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Male genital ignorance  [message #7231] Mon, 20 January 2003 21:39
timmy

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It's a relevant question. As children we get taught "Sex education" but have no idea what happens when we have an orgasm, let alone when we ejaculate. We have no idea when and whether our foreskins, if we are fortunate enough to retain them, should retract. We have no ideat what a frenulum is, and often think it is an oddity. I'd never heard of Pearly Penile Papules, and no clue about sebacious cysts (same link). Previously foreskinned I was ignorant about smegma, simply cleaned it off. Mind you the example there...... a little extreme!

I am not accusing us men, but I am wondering why genitalia is such a taboo subject? If we had ailments on our noses we would all know about them.

I suspect women are ignorant about theirs too. The term "front bottom" offends me, and implies something unpleasant, but we blokes seem totally ignorant.

What can we do about it when any attempt to educate a younger person can nowadays be seen by society as taking an undure interest in the child with dire results especially of a man who tries to help?



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