154 – The Unwanted Photos Of Richard

The Unwanted Photos Of Richard… Last Friday’s episode 153, was titled The Red Pill Question, I encourage you to listen to it if you haven’t because today’s episode is kind of a follow up on that one.  Apparently I wasn’t done talking about this stuff…although, I wish I were. That episode, number 153 was inspired by a link to an article my wife sent me.  Today’s article is also inspired by an article my wife sent me.  I’ll be honest with you…I did not want to talk about this topic today.  It’s unsavory, disgusting, and kind of gross.  My wife was very persuasive though.  She made me understand that it is actually important enough, and pervasive enough, to warrant it’s own episode. A lot of men might not know that this is even an issue, because we are not the targets of this behavior.  Sadly, it is men who are the perpetrators of this. What I am talking about, is when men send completely unsolicited pictures of their penis’ to unsuspecting women.  These pictures are commonly referred to as “Dick Pics”.  I know, I know…look, I really understand.  The last thing you want to hear about on your way to work is dick pics.  Believe me, it’s the last thing I want to talk about too.  Here’s the deal though, if we are not part of the solution we may be part of the problem. My wife pointed out that almost every woman she knows, including herself, has received these unwanted pictures at one time or another.  She said when a woman receives one of these, that it wrecks her day.  It’s creepy, it’s an invasion, a violation, it’s just plain gross.  She went on to calculate that this means about half of the population is getting their day wrecked…by men, and that is really not OK guys. The article she sent me is called “I didn’t Ask For This” it featured a woman who decided to make a museum exhibit of unwanted dick pics.  She has over 200 of them now.  Here is a link to that article, don’t worry…you can’t really see anything in the article pictures. http://www.beingabettermanpodcast.com/D_P_ART Hey if we are the good guys, if we are being better men than we were yesterday, we can’t be doing this.  We have an obligation in fact to be against it.  It’s part of our duty as men to help ensure the safety and security of those around us. Imagine your sister or some other woman you care about.  She’s online at a dating site or somewhere innocent that has nothing to do with dating.  She starts talking to a guy about something and the next things she knows…