I think this article is very interesting as it shifts the focus away from why we talk about asian or black dicks, to why we should talk about white dicks. The former topics have been discussed through and through, majority of the comments coming from white people. The author provided her own theorisations of why they seem to be so "obsessed" with the comparison - referencing to a historical racism backdrop between the white and blacks, and between the whites and asians. Racism thus, is seen to be the spark to all the prejudice against people of colour, in an attempt for the whites to protect their own pride and a defence mechanism to threats from these prejudiced groups. By threats, I am referring to the ideas and fears they have that their women would be snatched away from people of colour, which also threatens their masculinity and pride - which is very closely linked to their package size. Hence their defence mechanism is to boast about their own package sizes in the light of putting down the other types of dicks out there.Log in to Reply
While reading this post, I realised just how prevalent it is for society to use not just the white male penis, but 'white standards', as THE baseline and standard of comparison. In the article, the Black penis, or the Asian penis, compared to the White penis, just isn't ideal. It is interesting to observe is that regardless of the actual size of the other penises, being either too big, or too small, is perceived and constructed as negative and has a derogatory connotation attached to it. If it it’s Black, it’s too big- too scary, what a horror!If it’s Asian, it’s too small- too inadequate, where’s the pleasure? Basically, the idea being propagated is that if it isn’t White, it isn’t right.
I think that this idea doesn’t just exists solely in the sexual domain, with respect to how the White penis and therefore their sexual prowess is the benchmark for the rest of society and the world. White supremacy also extends to other aspects and domains of our world and this shapes the way we form our own understanding of power in society. For example, I realise through reading this post, that I myself have this construct of the White, westernized society as the ideal, and dominant culture over the rest. I have to admit that subconsciously I do subscribe to the ideology that Whites do have power and this command to set the standards that most of the world seems to follow and accept. Just look at the film industry and even that of music and fashion. This discrimination towards penises of other colour is only one, although a prominent manifestation of the white supremacy that exists in our world today.
This article just proves the obsession with penises specifically the size of penises and how it matters. It matters because the size of penises determines the pleasure women will get. The white supremacists are positioning themselves in terms of the dick size with theirs being the benchmark for the right size. Not too big and not too small. According to the article, they would press on saying that science has proven that the size of penises is associated to the different races, that is Blacks having a big penis and Asian has a small penis. However, does race really has something to do with the size of penises? Well, in my opinion, it is not the race but the status of the race that has got something to do with the stereotyping of penises size. It is known that there is a long history of racism towards the Blacks and the immigration of Asian. Hence, this might have threatened some and causes the stereotype of penises sizes in relation to race to arise. Even if it is true, it is not the size but the emotion and the technique involve during the sexual act itself that actually determine the pleasure women will get. Therefore, the discrimination towards these group of people perpetuate stereotypes of penises sizes.
I think this article drives the point on white supremacy attitudes; their big egos and feeling superior to people of other races. I could be wrong here but as I read the article, I had the impression that the White guys who commented on the author's partner were insecure and felt threatened, as they seem to be confused about the fact that she is with an Asian instead of a White man. Because "oh no, why settle for that when I can provide better", right? Hence, the need to perpetuate the idea of big and small penises to prove theirs are the best fit - since they "sneer, with an undeserved look of smug satisfaction". Some sort of validation that they are better and superior to any race out there, in the case of this article, Asians and Blacks.
(But, really, why does it matter to them? She's the one in the relationship with the Asian guy, let her worry about his penis size if she wants to. Hakuna your tatas, dudes. Yes, she did choose the Asian.)Log in to Reply
This article shows how men like to reduce each other to just their penises, as though that appendage is the only thing that defines a person. It is interesting to see how men are commonly reduced to their penises when they are being discussed with other men. It is as though men are hyper-focusing on the penis, and there is nothing else that defines men. It also seems as though this is especially prevalent in white culture, where the white man needs to feel superior to the other races. It is as though they realise that there are so many situations that the other races are better than them in, and they need to find something that is not necessarily true to feel better about themselves. However, bigger doesn't always mean better. The black man is fetishized for their penis, and when they are not 'performing' as expected, they are seen as less of a man that is representative of their race. The white man perpetuates this belief, that all black men are supposed to have big penises, to establish how the white penis is the only 'normal' penis, and that the Asian man have penises that are not as good as a 'normal' penis as they have smaller penises.Log in to Reply
The connection between heterosexuality and penis size is made apparent in this article, where having a penis of inadequate size would reduce one's perceived masculinity and ability to fulfil the stereotypical role of a man in Western society (to protect and to provide and procreate). Somewhat ironically, this is sort of a "all roads lead to heterosexuality" type of situation, where being concerned about another man's junk indexes one's heterosexuality.
Another racist sentiment from this article is that the white man is somehow more civilised than the black man, whose supposedly larger penis draws comparisons to animals. While the white penis is supposedly the heterosexual ideal, somehow the black penis has crossed that threshold and become too much for fragile white women to handle. In this case, I would say white mens' opinions on black penis would be more about power than indexing heterosexuality. However, the two are inextricably tied together.Log in to Reply
This article demonstrates clearly how white supremacy stems from, ironically, an inferiority complex. White men try to discourage white women from dating asian men as their dicks are not as large—a sign that these white men are not able to wrap their heads (no pun intended) around the fact that a woman would pick an Asian over the superior white man. Furthermore, the asian man has been illustrated in white propaganda to be an ugly being who rapes white women, who are rightfully the "property" of white men. Penis size is very commonly referenced in sexual talk, as if the size of one's dick is the ultimate factor that proves a man's worth and whether he is desirable/fuckable, while other factors such as personality do not matter. I would liken the white man's tactics of framing himself as the ideal "size" to the Goldilocks narrative: the asian man is "too small" to satisfy Janet, the black man "too large" for poor fragile Karen, while the white penis is just right. While penis size is also very much referenced in other communities such as among gay or bi people, the size factor is especially common in heterosexual discourse to reinforce not just gender and sexual roles, but also white dominance.Log in to Reply
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While reading this post, I realised just how prevalent it is for society to use not just the white male penis, but 'white standards', as THE baseline and standard of comparison. In the article, the Black penis, or the Asian penis, compared to the White penis, just isn't ideal. It is interesting to observe is that regardless of the actual size of the other penises, being either too big, or too small, is perceived and constructed as negative and has a derogatory connotation attached to it. If it it’s Black, it’s too big- too scary, what a horror! If it’s Asian, it’s too small- too inadequate, where’s the pleasure? Basically, the idea being propagated is that if it isn’t White, it isn’t right.
I think that this idea doesn’t just exists solely in the sexual domain, with respect to how the White penis and therefore their sexual prowess is the benchmark for the rest of society and the world. White supremacy also extends to other aspects and domains of our world and this shapes the way we form our own understanding of power in society. For example, I realise through reading this post, that I myself have this construct of the White, westernized society as the ideal, and dominant culture over the rest. I have to admit that subconsciously I do subscribe to the ideology that Whites do have power and this command to set the standards that most of the world seems to follow and accept. Just look at the film industry and even that of music and fashion. This discrimination towards penises of other colour is only one, although a prominent manifestation of the white supremacy that exists in our world today.
This article just proves the obsession with penises specifically the size of penises and how it matters. It matters because the size of penises determines the pleasure women will get. The white supremacists are positioning themselves in terms of the dick size with theirs being the benchmark for the right size. Not too big and not too small. According to the article, they would press on saying that science has proven that the size of penises is associated to the different races, that is Blacks having a big penis and Asian has a small penis. However, does race really has something to do with the size of penises? Well, in my opinion, it is not the race but the status of the race that has got something to do with the stereotyping of penises size. It is known that there is a long history of racism towards the Blacks and the immigration of Asian. Hence, this might have threatened some and causes the stereotype of penises sizes in relation to race to arise. Even if it is true, it is not the size but the emotion and the technique involve during the sexual act itself that actually determine the pleasure women will get. Therefore, the discrimination towards these group of people perpetuate stereotypes of penises sizes.