The “purge” doesn’t sound fun either. If it was just the rectum we were talking about, I don’t think it would be a big deal. Not so sure on the other sensations. I know my dad had it done and I don’t think they put him under. Still - my life is hard enough. I’d rather take a drug induced nap if i have the option. Or not. I’ve had thin needles in my leg and electric pulses making my already sore leg jump for a nearly an hour. So the colonoscopy doesn’t sound that bad.
Wait - how old are you? I didn’t peg you old enough to need one yet.
Do you mean the prep beforehand – days of soft food, then 24 hrs with no food at all, drinking prep liquid to expel everything? Yeah, no fun and super gross.
I’m 43. I had a weird hospital scare a year or so ago – horrible stomach cramps sent me to the ER – and their CT scanner was on the fritz; the nurse literally said “Well, our scanner’s probably just having trouble. But there’s a 15% chance you have colon cancer. So let’s get you a colonoscopy to see.” That was a fun month of waiting for an appointment. Happily, I was completely clear.
Sorta had that happen. People thought I had a nerve sheath tumor which is super bad. I didn’t really but my wife did. It’s no fun.
Also was told before going under the knife that there was a slim chance I had testicular cancer and they would act accordingly. But I was ok. “Lucky” for me I have a mutant ability to make tumors - but they aren’t cancer.
I sit on the porcelain. I don’t know why, I just do. It doesn’t hurt me, it doesn’t hurt anyone else. Toxic masculinity is one thing, toxic authoritarianism is another. Telling people there is something wrong with them or their parents for such an innocuous and petty reason is disgusting to me. Much more so than people sitting on the porcelain for reasons they can’t remember because its just what they have always done since they can remember.
This has nothing to do with toxic masculinity. It has everything to do with an internet pile on, and an unhealthy addiction to the high horse that is sweeping social media
That reminds me that I have on occasion come across speculation about whether bodybuilders of unusual proportions might be physically capable of wiping properly without some additional implement. Googling for details about such implements is left as an exercise.
I don’t know how old nungesser is, but I was 30 when I had one. You need one when you need one. The prep isn’t fun, but not as bad as when they band hemorrhoids.
Haven’t these guys ever heard of the magic phrase “no homo”?
If you’re doing something your toxic masculinity makes you think is “gay”, like touching your rectum, changing your son’s diapers, eating a quiche, or humming a show tune, then all you have to do is utter “no homo” and it’s a free pass.
Yes, it absolutely does. If a man has decided that he refuses to wipe his own butt or use a proper toilet seat because they are either (a) gay behaviors or (b) female behaviors, that is toxic masculinity, and dopey as hell. Of course, if you simply want to sit on cold porcelain because you prefer it, for some reason, have fun!
I’ve never heard of this but I did have one gay friend who didn’t engage in anal sex simply because he didn’t enjoy it. Sadly this limited his number of partners, and he tried, but it just wasn’t his thing.
