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> There is no reason (other than some sort of puritanism) to get freaked out about girls seeing penises.

This is totally asinine. There are a many reasons why... With just a little thought I'm sure you can think of at least one.

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If there was one, you'd have already told me what it is.

The idea that only uncivilized societies allow for public nudity is an ignorant and self-perpetuating colonialist stereotype. Not wanting eg your wife to see a penis, especially a feminine woman's penis, is laughably insecure at best, and bigoted and hateful at worst. Similarly, not wanting your assumed daughter to see a penis is harmful to her (or potentially his) emotional growth, and should be considered borderline child abuse.

You are putting many words into my mouth - for starters I didn't mention anything about uncivilized societies. Second, you don't get to decide what a women does and doesn't want to see - especially if you're a man. As it turns out many women and girls would be uncomfortable around male genitalia when in a changing room for women. I suppose you would be OK sending a girl "d*k pics"? What would your excuse be? "Don't be so insecure!!!"

Yes, and many would be uncomfortable around black women. Or lesbians. Too bad for them, those are women too.

Sending unsolicited dick picks is sexual harassment. A woman changing in the women's changing room isn't.

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