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Good catch, I was wondering why they all had erections.

• DoreenMichele 7y ago
  It's possible that it's merely a signifier of gender. Some comic artist was depicting realistic women -- instead of your stereotypical comic book women with giant knockers -- and got complaints that people couldn't tell who the women were. I think they began upsizing the bosom as a gender signal. From what I have read, tribal peoples who wore little clothing routinely depicted genitals in their art as a matter of course. They weren't trying to comply with some board that would censor it. They were just depicting the world around them.
  • cptskippy 7y ago
    Yes, but the penis are erect not flaccid.
    • DoreenMichele 7y ago
      So? Symbolic signifiers are often stylized. Edit: I will add the leashes are the big headline grabbing detail. I'm not seeing anyone harp on "Those can't be leashes! They are just simplified lines! Where are the dog collars? Where are the knots?" It's a simplified figure. It might be more interesting or pertinent to wonder why gender was signified at all. Does this imply some hunters were female? In a culture where hunter = man, would you bother to expend the energy to carve a penis as part of your petroglyph?
      • cptskippy 7y ago
        You've written a lot but said very little, contributed no new information, and didn't answer my question.
  • faissaloo 7y ago
    Or it was just part of the tied bit of the leash if they were putting it around their waist