint nearest to the fist) that isn’t much use. It’s basically just a lever that I use as required. It only slows my typing a bit.
I, too, like the testicle redundancy. The twins don’t like to be separated. They told me once. Once was enough.
Also, if I give up something, what do I get in return? It better be good. I could make more money off eBay if I could sell parts.
Well, I nearly have lost the tips of fingers before—one recently, but the first one was the pinky. But for all the pain and inconvenience, I can’t help but suppose losing a testicle would hurt more, and be harder to treat. Even if I don’t plan on having kids any time soon, and I still have a backup.
It’d be harder to show off/brag/lie about the scar, too. At least with a finger, I can tell little kids that Gollum bit it off.