Comment on Public service announcement
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
This is only barely relevant, but it’s always funny to me that we had to develop completely separate processing systems to account for the fact that genitalia look weird. Their appearances are so strange that you’d rather avoid them, if not for the portion of your brain that deadens your disgust. The meat hole and the yam-mushroom. Not nature’s finest works.
I think I get what you’re trying to say, that non-genital features are more aesthetically pleasing. That genitals aren’t that often featured in art. We usually don’t go “wow those are some pretty genitals, damn”.
But, it’s also just your brain that tells you that the other parts are pretty. I bet all of them would look weird to an alien. It’s just your brain telling you what to like
but also like… genitals are often featured in older art, finding them ugly is a very modern thing.
Look at all the old statues, they’ve got tits and dick out all over the place, iirc the greeks specifically considered small dicks more appealing!
Teeth too. Try going to the hospital for a dental emergency.
No, I think that’s just you.
We are naturally appalled by feces. Since the butthóle contains em, that goes for it too. So no, it not just him.
In fact, it is likely just you, havin a kink.
Hol up I think UI completely misunderstood the thread here.
Really? Do you have more info on that, it’s the first time I’m hearing about it and I’m genuinely intrigued
There are plenty of articles about the phenomenon, but this one covers the interpersonal portions pretty well
Larry Flynt has entered the chat…
develop completely separate processing systems to account for the fact that genitals look weird. Their appearances are so strange that you’d rather avoid them
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When aroused your brain basically forgets how to be disgusted to some degree, and to varying extent per person. The brain falls into a more passive state allowing the hindbrain to focus on instinct for reproduction.
Alright, so you’re looking at a hot man or woman. You recognize that their characteristics are attractive. Maybe you like big titties, maybe you like developed delts, maybe you like a nice set of hands. Most anyone who sees these will say something to the effect of “oh yeah, those are fine body parts. I have no issue viewing them.”
Genitalia, on the other hand, are not one of the most attractive parts on a person. Just look at the sort of pelvic accessory you’re not interested in (bi people, I’m sorry) and you’ll pretty quickly realize that they’re just no fun to look at. When you get closer and you’re hit with acidic or ammonia-esque scents, it only gets worse.
In order to get around the minor issue of procreation avoidance, a portion of your brain chimes in and says “well actually, it’s not so bad. Give it a chance.” Consider the difference between your perceptions before and after puberty, if you’d care to understand on a human level. (Ace people, I’m sorry) Or check out more articles if you’d like to study this a bit further.
i think you might want to talk to a therapist
Curse your birth elsewhere, buddy. Take your genital loving ass over to the inguinal photo communities while me and the boys continue to peruse hands and earlobes to our hearts’ content.
bi people, I’m sorry
hey i prefer my mate not have an ovipositor but you do you
bi people, I’m sorry
Oh no, whatever shall I do! cackles in horny
There’s plenty of instances and subreddits devoted to pictures of just genitals
Just between you and me, I’ve been known to peruse them as well.
lol i love how the abstract cites a paper from 1942
look: if you’re disgusted by genitals, i’m sorry to hear that, and i’m not judging you.
but don’t sit there and try to tell me everyone, or even “most people” feels that way.
i can’t speak for goofy looking dicks, but vulvas are extremely attractive; i dunno wtf you, or your 1942 paper referencing “study” are talking about.
again–i’m not judging. but i suggest you post to asklemmy (or literally any other forum), and ask: “are female genitalia no fun to look at/unattractive/weird/whatever tf else” and consider that maybe whatever problem you have with vaginas might not be a baked in instinctual thing that everyone has
Some vulvas are pretty. Most aren’t. Some do smell weird, I imagine most will in the right wrong set of conditions. I like going down on them, but it isn’t because of their beauty.
puritans
explains a ton
The paper from 1942 was meant to establish a long standing social curiosity about the topic, you goober.
Just look at the sort of pelvic accessory you’re not interested in (bi people, I’m sorry)
Lol, I don’t know whether I’m like, “I like people,” because the whole ‘hole is hole’ thing, or the hole is a hole is wholly because of “I like people.” The things I want to do with my mouth, and to all people’s holes… well, whatever part is chiming in is chiming in with an entire carillon.
This would also explain why basically a shortcut in horror monster/alien design is to start with genitalia as a style guide, and then distort it and/or apply it to objects that do not normally come even close to that.
Monster zombie dog?
Make dog naked and veiny, also its mouth/head is now basically a vaginal opening with teeth, but uh, opening horizontally instead of vertically.
See how easy this is?
The design of the Xenomorph from Alien is famously like that. It has feminine curves, but a phallic head. And facehugger is basically raping the victims to impregnate them. All of these design choices were intentional to evoke the disgust/fear of the audience, I remember reading about this
Genitals are cool, I have pictures of all types glued to my truck so I can share them with the world.
They smell and taste as good as they look too!
That’s why my favorite euphemism for sex is “bumping uglies”. Its just a perfect description of it.
I appreciate the extremely inclusive way to explain how everyone, deep down, is disgusted by all forms of genitals.
One could say they’re an acquired taste.
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
It is kind of wild. Some dudes have small dicks, big dicks, egg-shaped dicks… Stinky dicks with moles on them… Fat dicks with freckles… Dicks that look like sad elephants… Dicks that look like Shar Peis…
Then you have big vaginas, small vaginas, long vaginas, sleeve of wizard vaginas, jutting serrated-looking labia vaginas, wise old horse-like vaginas, cauliflower vaginas, meat pile vaginas, vaginas that look like Shar Peis…
And any of these… And I mean any of them… can be on the hottest person you’ve seen in your life. It’s like opening a Kinder Egg. Drop in a coin, pull the lever, and see what surprises await you in the dankest, steamiest, most razor-burnt region inside of your new partner’s pants.
indomara@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is hilarious, you have a gift with words!