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No, the average penis size is pretty small... it's the idea of the larger penis that's idealized in modern society

• pervycreeper 10y ago
  Maybe so, but the two explanations are at odds in any case.
  • creshal 10y ago
    Not really? Considering deviations from the average grotesque/unaesthetic and idealizing averages (see also, Norma sculpture) fits together rather well.
    • pervycreeper 10y ago
      They are distinct explanations, though. I suppose you can idealize what's average, technically.
      • creshal 10y ago
        Is it that incomprehensible that something as subjective as aesthetics is too complicated to be reduced to a single explanation? > I suppose you can idealize what's average, technically. Not just technically, it happened in a few well-documented cases, like the Norma craze I mentioned: https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-force-discovered-the-flaw-of-averages.html https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/01/16/when-us-air-...