On Penises

In my last post I spoke of feminism and the Vagina Monologues; now that we've had some time in class to talk about penises I'll try to tie this up into a neat little package (that's funny!). 

I'm attacking this with the consideration that we came into this anatomical discussion with the mindset that men were far more comfortable talking about their bits than their lady-counterparts were. For the purpose of there being no misunderstanding my stance on this: I disagree!

The "Private Dicks" video we watched clarified something for me: people will talk if they're asked. Shoot, Kinsey clarified that! It's really just a comfort thing. No, if you are out for lunch on the patio of a busy bistro you are not likely to hear men or women heartily discussing their genitals (but that doesn't mean you won't), this is true. Again we are at the mercy of the individual and their comfort levels regarding any disclosure of their sexuality. We might be surprised at how much how many people would tell us if we started a discussion of sexuality in a comfortable situation (as they perceive it).

I personally bring a voice to the table which proclaims this generality: forget about the large scale numbers, stats, and the direction that society seems to point; every individual represents an individual viewpoint.

And so with that I do away with the notion that either men or women speak more or less freely about genitals, sex, or anything in the vast arena of topics containing them. It's up to each man and each woman, and a whole slew of factors which brought them to where they are today. Perhaps any reservations about publicly speaking of these issues is primarily rooted in an effort to respect the values of the less liberal people around he who is speaking, similar in regard to he who does not swear not because he is uncomfortable with it but because he recognizes that others around him are?

Eureka.