Talk:Erection

OK then, how do nipple erections occur? A serious question, not a joke.

I did a google for it ... the first site I found said that they are due to muscle, not erectile tissue. we need more information that this (and probably on the article nipple) -- Tarquin 22:04 Mar 19, 2003 (UTC)

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if the man or boy does not want to reveal to another person that he is sexually aroused by him or her (or by a third person).

I used this somewhat complicated formulation to distinguish embarrassment towards the attractive person and towards someone else, e.g. a man who is not openly homosexual can be embarrassed toward a friend that he is aroused by a third man, but he may not be embarrassed toward this third man. - Patrick 12:30, 5 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Why not just say: if the person does not want to reveal sexual arousal. The shorter the sweeter, no?

Erect penis picture is unjustified

I disagree with the assertion that an erect penis, with no content warning, is acceptable on this page becuase wikipedia is "not for little kids". It seems that this picture has been removed before, and there is a precedent for removing such pictures (see Talk:Masturbation) on the grounds that they do more harm than good. I'd appreciate it if you'd give a better explanation for your reasons in posting this image again - it has already been removed once. Shikasta 20:04, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

• Thinking about this, an explicit content link would do, so I made the necessary changes - Shikasta 21:06, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)

• Couldn't we get a better picture? This one hardly looks like it is erect.
  • I agree, that picture looks like it would be suitable for a Soft-on article. ;) ShaneKing 09:23, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

A better and more representative image has now been imported from the penis article. However, it might be improved by rendering in a more clincal monochrome. -- The Anome 00:03, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)

I second that. Palefire 01:22, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

Why is monochrome more clinical? It seems to me that we associate monochrome with being clinical because old text-books weren't in color. It would do nothing to improve the picture, however. — Asbestos | Talk 11:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)

could u put a warning or something??? at least put the pic at the end of the page... i agree with the monochrome, maybe it would make it seem less porn-like and more matter-of-fact. --68.73.52.100 16:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Why the United States?

In some countries, particularly the United States, the skin of the erect penis can often be very tight and immobile on the shaft

Why the United States in particular?? Is there any citation for this? — Asbestos | Talk 09:18, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Yeah - this stuck me as odd as well. Shouldn't it at least be rephrased? It sounds like a damn good reason not to visit the USA otherwise.

I removed the reference to United States. I would like to see a reference to the problem. I suspect that the problem is rare. Nereocystis 08:12, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

My skin moves. But its possible that more in US seem to be circumsized and a circumsized penis has less skin so is there is less to move.

the section about embarassment

am i the only person who thinks this whole section is surplus to requirement and should be deleted? it is stating the obvious.

We become embarrassed when we meet intelligence and must welcome its message and effects. If we refuse we won't develop!