As we saw in the last lecture of our SWMS class, we saw this clip of a Southpark Episode, in which Mr. Garrison's penis, was attached to a mouse and the mouse ranaway.
in this comical portrayal of personification, the theory of a talking penis is pointed to.
we talked a lot about theory of penises and vaginas talking with their own minds, and in this clip, a personified imagery shows the actual penis talking. the male gender is often looked at with having two minds, one of the brain, and one of the penis. the male mind is argued to have difficulty making decisions when the penis' mind intercedes, which is not literal, but an image of what seems to be happening, especially when a male is sexually aroused.
this conveys that there is a certain sexual drive within our anatomy in which we cannot always think or make decisions based on objective analysis alone. in this clip, the penis is literally detached from mr. Garrison, and it's hilarious when the penis actually sings with this mouse, but it also makes males think about the way they control their sexuality in their gender. how much control do we really have over our sexual desires? does it have a mind of it's own that we don't have full control over?
this answer is open ended and does not have a solidified answer, but it's just intriguing to think about. why the penis? what makes sexual activity so separate from the rest of our brain/body?
-Fred Kim
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