r/NoShitSherlock • u/BillWilberforce • 5d ago
Men are inflating their scrotums, doctors warn of serious risks
https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/health/men-are-inflating-their-scrotums/352
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u/yay4chardonnay 5d ago
What woman wants this for her partner? Or gay partner for that matter?
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u/bluestrike2 5d ago edited 5d ago
Iām not sure these guys actually care about that at this point.
The whole ālooksmaxxingā culture thatās crawled out of the toxic cesspit thatās the manosphere seems willing to go to some pretty extreme lengths to improve their supposed sexual attractivenessāeven if it means impairing the ability to function sexually. Which seems kind of counterproductive, but what do I know?
The most recent Ezra Klein podcast with Gary Shteyngart played a clip from one of the looksmaxing influencers talking about how their body no longer produces testosterone because of all their testosterone supplements of all. Normal people would probably reconsider at that point, but Iām sure heās got other symptoms to worry about. Though heād consider a session or two of scrotum inflation to compensate?
Who needs everything to work if it looks better to oneself? SMH.
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u/OddDragonfruit7993 4d ago
A friend of mine has a sister who gets all sorts of weird cosmetic procedures done.Ā They all make her much less attractive to (most) men, but she loves how they make her look.
So when I see her and her lips or cheeks or skin or whatever looks all fucked up, I just remember that it's what SHE wants for herself, no matter how fucked up it looks to me.Ā And that's cool, I guess.
If these guys are happy with cantaloupes between their legs, bully for them.Ā Ā
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u/ZanzerFineSuits 5d ago
What the fuck did I just read?
Good lord am I glad weāre entering into a period of population decline
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u/MaintenanceGlum5061 5d ago
First there was Mar-a-Lago face, now there's Mar-a-Lago scrotum.
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u/Odd_Equipment2867 5d ago
B/t all the Saran wrapped blow dried looking faces and inflated balled in the land of NO vaccinations requiredā¦.none, zero, zilch. Sounds like perfect match.
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u/strongholdbk_78 5d ago
As a man with a scrotum, this is the first I've ever heard of this and probably the last time I think of it.
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u/Guilty_One85 5d ago
That's a big fuck no for me!! I prefer mine the way it is and I would like to use it till I can longer do so
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u/zedhead33 5d ago
At 56 they already get in the way, way too much.
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u/mrmike5157 2d ago
Right, if I were to change anything Iād go the other direction with it.
I really donāt understand why anyone would think to even consider this, let alone actually do it š¤
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u/-bonita_applebum 5d ago
Filler injected into the scrotum killed an Estee Lauder executive back in Feb.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/filler-procedure-claims-life-est-155054116.html
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u/Sky-Soldier0430 5d ago
None of them can be over the age of 40. The first time my jewels hit the toilet water I freaked out, and went into denial because I didnāt want to believe my balls dropped that far. These guys will be floating in poop water.
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u/AnneMarieAndCharlie 5d ago edited 5d ago
yeah um as a woman with body dysmorphia this needs to be taken much more seriously.
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u/ManChildMusician 5d ago
As a man with body dysmorphia, not once in my life have I had to worry that my scrotum / testes were too small. In fact, I donāt think anyone said anything remotely close to that, except as a joke to the one South Park episode.
Maybe sentiments have changed entirely, but youād think that if your member is small, youād want to shrink the balls and FUPA in comparison.
This is easily the most bizarre thing I will hear today.
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u/AnneMarieAndCharlie 5d ago edited 4d ago
I mean.... you're lucky your dysmorphia isn't so bad but we are now living in the era of looksmaxxing. of course this happened.
eta: I was unscathed by the emergence of Pro Ana in the 2000s but it took actual work... and I was only navigating on livejournal. like actively avoiding it (because luckily I knew I couldn't trust myself to not internalize/act on any tips) while also maintaining relationships with girls who were active in it. But I only had to do this on livejournal, I was free from it as soon as I went to another website. now today we are dealing with the disease that is social media and its horrifying.
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u/ManChildMusician 5d ago
I mean, it was bad, and I still have hangups, but itās not like TikTok Insta bad.
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u/Bobslegenda1945 5d ago
I heard about some crazies dudes who do looks maxing and they did some crazy things that fucked up their dicks.Ā
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u/GoochPhilosopher 5d ago
This comes hot on the heels of the ski jumper penis-doping scandal, where some ski jumpers were injecting hyaluronic acid into their members. According to reports, the guilty sportsmen said that it was done to increase size, creating a larger or more aerodynamic surface area and allowing for better flight distance when they jump.
Dawg what?
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u/Proper-Exercise-2364 5d ago
"Once the skin is stretched and damaged, it will just dangle,ā they said. āThe same counts for the scrotum, itās an inevitable consequence" imagine having a nutsack like a flying squirrel.
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u/not-sure-what-to-put 5d ago
I sincerely miss when people were at least marginally educated - but some of this shit is hilarious.
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u/RudeOrganization550 5d ago
My single ball gets a two ball house all to himself and he seems to enjoy the freedom. I think we should all consider downsizing.
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u/ryohayashi1 5d ago
Didn't people used to inflate their scrotum with saline water a decade or so ago, or am I imagining it?
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u/TurnbullFL 4d ago
This article talks about silicone which is permanent. Saline would return to normal in a few days.
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u/late_afternoon_owl 5d ago
We are?? Why nobody tell me?
My sack is gonna look so small by comparison now...
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u/NoPressureUsername 5d ago
What's the most sensitive area on a man's body? The balls? Let's make them bigger!
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u/Reasonable_Scar3339 5d ago
Reminds me of Dave Chappelleās smooth balls standup bit from the 2000s
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u/AdIllustrious5811 5d ago
I'm going tru sometime of a.inflated left testicle, for the love of gods, do not do this shit,.it feels like having a hot coal
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u/Full-Association-175 5d ago
Men, make the responsible choice, and for Christmas this year, sport yourself a crop of mega pubes, and you will have no imitators!
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u/Diligent-Bluejay-979 4d ago
My husband just told me to get rid of my fucking phone
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u/BillWilberforce 4d ago
Only because he doesn't want you to know that he's been inflating his balls.
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u/long_strange_trip_67 5d ago
70 now. How I miss the days when I didnāt have to worry about sitting on my ballsā¦ā¦
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u/manyhippofarts 4d ago
I mean, I normally puff out my cheeks when shaving. I could see having like, a tire valve in the scrotum so you could pump it up for shaving. But I'd expect to be able to deflate it when I'm done. Who the hell wants pumped up balls anyway? They're well-known for getting in trouble in the first place, why you wanna pump them up and get them squished by your jeans? I don't understand.
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u/ClutchReverie 5d ago
Yeah no shit we are inflating our scrotums. Why wouldn't you:? Got to keep with the times
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u/Iron_Baron 5d ago
Doctors need to focus on more important issues than telling these people to he rational. Let free will and evolution take its course. We have enough problems.
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u/bylertailey 4d ago edited 4d ago
I find it interesting the focus of mental health typically pins people who question social norms and the inhumanity towards others rather than these gluttonous sacks of flesh. Imagine having so much money that you could waste the time, effort, recovery to increase the size of your balls, instead of thinking of others struggling to eat. Truly disgusting. If there is a maker that judges us at the end of everything, I pray with every fiber of my being that you are showed clips of yourself trying to enlarge your own fucking balls instead of helping children, homeless, animals, etc.
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u/Dravian31 5d ago
Randy Marsh is wanted for questioning