[A 15 minute read]
Why is it so taboo simply to let people see what my penis looks like? Why is it wrong to be casually naked in public or online?
A penis is not offensive unless you insist on seeing it that way, otherwise it's just another part of the body.
I honestly find posting this "dick pic" online to be both very liberating and erotic, it excites me completely. Here's my naked penis for all the world to see!
Yet, in addition to being erotic, I'm genuinely happy that this part of my body is finally being seen. I'm freeing myself from the puritanical shame that I was taught to have about my naked body and my penis.
Going Full Mikey
I'm through with suppressing my sexual desires and hiding my body out of shame. The fact is, I love having my "dick pic" online for anyone to look at whenever they want to. It genuinely makes me feel good that this picture of my penis is now out in the world where it can be seen by millions of people. It feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders because I am no longer being forced to hide this part of my body away out of shame like some dirty secret, finally, people are seeing the rest of me!
When I was a teenager, I was so ashamed of my body that I couldn't even take my shirt off in public. It feels wonderful to finally allow myself to feel proud of my body and to let it be seen. This is part of the exhilaration and joy of being openly naked and celebrating the human body rather than shaming it.
Seeing through different eyes
For me the above photo is not merely a "dick pic" and I don't feel that it is porn. It's more than that. I know that people will mock me for saying this about my own penis, but I think it's quite a beautiful photograph. It shows the most delicate part of my body when I was a young man as I display myself for all to see, willingly becoming as vulnerable as I can possibly be. I'm allowing everybody to take a good long look at me. In my mind there's something sweet and endearing about that which I feel is captured in the image.
I also like the composition, with the blue jeans filling in the top portion of the image and the contrast of my skin and the red sweater at the bottom portion. The "action lines" of this image form several triangle shapes and are quite distinct: the angle of my legs, the folds in the jean fabric, the way the jeans are spread open, and the shape of my body, all point towards the center of the image which immediately draws your eyes to the main subject, a beautiful and erotic youthful penis. There's absolutely nothing to distract you from looking at it.
As a surprise bonus, there are also several triangle shapes hidden in the image, at least 15 of them, which happened quite by serendipity!
I've wanted to do this for a long time
Sadly in our culture a man's penis is considered to be vulgar, and a man who would show it in public in any way is regarded as being a pervert or seedy or crass, but I'm none of those things. Such an ideology is simply a negative way of thinking about a man's body.
It can be erotic to see an attractive naked body, but the fact that some bodies are so beautiful is no reason to ban public nudity and make it illegal. Quite the opposite, it's the very reason why naked bodies should be seen more often. We should celebrate how beautiful the human body is instead of shaming it and hiding it away. We should be making people feel good about their bodies, each and every one of us no matter what shape or size or age, because we are all one of a kind.
The "dick pic" problem
It truly is unfortunate that "dick pics" have become synonymous with sexual harassment, as a "dick pic" is otherwise a wonderful expression by a man who is proud of his penis and is willing to be openly naked in order to express those feelings. Clearly, sending an unsolicited photo of your genitals to someone is completely inappropriate and a form of sexual harassment as it is harmful to the person who receives the photo. It is not a smart or sexy way to express yourself. Yet the previous action of taking the "dick pic" photo in the first place is harmless on it's own, and a perfectly normal thing for a guy to do when he is proud of his penis. Being proud of your body is a good thing. Men just need to be more mindful of what they do next with that photo. How a man chooses to express himself with his "dick pic" needs to be done in a way that is not harmful to others.
Unfortunately, because we live in a prudish society that does not allow people to be openly naked, a man's options for how to express himself with a "dick pic" are limited. However, a much better way to express yourself with a "dick pic" than sexually harassing someone with it, is to post it on a website or in a community chat group that welcomes such sexual images. In this way nobody is being harmed as the women and men who go to those websites are interested in seeing "dick pics". They consent to seeing them buy entering the site. I obviously chose to post my "dick pics" on my own blog, which is also a harmless way to express oneself as long as the blog site is set up to provide a special access screen with a warning about the content of the blog, which is what I have done.
Therefore I'm going to indulge myself... there are two more close up "dick pics" posted below!
Reality check
Without question, sexual harassment is never okay or cool. I think it's also critical to point out that there would not be a "dick pic" problem if our society had a healthier outlook about nudity and the human body, and allowed people to be openly naked outdoors. If non-sexual pubic nudity was commonplace, "dick pics" would become irrelevant. A man would not feel that he needs to show off his penis or seek acceptance of it if he is already being seen openly naked in pubic in a non-sexual way on a regular basis. People in his social circle would already be quite familiar with what his naked body and penis looks like, and would have already accepted his body just the way it is.
As such, the "dick pic" problem is just one example of how our prudish, puritanical society is creating it's own problems by holding on to outdated social standards from the Victorian Age, and refusing to change.
Further, if penises were regularly seen in a non-threatening, non-sexual way out in the open in our culture due to allowing people to be openly naked, an unsolicited "dick pic" would not seem as shocking or upsetting. It would obviously still be wrong to send them, but the harm would not be as traumatizing to cope with.
If we take a broader look at history, after ancient Rome defeated Greece and changed the status quo to embrace public nudity by establishing public baths and allowing nudity in public art, it flourished! The artwork that resulted from that period of history is among the most beautiful ever created by humanity, and is precisely what encouraged the Renaissance in the 15th century. Subsequently, by embracing public nudity through art during the Renaissance, society flourished once again! Granted, this is a rather generalized summary of history but it is none the less truthful. When we diminish nudity and the human body, society declines, when we embrace it as being beautiful and worthy of being seen, we flourish!
I'm just doing my own thing
It's rather oppressive to insist that I hide my body away in shame for my entire lifetime under clothing, I won't do that any longer. I shouldn't have ever been made to feel ashamed of my body or my desire to be openly naked in the first place. There is nothing so shameful or offensive about my naked body or my penis that would warrant making my body illegal to be seen in public. My natural naked body is beautiful in it's own way so why should I be shamed into hiding it. My penis isn't offensive to look at when presented in a respectful and honest way as I have done on this blog, my "dick pics" and naked selfies proves this.
Yet, I know that inevitably I will be confronted by others who insist upon thinking negatively about the human body and the naked photos of myself that I have posted online, especially without hiding my identity. They will try to shame me or cancel me for being proud of my body and showing the world what my penis looks like.
I'm not ashamed to be a man, or to have an average sized penis. In no way is it wrong of me to share my male beauty online so that others can enjoy it too. I'm certainly not saying that I have the most beautiful body in the world, again, I am quite average, but I am especially very proud of the 2006 "dick pic" photo shown above at the top of this page, and ever since I took it I have wanted others to see it. I have also always wanted to share additional photos of my openly naked body and my penis, and so I am just going to do my own thing.
A penis is just a penis
My manhood is not vulgar or disgusting or offensive. I'm tired of being shamed into hiding my body and feeling like there’s a part of me that is dirty or should be kept private because it’s “wrong” to show it. A penis is just a penis. Testicles are just testicles. Nothing more to it than that.
It's normal to want to be naked in front of others, especially outside on a nice sunny day while swimming naked. It's in our DNA as human beings to do so. It's who we really are, our true human nature, but our society has forbidden it as though acknowledging the truth about our humanity is too difficult to deal with.
I know in my head and my heart that there is nothing wrong with being openly naked and showing my penis online because of how happy it makes me to be seen as the real me. That's something that I know for sure about myself. I'm happiest when I'm naked and free and all of me can be seen.
Being openly naked is a part of my true spirit that I want to enjoy. It's a level of liberation and openness and sexual freedom that I have long wanted to experience in my lifetime.
I do not like confrontation, I'm not doing any of this to upset people, and yet I also can't control what people will think of me. So I need to focus on being true to myself and doing what I feel will allow me to be the most genuine and honest version of myself that I can be. I need to get on with living my life as fully as I can and not allow fear and shame to control me.
As such, when I am honest with myself, sharing my "dick pics" and naked selfies online feels right to me. I don't like having to hide my body. I need to feel the freedom of being openly naked and not having any shame about my body.
Sizing up the situation
I'll be honest, I don't have a huge penis, I believe it's just an average size. Some people who are very critical might even think that it’s small. I don’t care about that, I like my body just the way it is. I'm 6 inches at full mast which I was surprised to learn recently is slightly longer than most guys. I had always figured that I was an average sized male because I'm generally a grower not a shower. In other words, my penis retracts and stays small when I'm relaxed, while some guys stay full and long even when relaxed.
According to an article by the National Library of Medicine, the average length of a penis when fully erect is 5.1 to 5.5 inches, so based on that data at 6 inches I'm slightly above average. However, other sources state that 5 to 6 inches is average, meaning that in the very least I'm at the higher end of the average scale. Due to the porn industry, people tend to think that 7 to 8 inches is a normal size for a penis, myself included. However, I'm now aware that that is not the case, a penis in that range is super rare which is why those specific porn stars get hired.
My honest wish
As silly as it may be to say it out loud, I think it would be really cool to see my 2006 "dick pic" photo displayed in an art gallery someday. I know that's a completely absurd thing for me to wish for, but I would just be thrilled should that ever happen! It would make me feel so proud for being brave enough to follow my heart and be true to myself in being openly naked. It's not a dirty picture and I’m not being narcissistic. My penis is a part of my body and part of who I am. It’s a part of my humanity and I want people to see it.
I'm done with all the shaming.
-Mikey
Text and Photos copyright Mikey Artelle
