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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:20 PM Jan 2013

What sort of person thinks their political/social enemies have small penises?

It's an interesting question.

What sort of deviation of mind would cause someone to create a theory of the other in terms of their inferior penis size?


It's pretty standard thinking in some circles, like cage-fighting culture, perhaps. And wartime propaganda, of course. During WWII there was a lot of stuff about Hitler having one testicle. During WWI there was a lot of stuff about the Kaiser's withered arm. The physical shortcomings of Napoleon, who was not freakishly short except by the standards of the aristocracy (who were typically taller than commoners), were of great interest to the British.

But to be a common turn of mind in supposedly progressive circles suggests some deep rot somewhere.

This is up there with the hilarity of prison rape (for people one doesn't like), and the infamy of gay conduct (when done by men one does not like).

It's like, "I want the fun of thinking like a savage, but with the self-righteousness of the moralist, so I get off on employing the forms of bigotry and oppression directed against only evil people."

Kind of like Dexter. (A TV character who is a ritualistic serial killer while living in a rationalization construct wherein he is one of the good guys.)

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What sort of person thinks their political/social enemies have small penises? (Original Post) cthulu2016 Jan 2013 OP
I have a small penis demwing Jan 2013 #1
Those are called dentures. Bucky Jan 2013 #5
that would be my lunch... mike_c Jan 2013 #9
No wonder I get such strange looks when I smile... /nt demwing Jan 2013 #22
Best. Subthread. Ever. bunnies Jan 2013 #25
People with small cars? maxsolomon Jan 2013 #2
One with a sense of humor. leveymg Jan 2013 #3
Whatever the size of his package... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #20
You know, someone out there thinks this guy is sexy demwing Jan 2013 #28
The Executive Board of the NRA. leveymg Jan 2013 #30
Proof that there are some pictures that shouldn't Rex Jan 2013 #35
What about women who are in the NRA? Do they have large or small uteruses? Bucky Jan 2013 #4
I'll say those women are dickless.... so there.... I guess.... :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #7
Penis envy? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #26
Oh please no! Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #32
LOL... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #37
Nah, I'm relatively comfortable in that area (not the best but hopefully not the worst). Although Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #39
LMAO Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #40
Duh! Totally misread that. I remember reading that ages ago. But now I've achieved a Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #41
You are hilarious my friend! Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #42
That's the least of my worries :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #46
Just had my post hidden for making the comparison. nt RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #13
Because the DU Jury had small penises Bucky Jan 2013 #23
or, as you pointed out, dentures.../nt demwing Jan 2013 #24
It is like being in elementary school again, isn't it? :) Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #33
The same ones who think their opponent's brain fits inside that little head. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #6
Answer: A lot people with small brains on DU (nt) HERVEPA Jan 2013 #8
The US military. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #10
Cmon now Separation Jan 2013 #47
People that can't be bothered to think, HappyMe Jan 2013 #11
Good point. el_bryanto Jan 2013 #12
An idiot sort of person. eom tledford Jan 2013 #14
I think there are probably a lot of gun and big or fast car owners compensating for something be it stevenleser Jan 2013 #15
A sexist. Having a small penis is unmanly, being unmanly is bad. Puregonzo1188 Jan 2013 #16
The only people linking ownership of an item with a small penis.... NCTraveler Jan 2013 #17
I don't think "small penis" should be thrown around as an insult. dawg Jan 2013 #18
I have one in real life loyalkydem Jan 2013 #19
It's a distraction from the actual topics. ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #21
I love your post. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #34
A person with a small mind slackmaster Jan 2013 #27
Sigmund Freud, for starters DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2013 #29
Sounds like Penisism to me. Or no, maybe ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #31
Somebody trying to convince themselves that their own penis isn't miniscule? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #36
Penile obsession is rampant... n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #38
I find that the size of someone else's penis never enters my mind MineralMan Jan 2013 #43
Lots of Dutch politicians? Bosonic Jan 2013 #44
What sort of person cares about what other people think about their penis size? nt Lex Jan 2013 #45

maxsolomon

(33,298 posts)
2. People with small cars?
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:23 PM
Jan 2013

It's a standard knee-jerk accusation, like saying "I want some of what they're smoking" or, as you note, wishing prison rape on someone.

But it is true about Hummer drivers.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
3. One with a sense of humor.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:27 PM
Jan 2013

However twisted it might be.

Compensation: Big guns (numerous) + boy toys = one small dick.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
20. Whatever the size of his package...
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:02 PM
Jan 2013

If he keeps his gun in that position for long he may be without in the near future.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
35. Proof that there are some pictures that shouldn't
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 06:55 PM
Jan 2013

be posted on the Intertubes! Eva!

Since that stuff is on his bed, I wonder if he sleeps with it too!

Bucky

(53,990 posts)
4. What about women who are in the NRA? Do they have large or small uteruses?
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:28 PM
Jan 2013

Be kind. What they're trying to say is that NRA people are overcompensating for psychological insecurities. But they have trouble formulating such nuanced analyses of what drives the formulation of such toxic and socially corrosive policy decisions because they have small penises.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)
39. Nah, I'm relatively comfortable in that area (not the best but hopefully not the worst). Although
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 11:34 AM
Jan 2013

I'm not crazy about my balls.

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
40. LMAO
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 11:58 AM
Jan 2013

Penis envy is a Freudian concept...little girls are envious and wish they had a penis of their own, according to him. Which makes one wonder about Freud's own problems with female anatomy.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)
41. Duh! Totally misread that. I remember reading that ages ago. But now I've achieved a
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:04 PM
Jan 2013

breakthrough regarding my own issues...... (As I curl up here in the fetal position).... Thank you!

Bucky

(53,990 posts)
23. Because the DU Jury had small penises
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:43 PM
Jan 2013

This is kind of fun. When I go back to work on Monday, I now know how to win all my arguments with colleagues.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
6. The same ones who think their opponent's brain fits inside that little head.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:31 PM
Jan 2013

Of course, I am just guessing...

Separation

(1,975 posts)
47. Cmon now
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:59 PM
Jan 2013

We in the military have a huge hard o.. err huge love for the penis. Never in such great numbers will you see so much penis play. Tea-bagging passed out friends, slap ass games. Ive never seen such greatly detailed penis art than in some of the shitters that Ive been in. Im talking, veins, hair, warts and all.

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This is such an awesome blog, http://terminallance.com/

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
11. People that can't be bothered to think,
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:45 PM
Jan 2013

or have to revert to the old 'I know you are, but what am I' school of thought.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
12. Good point.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:46 PM
Jan 2013

And to clear up all the confusion, I propose that all of our legislatures legislate as God intended. Nude.

Bryant

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
15. I think there are probably a lot of gun and big or fast car owners compensating for something be it
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 04:55 PM
Jan 2013

low self esteem, feelings of powerlessness or some other inadequacy.

dawg

(10,624 posts)
18. I don't think "small penis" should be thrown around as an insult.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:01 PM
Jan 2013

People act like that is the worst thing you could say about a man. But that isn't the measure of a man. It has nothing to do with his character, his worth, or even his ability to please a woman sexually.

I don't have a problem with hurling insults at assault weapon owners or Hummer drivers, but let's not throw innocent people under the bus in the process by using one of their unchangeable physical characteristics as the "ultimate" insult.

loyalkydem

(1,678 posts)
19. I have one in real life
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:01 PM
Jan 2013

but I'm gay so it don't matter and I don't use it. When people start using that little tactic towards me, I block them here and on facebook. I got no time for that rift raft.

ismnotwasm

(41,975 posts)
21. It's a distraction from the actual topics.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:06 PM
Jan 2013

It's based on Freud's ideas of compensation. Freud was not wrong about every thing, but he attributed a lot to sex and genitals that didn't weather modern psychoanalysis.

The average penis size is what, 5.5 inches? 6?

I could make a case for males who aren't compensating, but celebrating penis size with guns and cars. It would be complete bullshit because I just made it up.

The only penis I'm interested in is my husbands. (Well I'm a nurse so I've seen literally hundreds of penis's, but that's clinical)

I won't get into the whole phallic symbol thing.

Suffice it to say its a very rude analogy and probably completely inaccurate.

 

OneTenthofOnePercent

(6,268 posts)
36. Somebody trying to convince themselves that their own penis isn't miniscule?
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 06:59 PM
Jan 2013

Must be some sort of self-projection unto others. Denigrate your adversaries in an attempt to cope with your own penile (or feminine sexual) dysfunctions/inadequacies. Like the insecure bully on the playground who picks on others because, ultimately, they despise themself.

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)
43. I find that the size of someone else's penis never enters my mind
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:20 PM
Jan 2013

during the course of a typical day. Am I odd that way?

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