Our Bodies, Our Selfies
Men will not turn down the opportunity to see women naked but maybe a few men really aren't all that interested in having a woman broken down into the parts -- as in, the vagina selfie. No face in the shot. Just a big ole closeup of the girlparts. You tell me.
Guy, vag selfies: "Takes me a few seconds before I realize I'm looking at a vagina ¬ a hairy roast-beef sandwich" https://t.co/UfdvvLkuCc
— Amy Alkon (@amyalkon) May 28, 2017
Are there guys out there who wouldn't want a vagina selfie?
Gay guys for one, anyone who gets a photo of one on a horribly out of shape body
lujlp at May 28, 2017 7:17 AM
Well, gay guys, sure. And if you just get a vag shot, it might be hard to tell the size of the body that comes with, unless the person is very obese.
Amy Alkon at May 28, 2017 8:36 AM
Yeah, I have to confess that body-part photos don't do much for me.
I like girls in their entirety. I guess I'm a freak that way.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at May 28, 2017 8:45 AM
I think I agree with God. Context makes all the difference.
Ken R at May 28, 2017 8:55 AM
I dealt with the growth in vagina selfies at Penthouse for years. In general the more vaginas took over the image, the more our circulation declined.
vanderleun at May 28, 2017 9:43 AM
Body part photos generally don't do much for me. There is one particular vagina look that seems to be uncommon that interests me but in general no. Some legs or waist-down can be nice but in general I prefer the whole body.
I dated a girl for a very short time and she would send vagina selfies as well as ass-hole (not butt) selfies and I never thought much of them.
The former banker at May 28, 2017 10:07 AM
I remember a writer for the Guardian or something started sending vulva pics to random guys so they would see what it was like to get unsolicited pictures like that. Then she acted all shocked and surprised when they loved it and wanted more.
Mike at May 28, 2017 10:39 AM
Yes, Mike, saw that. I think I blogged about it.
Amy Alkon at May 28, 2017 10:46 AM
While I appreciate pictures of women in various states of undress I was never into the gynecological style of Hustler, much less something like this. Not my fetish, but thanks for playing.
Warhawke223 at May 28, 2017 12:09 PM
Jus' call me, baby....
Crid at May 28, 2017 4:32 PM
I love to get vagina selfies. Of course, why not, I'm not dead.
Lobster at May 28, 2017 5:41 PM
@"up-close nipple pics "
I love these as well. Who TF is this idiot? His message is actually evil - the end result is the desexualization (and thus destruction) of relationships.
@"it’s sexual harassment"
No man would ever write this .. I doubt the author of that article is actually a man. if he is, I think he's either trolling for attention, or the article is some sort of weak attempt at game. I bet this is written by a female feminist, it has that stench all over it.
Lobster at May 28, 2017 5:48 PM
As long as we're in this area, so to speak, I just looked at the comment thread at the bottom of the front page... Yes, right at the bottom, just behind that soft thatch of hair, the one about "menstrual equity."
Why on Earth are tampons regarded as medical items?
Also-- When the man on the street hears that something is "free," or that something should not be taxed, what exactly happens inside his (or her) head?
Crid at May 28, 2017 8:27 PM
You can send vagina pictures or you could be this poor woman. At least she's not a folksinger running for Congress.
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Conan the Grammarian at May 28, 2017 9:24 PM
That link is most likely fake news, but it seemed to fit the theme of this thread, given how ridiculous it is to be sending unsolicited pictures of your genitalia to people you just met.
Conan the Grammarian at May 28, 2017 9:29 PM
If an interesting/attractive woman sends me any photo of her choosing, why would I complain or nitpick that it doesn't exactly match some fetish I may have?
jim simon at May 28, 2017 9:44 PM
Conan - that just HAS to be fake news; especially this part:
"The girls told reporters that they were worried that the crab's pincers could have contained poison so they took turns to suck the venom from the wound."
Seriously, I had to check the date on that to make sure it wasn't April 1. Still funny though!
charles at May 29, 2017 7:06 AM
No, vagina closeups don't do anything for me, and neither do those scenes from porn videos where all you see is the guy's dick going in and out. I want to see her whole body, or at least waist up, with a look of ecstasy on her face.
Rex Little at May 29, 2017 11:18 AM
"you could be this poor woman. "
Seemed horrific until the article claimed her friends took turns "sucking out the poison" and I realized I'd been trolled.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at May 29, 2017 1:52 PM
Yeah, I came across the link on a serious site, read half the article, looked at the site's serious-looking graphics, and figured it was a legitimate newspaper (The Sunday Herald, whatever that is) with an unlikley, but legitimate story.
Then, after posting it, I read the other half of the article and said, "oops." Oh well. That'll teach me.
Conan the Grammarian at May 29, 2017 2:14 PM
Well, as part of the overall presentation (a photo series), yeah. It is, after all, the view that you get when you're going diving, so to speak. And I have yet to run across a woman who didn't care for oral.
As just an isolated photo -- no, that does nothing for me. Sometimes it's interesting for study purposes.
Cousin Dave at May 30, 2017 7:00 AM
I have yet to run across a woman who didn't care for oral.
They exist, Dave. I was married to one for 15 years, and had a year-long relationship with another.
Rex Little at May 30, 2017 10:46 PM
@Rex "No, vagina closeups don't do anything for me"
But we're not talking about simply browsing porn, if a woman sends you such a pic it's different, i.e. we're talking about a real life woman basically sexually propositioning you - i.e. sent from a dating or hookup app it almost certainly means 'let's hook up' - the idea of hooking up for sex with someone sexy/interesting you met on a dating app doesn't do anything for you? I mean, OK, if she's unattractive then it might not do anything for me, but even then I may be tempted to just go for a one-night stand.
Personally I love close-ups even in porn, but that's a separate question.
Lobster at May 31, 2017 6:20 AM
"Personally I love close-ups even in porn, but that's a separate question."
Al Goldstein once described a porn closeup as "two brillo pads fighting over a hot dog". Now you'll never see that the same way again, at least if pubic hair makes a comeback.
Cannot Unsee at May 31, 2017 7:47 AM
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