Should I get myself castrated?

[Nigel-YZ1]

It would make having a pee with bib shorts on more difficult. So I wouldn't do it.

 

[flake99please]

Gynecologist that performs vaginal cosmetic procedures involved in vaginoplasty & labiaplasty blog recommendation shocker...

The O-shot 'especially for valentines day' was blog marketing genius.

 

[winjim]

Surely this thread should have a poll?

Poll away.

 

[Drago]

Or pole away, if you really want to sit comfortably.

 

[winjim]

[QUOTE 5205016, member: 10119"]Hopefully I contributed a tiny bit of signal that got through that noise...[/QUOTE]You did. And of course the noise was inevitable given the way the OP was phrased.

Gynecologist that performs vaginal cosmetic procedures involved in vaginoplasty & labiaplasty blog recommendation shocker...

The O-shot 'especially for valentines day' was blog marketing genius.

So who, outside the extreme fetish community, is offering the equivalent service for men?

 

[flake99please]

So who, outside the extreme fetish community, is offering the equivalent service for men?

Nothing directly equivalent. However, size matters (allegedly) for men, and there is a substantial market for creams/tablets/pumps/implants et cetera.

 

[smutchin]

So who, outside the extreme fetish community, is offering the equivalent service for men?

Is there an equivalent problem for men? I occasionally suffer from a bit of numbness down there on long rides but nothing lasting, no serious damage. If you do, then maybe castration is the solution for you.

Obviously I can't speak for women's experience first hand but I was talking recently to someone from one of the big bike companies who works with pro women cyclists and apparently this is a common problem, with many of them requiring corrective surgery to deal with painful damage caused by their saddle. He was also telling me about some of the procedures saddle designers use in an attempt to analyse the causes of these problems but I won't go into detail about that here - all I will say is that like cleaning windows, it's a good job for a nosey parker.

You could argue that labiaplasty seems a drastic step for amateurs who are putting themselves through this for fitness/leisure rather than work, but we're talking about the US, where cosmetic surgery is far more normalised generally. You could also question the underlying misogynism in society that leads someone to consider the need to do that to themselves for 'aesthetic' reasons, but telling women they shouldn't be doing this to their own bodies isn't the way to smash the patriarchy.

If you're looking for a male equivalent to labiaplasty, I think perhaps circumcision is a closer comparison - and that is still considered normal in the US too.

 

[GuyBoden]

 

[theclaud]

You could argue that labiaplasty seems a drastic step for amateurs who are putting themselves through this for fitness/leisure rather than work, but we're talking about the US, where cosmetic surgery is far more normalised generally. You could also question the underlying misogynism in society that leads someone to consider the need to do that to themselves for 'aesthetic' reasons, but telling women they shouldn't be doing this to their own bodies isn't the way to smash the patriarchy.

They don't do it to their own bodies. (Mostly) male surgeons do it to them, for money.

 

[PK99]

A (male) doctor in the States appears to be recommending labiaplasty for women experiencing discomfort during spin classes.

https://www.davidghozland.com/labiaplasty-comfort-aesthetics-spin-class/

So I wonder, would getting the old meat and two veg lopped off make me more comfortable for a long day in the saddle?

It would make cycle touring in the mountains easier - you would already be high pitched.

 

[smutchin]

They don't do it to their own bodies. (Mostly) male surgeons do it to them, for money.

It's a voluntary procedure though. At least, as much as any other act of conforming to society's expectations of what you should look like is voluntary...

 

[winjim]

I do hope that nobody thinks that I am in any way telling women what I think they ought to be doing. Their body, their choice. But it's the choice bit that's problematic. I would hope that any woman considering this type of operation, for whatever reason, would be able to think it through properly and after consultation with real experts, not just a cosmetic surgeon. I sincerely hope that any woman doing this is doing it on her own terms and not because of how society views her or because some man has told her she's spending too long in yoga pants.

FWIW the phrasing of my original post was inspired by a reponse to the article from the ever excellent (female) gynaecologist Jen Gunter. Follow her, she's great.

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE 5205526, member: 45"]I'm prepared to have a go, if the price is right.

PM me if you're interested.[/QUOTE]
I'll help, I'm sure I can find a couple of bricks.

 

[classic33]

I'll help, I'm sure I can find a couple of bricks.

Buy the rings instead.

 

[Profpointy]

I'll help, I'm sure I can find a couple of bricks.

Isn't that painfull ?


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