BlackHeart Biohazards

earlier there was a post that had someone talking about the “male organ” being out and everywhere in japan first of all, nice casual transphobia there, anon, lmao but also, like. dick festival aside, i honestly think america’s attitude towards genitalia is the unhealthy one, globally. like, in europe, there’s statues everywhere in various states of undress, not to mention museums containing art depicting sexuality and nudity. these are closed and controlled environments (except maybe the penis festival given there are parades, but i haven’t researched that in any real depth yet) and i feel like that’s a much healthier and positive way to encounter nudity than to have it foisted upon you in a more graphic form or in a very sanitized diagram in a textbook, both of which might turn off someone sensitive to it to the point of fear or disgust— it certainly did for me when i was young. i feel like if i had had a much more positive environment regarding sex, the body, and such growing up, it would have spared me a lot of shame, pain, and trauma. and even then, if we didn’t act like artwork showing genitalia or bare breasts was some kind of moral plague, i probably would have had a much healthier relationship with sexuality. i do not exaggerate when i said it would have spared me a lot of pain! while obviously i feel like some discretion is needed, i wish we had a more similar attitude to the rest of the world. it isn’t shameful or dirty to have ANY genitals, honestly. if you aren’t personally comfortable with seeing dicks or whatever, that’s okay, but saying that ANY instance of genitals of any sort being visible is inherently disgusting and gross is just trying to find a more socially acceptable body shaming.