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It\u0027s about maths.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome guy online told me that queers don\u0027t deserve rights (or at least the attention of lawmakers),\nbecause they make up only 0.03% of the population. Which is ridiculous.\nBoth the argumentation, and the number itself. Human rights are inherent and inviolable,\nhuman dignity doesn\u0027t depend on numbers of specific minoritiesed groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut it shows how important it is to properly estimate how many queer people are there in society.\nUsually, homophobes are trying to prove it\u0027s as low as 0.5% to make homosexuality sound like an aberration,\nsome totally marginal oddity that can be ignored, laughed at or hated.\nMeanwhile, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.out.com\/news-opinion\/2016\/3\/11\/less-50-teens-identify-straight-says-new-study\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E some studies go as high as 52%\u003C\/a\u003E!\nThat\u0027s a number that should make every homophobic politician worry about their reelection\nunless they change their hateful policies. Where are such huge discrepancies coming from?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis study treated sexual orientation as a spectrum, and not just gay\/bi\/straight.\n52% is the number of people who say they aren\u0027t 100% straight.\nAlso, it\u0027s among teenagers in the US, which shows that younger people\nin countries where the taboo on homosexuality is lower are more open\nto embrace their queer side and to admit it in a questionnaire.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut let\u0027s come back to that ridiculous figure of 0.03%.\nIf it were true, that would mean there\u0027s only 12 000 queers in Poland\n\u2013 while last year\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paradarownosci\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E Equality Parade\u003C\/a\u003E\ngathered around 50 000 people attending in Warsaw alone.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThat would also make my hometown of Szczecin, population 400k,\na home to just 120 gays, bisexuals, lesbians and trans people.\nAssuming half of them are female and like a third is a proper age\n\u2014 my dating pool would have been just 30 people.\nI probably slept with more than that before I\u0027d moved out of the city.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking at my high school class, there were 4 people (out of 28) that I know to be LGBTQ\n(and probably some more that I don\u0027t know about), making it around 14%.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut neither of those methods of trying to estimate this number from my personal experience\nhas even a hint of scientific rigour. Most importantly, the sample sizes are laughably small,\nmaking them not representative at all.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProper scientific studies, albeit probably pretty reliable, are easily dismissed by homophobes\n\u2013 those surveys were done by some random people they don\u0027t trust,\nthe respondends didn\u0027t have to tell the truth about their orientation, etc. etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut I think I came up with a way to very roughly estimate the number of gay, lesbian and bisexual people\nthat everyone\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\ncan do for themselves and see with their own eyes that there\u0027s a lot of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI went on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetromeo.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E PlanetRomeo\u003C\/a\u003E,\na very popular gay hookup app that shows you profiles of other guys sorted by distance.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI scrolled down until the 780\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E person until I\u0027ve reached the first person to be \u201c1 km away\u201d.\nThis means that in a circle with the area of \u03c0r\u00b2 = 3.14 km\u00b2 there are at least 780 gays and bisexual guys\n(and probably some girls, and trans people, and couples with a joint account\n\u2013 but those numbers should be neglectable for the purpose of this rough estimation).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s hard to estimate, how many gays in here use this particular app, how many use a different one,\nhow many use multiple, and how many don\u0027t use any... \u2014 so keep in mind that 780 is the lowest estimate.\nIn the radius of 1 km from me there are \u003Cem\u003Eat least\u003C\/em\u003E 780 guys, actively looking for another guy to meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI think it\u0027s safe to assume that the number of lesbians and bisexual girls would be similar, if not higher\n(studies suggest girls tend to be more bisexual than guys, which makes it a low estimate as well),\nso let\u0027s double our number: there\u0027s at the very least 1560 queer people in the 3.14 km\u00b2 area around me.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe population density of the district I live in is 6966 people\/km\u00b2.\nThat means queers are at the very least \u003Ccode\u003E1560 people \/ (3.14 km\u00b2 * 6966 people\/km\u00b2) \u2248 7%\u003C\/code\u003E of the population in here.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESeven percent! Plus those who aren\u0027t using hookup apps. Plus those who use a different one. Plus the asexual people.\nPlus the aromantic people. Plus trans people. Plus nonbinary people. Plus all the other queers...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know, I know. There\u0027s so many unknowns in my process. But!\nFor the purposes of proving in a \u003Cem\u003Esimple and reproducable\u003C\/em\u003E way\nthat the number of queers is orders of magnitude higher than what some homophobes are claiming\n\u2013 I think this process does a great job, doesn\u0027t it?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI never would have thought that one day I\u0027ll be using hookup apps not to hook up,\nbut to do maths and to fight for human rights \ud83d\ude05\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Chr\/\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022small\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Well, ok, not everyone... there\u0027s still a lot of places where queers have to stay so deep in the closet that using apps might not help...\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["dating","estimation","lgbtq","maths","online dating","statistics","queer","homophobia"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/romeo-calculator_small.png","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/romeo-calculator_big.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/romeo-calculator_mini.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022259.58041958042\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis post is not about gays. It\u0027s about maths.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/romeo-calculator_big.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/romeo-calculator_mini.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022259.58041958042\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis post is not about gays. It\u0027s about maths.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome guy online told me that queers don\u0027t deserve rights (or at least the attention of lawmakers),\nbecause they make up only 0.03% of the population. Which is ridiculous.\nBoth the argumentation, and the number itself. Human rights are inherent and inviolable,\nhuman dignity doesn\u0027t depend on numbers of specific minoritiesed groups.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut it shows how important it is to properly estimate how many queer people are there in society.\nUsually, homophobes are trying to prove it\u0027s as low as 0.5% to make homosexuality sound like an aberration,\nsome totally marginal oddity that can be ignored, laughed at or hated.\nMeanwhile, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.out.com\/news-opinion\/2016\/3\/11\/less-50-teens-identify-straight-says-new-study\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E some studies go as high as 52%\u003C\/a\u003E!\nThat\u0027s a number that should make every homophobic politician worry about their reelection\nunless they change their hateful policies. Where are such huge discrepancies coming from?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis study treated sexual orientation as a spectrum, and not just gay\/bi\/straight.\n52% is the number of people who say they aren\u0027t 100% straight.\nAlso, it\u0027s among teenagers in the US, which shows that younger people\nin countries where the taboo on homosexuality is lower are more open\nto embrace their queer side and to admit it in a questionnaire.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut let\u0027s come back to that ridiculous figure of 0.03%.\nIf it were true, that would mean there\u0027s only 12 000 queers in Poland\n\u2013 while last year\u0027s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paradarownosci\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E Equality Parade\u003C\/a\u003E\ngathered around 50 000 people attending in Warsaw alone.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThat would also make my hometown of Szczecin, population 400k,\na home to just 120 gays, bisexuals, lesbians and trans people.\nAssuming half of them are female and like a third is a proper age\n\u2014 my dating pool would have been just 30 people.\nI probably slept with more than that before I\u0027d moved out of the city.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking at my high school class, there were 4 people (out of 28) that I know to be LGBTQ\n(and probably some more that I don\u0027t know about), making it around 14%.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut neither of those methods of trying to estimate this number from my personal experience\nhas even a hint of scientific rigour. Most importantly, the sample sizes are laughably small,\nmaking them not representative at all.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProper scientific studies, albeit probably pretty reliable, are easily dismissed by homophobes\n\u2013 those surveys were done by some random people they don\u0027t trust,\nthe respondends didn\u0027t have to tell the truth about their orientation, etc. etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut I think I came up with a way to very roughly estimate the number of gay, lesbian and bisexual people\nthat everyone\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-ref-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\ncan do for themselves and see with their own eyes that there\u0027s a lot of us.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI went on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planetromeo.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E PlanetRomeo\u003C\/a\u003E,\na very popular gay hookup app that shows you profiles of other guys sorted by distance.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI scrolled down until the 780\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E person until I\u0027ve reached the first person to be \u201c1 km away\u201d.\nThis means that in a circle with the area of \u03c0r\u00b2 = 3.14 km\u00b2 there are at least 780 gays and bisexual guys\n(and probably some girls, and trans people, and couples with a joint account\n\u2013 but those numbers should be neglectable for the purpose of this rough estimation).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s hard to estimate, how many gays in here use this particular app, how many use a different one,\nhow many use multiple, and how many don\u0027t use any... \u2014 so keep in mind that 780 is the lowest estimate.\nIn the radius of 1 km from me there are \u003Cem\u003Eat least\u003C\/em\u003E 780 guys, actively looking for another guy to meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI think it\u0027s safe to assume that the number of lesbians and bisexual girls would be similar, if not higher\n(studies suggest girls tend to be more bisexual than guys, which makes it a low estimate as well),\nso let\u0027s double our number: there\u0027s at the very least 1560 queer people in the 3.14 km\u00b2 area around me.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe population density of the district I live in is 6966 people\/km\u00b2.\nThat means queers are at the very least \u003Ccode\u003E1560 people \/ (3.14 km\u00b2 * 6966 people\/km\u00b2) \u2248 7%\u003C\/code\u003E of the population in here.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESeven percent! Plus those who aren\u0027t using hookup apps. Plus those who use a different one. Plus the asexual people.\nPlus the aromantic people. Plus trans people. Plus nonbinary people. Plus all the other queers...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know, I know. There\u0027s so many unknowns in my process. But!\nFor the purposes of proving in a \u003Cem\u003Esimple and reproducable\u003C\/em\u003E way\nthat the number of queers is orders of magnitude higher than what some homophobes are claiming\n\u2013 I think this process does a great job, doesn\u0027t it?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI never would have thought that one day I\u0027ll be using hookup apps not to hook up,\nbut to do maths and to fight for human rights \ud83d\ude05\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Chr\/\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022small\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#ftn-ref-1\u0022 id=\u0022ftn-1\u0022\u003E\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Well, ok, not everyone... there\u0027s still a lot of places where queers have to stay so deep in the closet that using apps might not help...\u003Cbr\/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","words":791,"readTime":4,"lang":"en"}}},"blog\/society\/hey-porn-show-us-a-real-dick-for-once":{"key":"blog\/society\/hey-porn-show-us-a-real-dick-for-once","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2019-11-12T19:43:21+01:00","publishedAt":"2019-11-13T18:30:00+01:00","group":"cock-size","category":"blog","subcategory":"society","slug":"hey-porn-show-us-a-real-dick-for-once"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"hey-porn-show-us-a-real-dick-for-once","title":"Hey, porn! Show us a real dick, for once!","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022269.1654465593\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_small.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022269.1654465593\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid you know the dicks you see in porn are \u003Cem\u003Enot real\u003C\/em\u003E? Per se, sure, but if you look at them as a group? That\u2019s not what what real cocks look like!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know. I checked.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","content":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_big.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022683\u0022 height=\u0022383\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_big.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022683\u0022 height=\u0022383\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid you know the dicks you see in porn are \u003Cem\u003Enot real\u003C\/em\u003E? Per se, sure, but if you look at them as a group? That\u2019s not what what real cocks look like!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know. I checked.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wrote a simple script that scrapes the member area of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/members.nextdoorstudios.com\/en\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E NextDoorStudios\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s list of models.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOut of 213 models that have put their cock size in their profile, the smallest one is 15 cm, the biggest one \u2013 28 cm, and the average is a stunning \u003Cstrong\u003E18.8 cm\u003C\/strong\u003E with a median of 17.8 cm!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow does that relate to the real world?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt does not. At all. At fucking all.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDepending on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_penis_size#Erect\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E which study you look at\u003C\/a\u003E, the average size of an erect cock is 12-14 cm and median is about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/3\/4\/8143585\/penis-size-average\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E 13\u003C\/a\u003E-\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mraverage.com\/stats.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E 15\u003C\/a\u003E cm.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELet me do some complex math now...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\u0022https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BmmfETghGOPrW\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022206\u0022 frameBorder=\u00220\u0022 class=\u0022giphy-embed\u0022 allowFullScreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOh damn! If my calculations are correct, not only is 18.8 cm waaay longer than the global average, but even the absolute smallest of the NextDoorStudio\u2019s dicks is also above average!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI checked out only NextDoor, because that\u2019s what I have access to, but I don\u2019t think I have to convince anyone that casting almost exclusively big-dicked models in porn movies is not something that only this single studio does. This practice is omnipresent. It\u2019s the rule.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUpdate:\u003C\/strong\u003E I checked BelAmiOnline as well: it\u0027s \u003Cstrong\u003E18 cm average\u003C\/strong\u003E, 18 cm median, 15.5 cm min and 25 cm max.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn regards to the cock size alone, more than half (!) of the entire male population is not represented in porn.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd we wonder where do all those insecurities come from? Why do teenagers obsess so much about what\u2019s in their pants? Why are they scared to get naked in the shower after a gym class? Why are they afraid to have sex for the first time? Why are women disappointed when they see an \u003Cem\u003Eactual\u003C\/em\u003E dick for the first time?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u2019s a scary thought: straight guys usually never or very rarely see a non-porn erect penis that is not their own. They usually have no concept of what an erect penis can look like. Can you even imagine the horror of thinking that everyone else except for you is super well-endowed?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd it\u2019s not just dicks being misrepresented in porn. It\u2019s entire bodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not just guys being misrepresented \u2013 women probably even more!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENot everybody looks like this. Not everyone is super slim or super muscular. Not everyone has huge, shapely tits. Not everyone has a bubble butt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a matter of fact, very few people do.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are what our wildest fantasies look like \u2013 but not how the vast majority of sex looks like.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf we take an even wider look, both cock sizes in particular and bodies in general are still only a part of a way bigger misrepresentation problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause you know what, porn? That\u2019s not a position that any woman is comfortable in, let alone takes pleasure from. And pounding a hole for 30 minutes with breaks only to switch positions is not a fun thing to do, for neither side of the pounding. Condoms don\u2019t magically appear on penises. People use lube. People communicate. People take breaks.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou don\u2019t show any of it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wish there was a \u003Cstrong\u003E\u201dnormie porn\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E studio. One that would make professional movies, in terms of lighting, video quality, etc., but \u201camateur\u201d in terms of showing \u201creal\u201d people having \u201creal\u201d sex.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["average","body","body acceptance","body shaming","cock","dick","fake","insecurities","penis","porn","representation","size","statistics"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_small.jpeg","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022134.58272327965\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid you know the dicks you see in porn are \u003Cem\u003Enot real\u003C\/em\u003E? Per se, sure, but if you look at them as a group? That\u2019s not what what real cocks look like!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know. I checked.\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_big.jpeg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/porn-cock-size-emoji_mini.jpeg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022134.58272327965\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid you know the dicks you see in porn are \u003Cem\u003Enot real\u003C\/em\u003E? Per se, sure, but if you look at them as a group? That\u2019s not what what real cocks look like!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI know. I checked.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wrote a simple script that scrapes the member area of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/members.nextdoorstudios.com\/en\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E NextDoorStudios\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s list of models.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOut of 213 models that have put their cock size in their profile, the smallest one is 15 cm, the biggest one \u2013 28 cm, and the average is a stunning \u003Cstrong\u003E18.8 cm\u003C\/strong\u003E with a median of 17.8 cm!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow does that relate to the real world?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt does not. At all. At fucking all.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDepending on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Human_penis_size#Erect\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E which study you look at\u003C\/a\u003E, the average size of an erect cock is 12-14 cm and median is about \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2015\/3\/4\/8143585\/penis-size-average\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E 13\u003C\/a\u003E-\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mraverage.com\/stats.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E 15\u003C\/a\u003E cm.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELet me do some complex math now...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe src=\u0022https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/BmmfETghGOPrW\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022206\u0022 frameBorder=\u00220\u0022 class=\u0022giphy-embed\u0022 allowFullScreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOh damn! If my calculations are correct, not only is 18.8 cm waaay longer than the global average, but even the absolute smallest of the NextDoorStudio\u2019s dicks is also above average!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI checked out only NextDoor, because that\u2019s what I have access to, but I don\u2019t think I have to convince anyone that casting almost exclusively big-dicked models in porn movies is not something that only this single studio does. This practice is omnipresent. It\u2019s the rule.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUpdate:\u003C\/strong\u003E I checked BelAmiOnline as well: it\u0027s \u003Cstrong\u003E18 cm average\u003C\/strong\u003E, 18 cm median, 15.5 cm min and 25 cm max.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn regards to the cock size alone, more than half (!) of the entire male population is not represented in porn.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd we wonder where do all those insecurities come from? Why do teenagers obsess so much about what\u2019s in their pants? Why are they scared to get naked in the shower after a gym class? Why are they afraid to have sex for the first time? Why are women disappointed when they see an \u003Cem\u003Eactual\u003C\/em\u003E dick for the first time?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u2019s a scary thought: straight guys usually never or very rarely see a non-porn erect penis that is not their own. They usually have no concept of what an erect penis can look like. Can you even imagine the horror of thinking that everyone else except for you is super well-endowed?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd it\u2019s not just dicks being misrepresented in porn. It\u2019s entire bodies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not just guys being misrepresented \u2013 women probably even more!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENot everybody looks like this. Not everyone is super slim or super muscular. Not everyone has huge, shapely tits. Not everyone has a bubble butt.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a matter of fact, very few people do.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey are what our wildest fantasies look like \u2013 but not how the vast majority of sex looks like.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf we take an even wider look, both cock sizes in particular and bodies in general are still only a part of a way bigger misrepresentation problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause you know what, porn? That\u2019s not a position that any woman is comfortable in, let alone takes pleasure from. And pounding a hole for 30 minutes with breaks only to switch positions is not a fun thing to do, for neither side of the pounding. Condoms don\u2019t magically appear on penises. People use lube. People communicate. People take breaks.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou don\u2019t show any of it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wish there was a \u003Cstrong\u003E\u201dnormie porn\u201d\u003C\/strong\u003E studio. 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