General Discussion

shireen

(8,333 posts)

151. wow, there are some really mean people here ....

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 06:37 PM

Dec 2012

The OP posted a serious message about his condition and how he finds the "compensating" comments to be offensive. I appreciate him educating us about it.

Why is it so hard for some of you to just accept him without judgment?

Some of the responses in this thread are disrespectful and insensitive. Empathy FAIL.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

158 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

As someone who suffers from a medical condition called "MICROPENIS" [View all] datasuspect Dec 2012 OP

This thread is useless... without... *ahem* Panasonic Dec 2012 #1

TMI nt LARED Dec 2012 #2

Um neverforget Dec 2012 #3

(nervous giggle) TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #4

Why do you call it a "medical condition"? SecularMotion Dec 2012 #5

for your edification datasuspect Dec 2012 #10

What's the medical treatment for your condition? SecularMotion Dec 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueStreak Dec 2012 #87

Are you sure it's an actual condition? SecularMotion Dec 2012 #24

You can Google it... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #12

Has causes Whoa_Nelly Dec 2012 #26

this is just a step on my personal path to healing datasuspect Dec 2012 #38

What is NJEIBETMRP? n/t dmr Dec 2012 #118

You have gone this far. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #6

He told you... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #15

is this Howard? Skittles Dec 2012 #7

Well.... cliffordu Dec 2012 #109

Your data is suspect. randome Dec 2012 #8

Where are all these threads of 'penis talk?' n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #9

I Spend Many Hours On DU and Have Missed All the Supposed "Penis" Talk Indykatie Dec 2012 #11

Maybe it's a privates forum leftstreet Dec 2012 #16

oh, it gets sprinkled around datasuspect Dec 2012 #17

Then those people aren't referring to you. EOTE Dec 2012 #99

People who use the term "retarded" to critique an idea aren't referring to developmentally disabled slackmaster Dec 2012 #106

OK, but there's a difference between using the word "retarded" and saying that someone is EOTE Dec 2012 #113

I think people who make "compensating for a small penis" arguments are themselves attempting... slackmaster Dec 2012 #120

That would make sense if there weren't plenty of scientific evidence to suggest EOTE Dec 2012 #123

There is no difference. progressoid Dec 2012 #125

No, I think it's OK to point out that a person is COMPENSATING for their inadequacies when obsessed EOTE Dec 2012 #131

So you've just admitted that having a small penis makes one inadequate. progressoid Dec 2012 #142

I should have said "perceived inadequacies" as I did say above. EOTE Dec 2012 #144

+1 shireen Dec 2012 #134

And precisely HOW do you know the size of man's penis? MicaelS Dec 2012 #148

I have no idea what size his penis is. EOTE Dec 2012 #150

I don't care if you're a man or not. MicaelS Dec 2012 #154

So, that just proves that you are not one of "them." RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #103

I'm thinking he just had a strong desire to tell the world diphthong Dec 2012 #25

The threads were all pretty short. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #95

Just DU google "penis" and "guns". 970,000 results. Here, I'll do it for you... NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #21

I avoid gun threads. I'm overly-endowed with common sense leftstreet Dec 2012 #31

As a 'feminazi', I am partially responsible for your 'condition'. You're welcome. PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #13

Is this another gun thread? nt Chorophyll Dec 2012 #14

"This is my penis, this is my gun" RetroLounge Dec 2012 #156

the best combination of 6 words i have seen in 2012 farminator3000 Dec 2012 #18

Men are not a protected group. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #19

mens issues group...LOL trumad Dec 2012 #36

I voted for you. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #39

well thank you. trumad Dec 2012 #55

I like how you wrote MICROPENIS in ALL CAPS. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #22

... crim son Dec 2012 #41

Well, maybe he wants to make sure that you heard him. NT EOTE Dec 2012 #102

Delusions of Influence Trajan Dec 2012 #23

Insensitive toad that I am... Bigmack Dec 2012 #27

Testicles, wasn't he a mythilogical Greek hero? Hercules twin brother or something? marble falls Dec 2012 #124

It all makes sense now. DapperDon Dec 2012 #28

I'm glad you spoke up, even though threads like this are a magnet for jerks. eShirl Dec 2012 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Dec 2012 #30

I think that is an example of exactly what the OP is about slackmaster Dec 2012 #34

How is a small Wedding Tackle a 'disability?' leftstreet Dec 2012 #46

I imagine it would lead to a lifetime of self-esteem issues slackmaster Dec 2012 #49

Men hide their 'size' with clothing. Women really can't leftstreet Dec 2012 #65

suffering isn't a race or a competition datasuspect Dec 2012 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #70

Then why post here? Wouldn't it be better to post at the Mayo Clinic? BlueStreak Dec 2012 #105

"I don't care about anybody's junk." eShirl Dec 2012 #110

Give me Ham on 5, hold the Mayo. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #111

I think the OP was posted with multiple purposes in mind, one of which was to serve as a Bozo trap slackmaster Dec 2012 #112

One doesn't really know whether the motives are genuine or it is just a Friday afternoon prank BlueStreak Dec 2012 #114

you know how big the size of the tip of your thumb is? datasuspect Dec 2012 #52

Breast augmentation is the third most common cosmetic surgery. progressoid Dec 2012 #128

if you spoke of vaginas in a similar context on DU datasuspect Dec 2012 #35

I had a high school classmate who had a very small vagina slackmaster Dec 2012 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Dec 2012 #81

This is at the gist of your OP panader0 Dec 2012 #101

A similarly interesting question would be AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #122

I did know someone once with this "condition"; tavernier Dec 2012 #32

"Who you gonna make happy with THAT little thing?", she asked.... Scuba Dec 2012 #33

I have a hard time believing DapperDon Dec 2012 #37

you sound like a fellow sufferer datasuspect Dec 2012 #40

I'm a chick DapperDon Dec 2012 #45

Body dysmorphic disorder datasuspect Dec 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueStreak Dec 2012 #91

It's a real medical condition. MicaelS Dec 2012 #50

Having known someone with this condition sweetNsassy Dec 2012 #42

+1 nt shireen Dec 2012 #143

OK...I missed something... who's talking bad about penises? w8liftinglady Dec 2012 #43

Usually found in gun posts. progressoid Dec 2012 #74

What a great thread to end 2012! superpatriotman Dec 2012 #44

I don't know if you meant it this way JAbuchan08 Dec 2012 #155

Alerting. CreekDog Dec 2012 #47

??? Barack_America Dec 2012 #53

:facepalm: Megawhat Dec 2012 #82

I think the responses indicating "tmi" or nervous giggles lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #51

I can only reply in the way I know how... Rex Dec 2012 #54

Not to mention the fact that some of us are PROUD we don't have any penis at all. Are we people too? patrice Dec 2012 #56

a completely separate issue datasuspect Dec 2012 #64

Well, I was just trying to suggest that if others are characterizing it as dysmorphism, perhaps one patrice Dec 2012 #68

your statement just struck me odd datasuspect Dec 2012 #72

Oh, I DON"T like to make human suffering a competition. I'm just interested in the effects of patrice Dec 2012 #104

Brave of you to speak out about this. Barack_America Dec 2012 #58

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #59

I am shocked but not at all surprised by the insensitivity and lack of empathy shown in replies slackmaster Dec 2012 #60

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #79

Excuse me, sir? slackmaster Dec 2012 #92

No excuse forthcoming. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #96

I guess he blew his wad early slackmaster Dec 2012 #97

Yeah, right in the sock drawer. bluesbassman Dec 2012 #100

"MIRT got him." Teehee123 Dec 2012 #138

Sorry for the gender confusion. Oops, you won't be able to respond! bluesbassman Dec 2012 #145

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #140

It was mighty big of you to come forward with your condition ornotna Dec 2012 #61

db was here d_b Dec 2012 #62

Wait...What are you trying to say about Barb's penis? GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2012 #63

For goodness sakes. I've yet to see anyone discuss this. However... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #66

please remember what you are saying datasuspect Dec 2012 #67

I just don't get why you have to go revealing such personal issues. Until you did... Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #71

like i said datasuspect Dec 2012 #75

wow.. eShirl Dec 2012 #80

Would we be saying the same about people with cleft palletes or the obese or any other body issue? progressoid Dec 2012 #86

Would you apply the same standard to other disabilities? Other conditions? Other experiences? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #108

No, I think the point is to divorce the guns=penis compensation canard. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #127

Lesbians get along without 'em just fine jollyreaper2112 Dec 2012 #73

are you a lesbian? datasuspect Dec 2012 #78

There's the rub. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #136

Picture here.... Little Star Dec 2012 #76

This is the most I've laughed at a DU thread in awhile Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #77

i'm gonna be the bigger man d_b Dec 2012 #88

Hold on... leftstreet Dec 2012 #94

Not sure if this is a well-placed troll but I agree with the sentiment entirely. Also, SS or it cecilfirefox Dec 2012 #83

I blame the... RandiFan1290 Dec 2012 #84

I honestly don't care about your penis. DapperDon Dec 2012 #85

And yet you keep posting in this thread... progressoid Dec 2012 #89

of course. it's fucking hilarious. DapperDon Dec 2012 #107

Yeah, you know what else is fucking hilarious? progressoid Dec 2012 #139

ooops In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #90

Joking about penis size or using it as a well however people use it in an argument is really going.. Kalidurga Dec 2012 #93

You're shitting me madokie Dec 2012 #98

Haha, this thread is hilarious Ter Dec 2012 #115

Well this is an odd hit and run post. nt Javaman Dec 2012 #116

It takes major courage to announce this on a public forum eridani Dec 2012 #117

Hey, I'm worse off. I actually believe I have a penis and a massive set of balls. graywarrior Dec 2012 #119

as someone who myself suffers from Cranial Rectal Inversion Enrique Dec 2012 #121

As a former 'loose woman', I can tell you that you are not alone. Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #126

Can I still reference big balls? sobenji Dec 2012 #129

Dude, that sucks Taverner Dec 2012 #130

but, what about all the big cars and trucks and guns. what will people do? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #132

I just had to know UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #133

ohhhh me thinks... justcheckinin Dec 2012 #135

That's nothing! It was pointed out just yesterday that I wasn't REALLY Bruce Willis! nt jmg257 Dec 2012 #137

Get called a 'sly devil' much? Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #141

gave himself away with justcheckinin Dec 2012 #146

Thank You jimlup Dec 2012 #147

Beween you, and this guy... -..__... Dec 2012 #149

wow, there are some really mean people here .... shireen Dec 2012 #151

Ih the thread is legitimate, it has no purpose here BlueStreak Dec 2012 #153

it took courage for somebody with BDD to post this renate Dec 2012 #152

so deep six the penis talk.? RetroLounge Dec 2012 #157

Locking. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #158