Why do some feminists try to put down men by saying they must have small penises?

if small penises are bad, then no penises must mean the lowest of the low. right, girls?

It's not just feminists. Most women and girls have no problem making fun of small penises. It's become a sport among the female population. Some do it vindictively others only do it jokingly but the outcome is the same. The suicide rate among boys is four times that of girls. Think about it.

It's an odd one isn't it. Especially given the fact that just about every one of us knows the measurement in pretty precise terms. And the person posting has no clue.

I'm not actually sure why it should be an insult anyway, it isn't like guys with a small penis had a whole lot of choice in the matter, any more than short people or people with brown hair had a choice in the matter.

The idea that a man with a small penis should be resentful is pretty daft too, one assumes he is as capable of receiving pleasure as his larger endowed counterpart, and as capable of giving pleasure given that lesbians manage to pleasure each other with no penis at all.

The insult is essentially playground mentality, and, it must be said that playground insults are hardly unique to "some feminists". Count the number of times you have heard "fat, shrill, ugly, man hating" in response to feminist posters.

To be honest those bandying insults of this nature have more in common with one another than the rest of us. Some people just enjoy throwing verbal rotten eggs at each other. And it's only cool when the insults are really really funny.

They say those things because they've been backed into a corner with logic and truth and they don't enjoy looking like foolish hypocrites. They know they're being just as sexist as the men they condemn, but they don't want anyone to see that.

They strike out with something that's meant to sting their opponent's pride so as to take everyone's attention away from the issue at hand.

I've seen the same thing on the playground during recess at elementary school. For example, one child is being chastised for thinking 2+2=3, doesn't enjoy having his/her mistakes pointed out, so he/she in turn starts teasing his/her classmates for being too tall, too skinny, too fat, covered in freckles, or whatever petty insult is convenient at the time.

Some can't resist that urge because it's easier make oneself look foolish and petty than it is to admit one might be wrong about something. It's easier to get defensive and fling petty handfuls of mud than it is to do some open-minded research and discover the truth.

It's really too bad, but unfortunately, this type of reaction isn't uncommon and has been going on for way too long. Galileo was convicted of heresy and imprisoned for nothing more than trying to bring truth to light. The situations are vastly different, but the reason for nastiness is the same. He's a good example of the fact that people don't like to be proven wrong and some will go to great lengths to silence anyone who dares contradict their views.

ALL feminists say that.

Anti-feminists, especially in this website, have loads of evidence available to expose feminist hypocrisy. There is no way feminists can respond logically to counter arguments. So, insults are the only way left.

This particular insult is used because men are supposed to be obssessed with penis size. Just say 'small boobs' in retaliation to a feminist woman and see what happens. They're obssessed with breast size.

I remember reading about Neil Lyndon from a link in one of your answers. He's a perfect example.

I suspect that more than Neil's case, Heather 2.0 provoked this question out of you.

I don't really care about the size of a mans penis. I think some people just say it because they know it bothers men, it's one of their insecurities. Like being small breasted, you might be put down for that. As a girl, I mean. hahaha

I agree with Mole when she points out that some of these women are misandrists ("men-haters") and there's a huge difference between them and the others.

Perhaps for some women it's all about the penis. In their heads a larger penis must make for a real man (or a man as they think he should be). Confusion has run amok inside their heads.

........ chuckling. It is a silly comment. Mommy issues stem from overbearing mothers, and there are so many reasons that speculation on penis size is just plain ...... dumb. What can really be said on the subject?

I never heard women using that against men until recently. First, you'd have to have had experience with a lot of tools in order to judge size. Second, you'd have to want to insult personally because you didn't have a good enough argument on the topic. I agree with your last sentence. What a person chooses to say in criticism of another tells you about that person more than the one being maligned.

C. :)

Because that is a weak point for guys, no pun intended. Men are very sensitive about their size and it is an easy target.

I agree with you, when they use this as ammo it really sabotages their argument. Low blows are just really cheap and desperate. I like a good argument that stays on topic and doesn't get personal when the person feels like they are losing.