Over recent years, more and more women have stood up to body image bashing in order to embrace their own style of beauty and show pride in how they look. Women like Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry, Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler and Rebel Wilson have all become the faces of a more body positive approach for women of all ages, shapes, colours and styles. Men, on the other hand, haven’t had the same revolution … yet. In May of 2014, Enrique Iglesias made headlines when he spoke candidly about his body and how he measures up.
Taking a Stand for the Average Guys
For years, men have lived in the shadow of male models, Hollywood actors and professionals from the adult entertainment industry. These guys have always either implied or flat out proven that they have a larger than average package below the belt and that, in turn, has given them an air of masculinity that other men have strived to achieve.
While most men realize that the standards put out by entertainment and media aren’t exactly the most accurate, there’s still a natural desire to measure up. What many men don’t stop to consider, of course, is that most men – including A-List actors and entertainers – don’t measure up either. Men in the adult entertainment industry do tend to run large in the pants department, mostly because of the type of work they do. Pornography is extremely visual and, in order for the audience to see what’s happening, the male lead often needs to have a longer penis. While these men have no qualms about revealing their true size, other actors rarely appear nude so men – and women – make the natural assumption that most guys are built like that. The truth, however, is quite different.
Singer, songwriter and entertainer Enrique Iglesias drove this point home in an interview he gave with the always salacious Cosmopolitan magazine back in Mary of 2014. During the interview, he was asked why he is so open about his penis size in general. He responded by saying, “My girlfriend always tells me, ‘If I read one more thing on the internet about you having a small penis.…’. But she laughs it off. It’s funny.” When he is informed the average penis size is about 5 and a half inches, he goes on to say, “Then I’m way above average! Kidding — I’m in the middle.” This admission may seem simple enough to some, but for men who have always seen themselves as measuring up short, this admission brings a huge relief – and a change in attitude when it comes to self-acceptance.
Iglesias isn’t the first celebrity to make light of his short-comings. Some well-known celebrities have come out in the past to support the Average Joes of the world, and even the Below Average Joes. Howard Stern, for example, has always been frank and forthcoming (sometimes to an uncomfortable fault) about his small package. While he jokes he’s “built like an elevator button” his way of embracing his size with humour has helped a number of men. Fellow funny-man Johnny Knoxville also uses humour when discussing his manhood and has been quoted as saying, “I have a penis like an egg in a nest,” when interviewed in 2001. When asked if he was just kidding, he confirmed, “It looks like a light switch. Seriously.”
What This Means for the Penis Enlargement Industry
Body acceptance is all about loving what you have and making the most of what you’ve got. This could lead some to believe that the penis enlargement industry is absolutely cringing at this wave of small penis love but it’s quite the opposite. Where traditionally penis enlargement have been marketed as a way for men to improve performance or finally “measure up”, these companies now realize that what men need most is a boost to their ego. Penis enlargement is no longer about growing the biggest penis possible, it’s about finding a size men can be comfortable with once and for all. For some men, that may mean a smaller penis, which improves G-Spot stimulation, and for others, it could mean adding some length to improve their ability to pull off advanced moves. In the end, enlargement is no longer about measuring up, it’s about being comfortable.