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An important topic that’s tough to talk about...

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All lifted truck and Jesus, no weenie?
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Numerous studies document the connection between American evangelicalism and male insecurity stemming from essentialist, phallocentric conceptions of masculinity. Yet data have often been confined to individuals’ responses in surveys or qualitative interviews. This limits our understanding because individuals may lie about the most personal sources of insecurity (even to themselves) and such data are difficult to aggregate to broader subcultural influences. Building on a moral communities’ framework, in this research note we analyze Google Trends data and focus on the prevalence of explicit searches for “male enhancement” terms and phrases, simultaneously indicating (1) the internalization of a subculture that prioritizes essentialist, phallocentric standards of masculinity and (2) a privately felt failure to meet those standards. Even after accounting for a host of state‐level confounds, the preponderance of evangelicals in a state consistently predicts more Google searches for terms and phrases like “male enhancement,” “ExtenZe,” “penis pump,” “penis enlargement,” and others. We theorize that the largely patriarchal―and increasingly embattled and radicalized―evangelical subculture explicitly or implicitly promotes equating masculinity with physical strength and size, leaving men influenced by that subculture (whether evangelical or not) to seek solutions for their privately felt failure to measure up.
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Once daily Cialis is OK, right?
Well, I believe that I must tell the truth
And say things as they really are
But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
Could I ever be a star?

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I clicked on the link and saw that you need to pay to get the full paper. I'm almost tempted to pay for this one.
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JohnStOnge wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:41 pm I clicked on the link and saw that you need to pay to get the full paper. I'm almost tempted to pay for this one.
You might can find it on scihub. Useful place to find papers behind paywalls. Aaron Swartz would be really proud of it.
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JohnStOnge wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:37 pm Once daily Cialis is OK, right?
Yes. And IIRC, you’re not a fundamentalist Christian and drive a stock Ford Ranger or something like that. You’re good! :D
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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:37 am
JohnStOnge wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:37 pm Once daily Cialis is OK, right?
Yes. And IIRC, you’re not a fundamentalist Christian and drive a stock Ford Ranger or something like that. You’re good! :D
What about fundamentalist progressives who drive Prius'? ;)
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UNI88 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:09 am
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:37 am

Yes. And IIRC, you’re not a fundamentalist Christian and drive a stock Ford Ranger or something like that. You’re good! :D
What about fundamentalist progressives who drive Prius'? ;)
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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:20 am
UNI88 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:09 am
What about fundamentalist progressives who drive Prius'? ;)
Horse cocks.
I'm a libertarian, I don't care what fundamentalist progressives use for pleasure in their personal time. :D
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UNI88 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:41 am
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:20 am

Horse cocks.
I'm a libertarian, I don't care what fundamentalist progressives use for pleasure in their personal time. :D
Libertarians are Ken dolls in this scenario.

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kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:42 am
UNI88 wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:41 am

I'm a libertarian, I don't care what fundamentalist progressives use for pleasure in their personal time. :D
Libertarians are Ken dolls in this scenario.

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houndawg wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 10:15 pm
kalm wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:42 am

Libertarians are Ken dolls in this scenario.

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