In the context of the ukrainian war and androcides*, we see what we have seen before - protest signs, tweets and articles using misandristic language or attacks (mainly dick size) to degrade those people whom many consider to contribute to great suffering. We have seen such "jokes" with trump, serial rapists, serial killers and hitler. Dick size has been brought up ("joked" about) in the context of stuff like the holocaust, WW3, racism and misogyny. It therefore meets expectations that once great suffering is the topic, dick size shaming ain't far. Nonetheless, I still feel it belongs here.

And given how some other subs talked about it... let's put it this way: good on them for talking about it at all, but in my opinion, it still overall left a lot to be desired. Some there made good points, even if they failed to go all the way, as that would require not cutting off all the uncomfortable points and not policing their language to the point that their analysis is trapped in what feels like perpetual "incompleteness" at best (assuming a lot of good faith). But that's what they gotta work with, I guess. That said, the amount of support for misandry apologia still exceeded my expectations - and so did how short-sighted some the arguments/explanations seemed. But who knows, maybe I just don't get it - certainly possible and probably more in line with their perspective on the situation. Won't really get us anywhere, but still.

I mean, they should know about the backlash associated with non-conformity, they should know how later conformity may relate to experiences or the observation of conformity enforcement during development. Even if they acknowledge the limitations of our knowledge regarding this, they would have to be aware of the possibility and account for it, right? They should know that "it would piss him off tho" misses the context of why that might be, why you are so sure about that and how it relates to the rest of society.

Again, the very essence of the attacks/"jokes" depends on the societal context they are made in and cannot work without it. In isolation, "small penis" is not a joke, neither an insult - and in isolation it wouldn't be something to be "insecure" about, to "compensate for" or to "be afraid" of having "exposed". Inevitably, these attacks subscribe to and further spread harmful stereotypes whilst upholding the destructive normalization of this type of discrimination on the basis of immutable characteristics like dick size. I have made a post on this before, if you are interested in more on that.

Anyway, I will now present some selected examples of that in the context of the currently ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. This is not meant to be exhaustive - otherwise I wouldn't ever be able to finish it. This should be enough to get the point across. Additionally, I couldn't really go into the issue of people resorting to other gender-related concepts - like praising the ukrainian president for his internalized misandry being a "strong" and admirable "hero" for fulfilling the role of the disposable and selfless protector (esp. of non-men, given the relative disregard necessary for banning men from leaving) who undervalues his own life (and that of other men, apparently) and thus shows comparatively little signs of fear, risk-aversion or insecurity. Meanwhile, putin is branded a coward, "little pussy", spineless and thin-skinned. Conformity to such misandristic "norms" is awarded/praised whilst non-conformity is sanctioned/used as an attack.

*Unlike some other cases of a similar term, androcide is, in this instance, not merely used to refer to homicides against men or blindly assumed for some subset of it (like ipv). Instead, there are men who would have successfully left ukraine if it wasn't for their sex. If these men die, they would not have died if it wasn't for their sex. That said, this in no way contradicts the fact that there are women fighting and dying in this war. They can and do stay (and fight), but unlike men, they aren't forced to at the point of a gun.

Protests:
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal
  • What: Sign reading: "Fuck putin and his small dick energy!"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal
  • What: Sign reading: "Fuck putin (small dick energy)"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, Helsinki, Finland
  • What: Sign reading: "Putin has a small dick"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, Ottawa, Canada
  • What: Sign reading: "small dick energy!" with putin's face
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, London, UK
  • What: "Putin has a small penis" written on the wall
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic
  • What: Sign reading: "Putin has a tiny dick!"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from this tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: Russian Embassy, Riga, Latvia
  • What: Sign reading: "Small dick energy" next to Putin's face
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from here
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Where: White House, Washington DC, USA
  • What: Sign reading: "Putin [has?] small [dick?] energy"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This picture from here
  • Theme: Misandry
  • Where: White House, Washington DC, USA
  • What: Sign reading: "Men will literally invade ukraine instead of going to therapy"
  • The problem: Ignorance toward the possible societal underpinnings of male conformity, suffering and deviant behavior. Failure to identify and address the role of misandry in men's reluctance to seek help.
  • Source: This picture from here
  • Theme: Harmful terminology
  • Where: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
  • What: Sign reading: "Fight toxic masculinity"
  • The problem: Look here, here, here, here, here, and here
  • Source: This video from here
Public figures:
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Sen. Mitt Romney
  • Known for: Former US presidential candidate, former governor of Massachusetts and current US senator from Utah
  • Quote: "Russian President Vladimir Putin was ridiculed by current and former US officials Sunday as “delusional” and a “small, feral-eyed man” who got more than he bargained for by launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “We’re seeing a small, feral-eyed man who was trying to shape the world in the image where, once again, Russia would be an empire, and that’s not going to happen,” Sen. Mitt Romney said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”"
  • The problem: No reason to even bring that stuff up. Is feral-eyed even an insult or a compliment? The combative usage of "small", be it in relation to height or figuratively, rests on the misandristic norms, beliefs and expectations around men.
  • Source: This article
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Anonymous Operations (Twitter; 180k+)
  • Known for: Tweeting news around Anonymous
  • Quote: "Fuck you Putin and your small dick energy!"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Chris Ward
  • Known for: German politician
  • Quote: "Small dick energy." in response to an article on putin putting deterrance forces on high alert.
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet - the article can only be seen here
  • Theme: Misandry
  • Who: Amy Siskind
  • Known for: President of the women's organization "The New Agenda", american activist, author and former Wall Street executive
  • Quote: "Zelensky is strong and brave. Putin is a hiding, coward. [...] Remembering that Trump rally in 2016 where there was a noise and he cowered and hid right away behind his security detail. Trump and Putin are the same weak men compensating as a public strong man."
  • The problem: Ah yes. The president of the country selectively banning men from leaving, reported to pull men out of trains and threaten to shoot them to stop them from fleeing and enable the prioritization of women and children. But hey, everyone does that! So it's fine then, right? (/s) At least he didn't protect himself either - let's celebrate some internalized misandry (/s). And cowardice is still a misandristic concept used to ensure conformity to "norms" that depend on the undervaluation of men's lives and wellbeing by both themselves and others. But at least it's good at keeping men efficient until they die - you know, because not only desertation, but also cowardice in front of the enemy is to be met with the death penalty according to law. Can't wait to see you go back to complaining about toxic masculinity again. By the way, may I introduce you to Gigi Engle?
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Ali Utulu
  • Known for: German activist
  • Quote: "Small Dick Man" next to putin's face.
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Hugh Acheson
  • Known for: Canadian chef
  • Quote: "Putin is such a small-dick bully."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Judd Apatow
  • Known for: American producer, comedian and writer
  • Quote: "You know what they say about a man who needs a long desk." in response to a picture showing Putin at a long desk.
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Sarah Burrs
  • Known for: American journalist/writer
  • Quote: "YAY! My chat with @ChristopherHahn is out. We spend a lot of time talking about how small Putin's penis must be"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Hal Cruttenden
  • Known for: English comedian, actor and writer
  • Quote: "It’s childish but I can’t help feeling that, from the way he acts, Putin has a very small penis."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Supertanskiii
  • Known for: Influencer (125k+ on TikTok)
  • Quote: "I had to deal with my cat sharting on my new bedspread first thing this morning, so I’m in no mood for Putin’s small dick energy."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Chey Eisenmann
  • Known for: Owner of Chey Car
  • Quote: "Putin has small penis energy."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Dan Ewen
  • Known for: Canadian writer, producer and actor
  • Quote: "Imagine turning that much country into an economy the size of Southern California. No wonder Putin's cruising that military around like he's a "small-dick" in a Ford Raptor."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Littledeekay
  • Known for: Influencer (90k+ on Twitter)
  • Quote: "Small Dick Energy is when you attack another country and try to make it your own just because you have a very tiny penis. Small Dick Energy is also supporting a man who has attacked another country to try to make it his own just because you have a very tiny penis. Ahem, @GOP."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Eva Feltham
  • Known for: UK dancer
  • Quote: "Anyone else think that Putin must have a really small dick?"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Bradley Karp
  • Known for: Canadian radio host
  • Quote: "Putin must have a really small penis. Talk about compensating."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Who: Hamish Mitchell
  • Known for: Photographer (105k+ on Twitter)
  • Quote: "Only a man with VERY small penis would have a desk that big." in response to a picture showing Putin at a big desk.
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This tweet
Magazines:
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: The Daily Mash
  • Quote: "It's okay to have a small penis, world tells Putin". I could probably copy the whole "super funny" article here, so I'll just leave it at that.
  • The problem: We've talked the whole "it's just a joke" thing through already. And this applies to the other stuff featured here as well. Yes, I obviously know it is meant to be satire. Nobody believes that "The United Nations have called on the bear-chested, gun-toting, horse wrestler to come to terms with his penis size and perhaps read a book or take up fly-fishing instead." Nonetheless, it is disturbing that the contents of the article are socially acceptable "jokes", with the punchlines depending on discriminatory norms, beliefs and stereotypes. Engaging in this cultural bullying does reflect on those who author, encourage or reward such "jokes". And it gets even worse when the associated bullying is even made part of it - implying they know about the consequences: "Olga Kamarov, Putin’s nan, said: “It’s understandable. It is like a scale model of a normal boy’s parts.” “When he was little we used to make jokes about it, saying that the fairies had magicked away his bits, but now I feel perhaps we scarred the boy.” His housekeeper Anya added: “Yes, I’ve seen it too. It is like button mushroom. Ha ha ha.”" The very fact this is meant to be entertaining - and is quite successful at doing so, according to audience reactions, view counts and ratings of similar "jokes" (see the post linked below) - is part of a bigger problem. The very existence of these "jokes", the ridicule and degradation caused by these "jokes" as well as the dynamics necessary for them to be considered funny and acceptable are a manifestation of the very things the authors and audiences claim to not actually feel, believe or engage in when they minimize them as "not serious", "satire/irony" or "just jokes". And as has been seen, this culture has translated into most parts of society, including court rooms, male rape bystander behaviors and the denial of survival-relevant healthcare. See this
  • Source: This article
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: The New York Times & Athony Picciano's Blog hosted by the City University of New York
  • Quote (NYT): "This demonic little man with the puffy Botoxy face has been watching too many episodes of “The Americans” during his Covid isolation. [...] Like the thug he so admires, Trump let his fragile ego and world-class delusions distort reality. [...] As for Putin’s Napoleonic megalomania, perhaps the Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva summed him up best in a Vanity Fair podcast: “He’s a small man of five-six saying he’s five-seven.""
  • Quote (CUNY): "She concludes that Putin is a Napoleonic megalomaniac, summed up best by Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva in a Vanity Fair podcast: “He’s a small man of five-six saying he’s five-seven.” Dowd’s entire column is below. Tony"
  • The problem: Like dick size shaming, just with height.
  • Source: This article (NYT) and this blog post (CUNY)
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: The Art of Mary Jane
  • Quote: "Russia’s Putin Expose Baby Sized Dick to Ukraine and the World [...] Let’s make no mistake, Putin is taking this action because he has the proverbial small dick. Now, this isn’t to be taken literally, although it is likely factual. [...] He’s a little man trying to be big. You know the type. [...] Putin is a Coward. Clearly, I’ve proved my thesis that Putin packs a breakfast sausage underneath his phony projection of strength. But the bottom line is this – the Soviet Union was a failure. Putin is a failure. He’s trying to rebuild the USSR. Trying to rewrite history. Pathetic. He’s 3rd rate dictator who has more in common with a redneck in Alabama who still flies the confederate flag, both thinking they can erase their disposition to failure and grow their small peckers."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This article
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: Headtopics
  • Quote: "He's 5 '6'... classic case of small dick energy"
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This page
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: Goatherd
  • Quote: "Are you a fan of war? Vladimir Putin is. The Russian leader is apparently still upset at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for making a comment about the inadequate size and functionality of Putin’s penis at a dinner party years ago. An invasion and occupation of Ukraine by Russian forces has been imminent ever since. Like Adolf Hitler, Putin is an angry, little man who wishes to make his mark on history however possible, while he still has the power to do so. He is adamant to be remembered for anything besides his tiny, defunct genitalia– even if that means an escalation to global thermonuclear war."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This article
  • Theme: Body shaming
  • Published by: The Shovel / Novonite
  • Quote: "Psychologist [fantasy name] said something needed to be done quickly to avoid further violence. “Usually a middle-aged man with a small penis would just buy a Ferrari or start up a space program. But when the man’s in charge of one of the world’s largest militaries, it’s more problematic,” she said. She has urged NATO troops to covertly enter Russia and perform a genital transplant on the Russian leader. “It could be the quickest way to end the war,” she said."
  • The problem: This
  • Source: This (The Shovel) and/or this (Novonite)