new psychoses emerges.
Most guys know that, by whatever scientific slight-of-hand, popping some pill can give you a formidable erection. The causes for erectile dysfunction, however, are rarely addressed, and certainly not in Viagra commercials which equate middle-age to loss of erections and strained heterosexual relationships. The tendency of discussions regarding male sexual health to gravitate toward solutions rather than causes means that the psychosexual origins of many lost erections remain unaddressed. For all the talk of emaciated fashion models influencing female self-image, the pressures that ultra-male archetypes such as Bo Bice, Tim Allen and the Governator remain relegated to only the most under-attended cultural studies and sociology classes. And when the culture of Viagra simply reinforces the primacy of potency, well, the undue relationship between masculinity and penile inflexibility is similarly buttressed.
My real point is that men need to be aware of the anxiety which can become associated with the cultural preeminence of male sexual prowess and need to work towards developing penis-healthy attitudes which take into consideration more than just erection quality. Because hey, penises are
people too.
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SexGodWannabe
posted 10/22/07 @ 11:27 PM EST
I agree heartily. More than that, there's a certain unhealthy expectation that comes from the lack of discussion. Browse enough internet sex forums and you will find this question about 2 billion times: "WHAT AM I DOING WRONG MY BF WON'T GET HARD?!?!" or even worse, "What's wrong with my bf that he won't get hard?!!"
Guys are used to the idea that girls will not always be in the mood. (Continued…)
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