A matter of aesthetics. Or not?
Cats: Ilona's Take|From the “bigger is better” school of life comes The Big Penis Book. Why a book of outsized out-riggers? Because, we’re told, we all love the things. Drawn to them like moths to a flame. Just can’t help our wide-eyed selves.
…who can deny the allure of a big dick? Flaccid or erect, it is aesthetically stunning - commanding every onlooker to consider capacity and consequence.
“Aesthetically stunning?”
“Stunning”, certainly. But “aesthetically”?
I showed the sample pages to a sample of women friends, all of them straight, ranging from 15 to 57 years. They were evenly divided between…
…those who couldn’t bear to look… “Oh, my GOD! That would HURT!” (Aka “considering capacity and consequence.”) Some even covered the images as they read, because “Oh, my GOD! That would HURT!”
…and those who couldn’t focus on the text at all. Simply couldn’t keep their eyes away from those pictures down the side, because “Oh, my GOD! That would HURT!”
No aesthetic appeal there, either.
There seemed to be no middle ground. None of the women looked at it and thought, “Meh, whatever.” And certainly no one had a “Too big for real-life sex, but my GOD, isn’t it GORGEOUS?” response. Not a one.
Leave it not to me to be unkind about this. If I were confronted with a real-life mega-dick, I’d be kind. Because when it comes to what nature dishes out, you get what you get. The guy who gets a micro dick, the guy who gets a macro one… they don’t deserve to be mocked. So of course I’d be kind.
As kind as I could be, that is, while breaking out into a cold sweat and plotting my immediate escape. Because me, I am not of the small subsection of women who fantasize about being impaled with a baseball bat…
Seems those of us in the “Oh, my GOD! That would HURT!” camp are not alone:
Many viewing the photos for this book blurted out, “I wouldn’t let that near me!” As if anyone were offering.
“I wouldn’t let that near me!” are not the words of someone overcome by an object’s aesthetic appeal. Sounds more like they’re repelled than attracted.
But not to worry. The editor can dismiss all those know-nothings, because, like, “Yeah? So who’s offering? Nyah.” A teeny bit dishonest, don’t you think, when what is the entire book but an offering? Still, you can’t deny the convenience of “so who’s offering” to dismiss a differing response without having to acknowledge its a) prevalence and b) potential validity.
So, what do you think? You can check out the sample pages if you like, then come back and report!
Ginormous penises: “aesthetically stunning” or just … not?
August 26th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Not.
I don’t even have to think about it. *blink*
August 26th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Ouch. I’m not getting it, I’m afraid.
August 26th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
To be honest, I don’t find penises in general that aesthetically interesting. They are a case of form following function for me. I can’t think of a time when the mere sight of one has done it for me - it has to come after some preamble.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
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