On My Manhood and Myself

my flaccid penis
my flaccid penis
my flaccid penis

One's penis is forever mixed up or confused with one's manhood. So the whole equation – physical (the organ itself) and notional (masculinity/manliness/manhood) – is inscrutable since the physical and ideological substitute for one another, inadequately. Insufficiency is something men wrestle with as a consequence of being gendered (or "male"). Inadequacy is something every boy discovers in adolescence: It's the (imagined) adversary they'll spend the rest of their lives fending off. This is the course manhood takes in culture, when predators are few and all one has is himself.

I have been self-conscious of my penis since I can remember. I have spent a great deal of my adult seeing past this.

These images focus on my penis in a flaccid state. They are self-portraits in a way, what my manhood looks like from the outside. There's more on the inside, but the point is I'm finally comfortable with the part that's out there.

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Self-acceptance is the hardest thing of all

bradb's picture
Tue, 06/16/2009 - 19:43

I am new to this community and your gallery submission resonates with me.  I used to be extremely selfc onscious about my body.  I put a lot of effort into NOT exposing myself to anyone, women included.  I slept practically dressed all the way through boarding school.  Didn't have the courage to take relationships to the "next level" because I was afraid of being rejected for my shortcomings.  Did a whole lot of not living until I finally took a risk.

You'll realize what I did: We're all man enough.  Oh, and guys stop caring about other guys' endowments outside high school gym class.

Good luck with everything.  Nice shots, BTW, not sure I'd figure you for a "small" guy at first glance.  And I wouldn't glance twice.

bradb

Just wanted to say that I

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 19:50

Just wanted to say that I love the way your penis looks...it's very similar in size/shape to my partner's.  Even though he's on the "smaller" size, I love it - he fits me perfectly!  I love going on down on him, and I can take him all in - which he loves! :)

Re: Comments on my gallery

bradb's picture
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 22:45

I appreciate your kind words.  I've always admired the shape of my penis, especially its nice round head.

Have you contributed to the gallery yet?

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brad

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