When A Penis Is Too Big To See (From The San Francisco Gate News)

[matcom]

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"Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic. A big, big love."

The Pixies, "Gigantic".

Let's talk about equal representation.

Scratch that. Let's talk about penises (penes?, penii?).

Heck, let's talk about both. Here's why: According to a recent item in the British newspaper the Sun, nude scenes spotlighting actor Colin Farrell's full-frontal manhood have been cut from his new film, "A Home at the End of the World." Sounds painful, eh? The paper quoted an undisclosed publicist -- sorry, an undisclosed source -- as claiming the dimensions of the offending member disrupted a test screening. "The women were overexcited," said the source, "and the men looked really uncomfortable."

Feh. Cry me a river. Women have been feeling uncomfortable for decades while men whooped and gawked at onscreen female nudity. Now that the sock is on the other foot, it seems the patriarchy is feeling inadequate. Methinks the patriarchy needs to take a tranquilizer. Bring on the penises! Let the women get "overexcited." My God, they've earned it.

Great gossip or public-relations concoction, the kerfuffle over Farrell's cinematic bris points to a real problem in our domestic movie industry. Conventional wisdom and Hollywood sexism decree that women can -- in fact, must -- take it all off while men can't. Methinks most men wouldn't want to. A guy who bares his jewels would have to be willing to face the sort of physical critique usually reserved for girls. He'd have to allow himself to become the sexual object rather than the sexual instigator; he'd have to be willing to feel vulnerable in his own man's world. Oh, and if he doesn't measure up? Well. Masculinity, fare ye well.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/11/PKG217HD5L1.DTL

[demnan]

1. Really good post

Yes I say, bring it on!!!

[k in IA]

2. Women deserve this to be shown. It is about time the shoe

is on the other foot. We have been watching nude women's scenes feeling uncomfortable and maybe a little inadequate in comparison.

Let the guys feel uncomfortable and inadequate!

Bring it on!

[chicaloca]

21. I feel more like...

suicidally inadequate when I see naked women in movies. And I'm a size 6 with big boobs. So yeah.... :nopity: Equal opportunity nudity, I say!

[Spinzonner]

3. Why does anybody really care about this stuff

I mean it's probably an interesting novelty to be at the edges of the bell curve but, like is said about breasts ...

More than a handful is wasted (or maybe more than a ****ful).

or, more to the point: BFD

[DS1]

4. Wow, HateBeak rawks!!! Bring on the squawk!!!

:headbang:

Really. I just laughed my ass off listening to this, but sadly, it's better and more coherent :freak: than a lot of death metal..

http://www.reptilianrecords.com/reptilian/music/Hatebeak%20-%20God%20of%20Empty%20Nest%20-%20Beak%20of%20Putrefaction.mp3

"God of Empty Nest - Beak of Putrefaction"

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. Uncut males do not fly in America

So they say...

I heard that was the real issue. :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

6. America needs to get over it.

[LincolnMcGrath]

9. Only in America! You Decide_Cut-vs-UnCut Photo comparison

[GOPisEvil]

12. Uncut - as nature intended!

Consult your Homeowner's Association as necessary. :P

[VelmaD]

13. I'll second that

Cut or uncut makes no difference to me. Done both and I'm not sure what the big deal is supposed to be one way or the other. :shrug:

[SarahB]

25. It's about 50-50 now with baby boys.

Depending on what region of the country one is in. It's getting better anyway.

[hunter]

17. Uncut males do not fly?

I heard those airport inspections were getting tough, but that's ridiculous! First I had to take off my shoes, and now I have to pull down my pants too?

[Cats Against Frist]

7. I think almost all television/movie nudity is prurient trash

but that trash should definitely go both ways...

[pagerbear]

8. I don't believe a word of it

I think it's all about publicity.

Who among us hasn't seen Ewan MacGregor's quite large, uncut member in a movie?! Nobody seemed disturbed about that!

[supernova]

11. Where? When?

I haven't. :shrug:

[terrya]

14. Check out the movies "Velvet Underground" and "The Pillow Book"

If you want to see Ewan McGregor's large, uncut cock.

[VelmaD]

16. Uhh...I think you meant "Velvet Goldmine"

:)

Great flick. And Ewan is tres sexy in it.

[terrya]

19. Right you are, Velma! Thanks. :-)

Yes, Ewan is tres sexy in "Velvet Goldmine". As well as yummy Christian Bale. :-)

[supernova]

10. Well gee, I think I could behave decently

in a public theatre while viewing Colin Ferrell's member. I don't think a few moments of dick, no matter how ahhh.... generous ... the dimensions, will send me into paroxysms of passion so bad that I will wail and rend my clothing.

:eyes:

[LynneSin]

15. I posted this story about a MONTH ago

SLACKER!!

[DemBones DemBones]

18. In Italy, one can buy

reproductions of Michelagelo's David in both cut and uncut versions, which we found hilarious. Talk about yer niche marketing! (Or would that be nitch marketing?)

[arwalden]

20. I Totally Agree!!! MORE PENISES IN MOVIES!!

Hey-hey! Ho-ho!
Penisphobia has got to go!

MORE PENISES IN MOVIES!!
MORE PENISES IN MOVIES!!
MORE PENISES IN MOVIES!!
MORE PENISES IN MOVIES!!

[Dookus]

22. I never believed this report....

I think Farrell just has a good publicist.

There have been a few other "sightings" of the member in question, and all agreed it wasn't anything to scare the horses.

[bobbieinok]

23. Burt Reynolds' movie career really began when he was in Playgirl

full frontal nudity

[bobbieinok]

24. ane with all the Brando praise, actress in Last Tango in Paris

nude....Brando appears fully clothed

it was a big issue among feminists when the movie was released