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>----as a rite of passage for the viewer---- > >In some communities, this rite of passage was more >formalized. In the community in which Snow White >(2018, Voy 223876) grew up, a girl reaching her eighth >birthday was taken to the skinny-dipping site. Her >friends would select one of the boys to give the girl >a lesson on male anatomy. >Fran (2020, Voy 223876) had to exercise patience for a >year longer. > >“Once you turned 9 an older girl from the >neighborhood took you there and you were allowed to >sit right beside the boys who were quite exposed. > >“At that point you were allowed to be amongst the >boys and even swim with them, in swim suits of course. >The girls would teach you about the slang names for >their penis and testicles, difference between >circumcised and uncircumcised, let you watch as a boy >got hard and even let you touch a few flaccid and >erect penises to understand the differences.” > >---as a rite of passage for the exhibitor--- > >In some localities, it was also a rite of passage for >a male skinny-dipper reaching his eighth birthday. >Snow White (2018, Voy 223876) again: “Some of the >boys fell apart crying as their bodies were exposed >and offered up to girl after girl.” > >---depending on the degree of confidence of the >exhibitor--- > >Louisa (2021, Voy 223876) wrote: > >“When the boy liked to be exposed, despite it being >awkward, it added a lot of excitement for me!” > >---preference for a boy with whom the girl is >infatuated--- > >Regarding nude swim meets, Jeena (2019, Voy 223876) >wrote, “Girls were not interested in seeing their >brothers naked, we just wanted to see the other boys >and all the different penises, especially if it was a >boy we had a crush on.” > >---a point scored in the battle of the sexes > >When Gertrude (2020, Voy 223876) was growing up, she >felt resentful because “boys often acted superior to >us.” She frequented the South Carolina beach, where >she enjoyed a generous display of male anatomy. She >saw those trips as a chance for revenge: > >“Sure the boys were stronger and could run faster >than we could, but we knew what their “wiener” >looked like and had seen it erect! It was all about >having one up on them!” > >---pleasure from venturing into what is forbidden--- > >Cathy (2022, Voy 206801) had a brother who >participated in nude swim meets. She enjoyed those >meets because she was “seeing something that was >forbidden.” As irrational as it may seem, both Cathy >and her brother would be punished if she saw her >brother naked at home, but it was permitted at swim >meets. > >Observer (2021, Voy 223876) and Curious (2021, Voy >206801) refer to this factor as the forbidden fruit >theory. > >---exhibit for sex education--- > >Ben (2021, Voy 206801) remembers a friend of a coach >who brought her daughter to swim practice, which Ben >and his teammates attended naked. Whether willingly or >unwillingly, one of Ben’s teammates served as an >exhibit for the daughter as she felt his back, his >legs, his bottom, and his boy parts. While Ben was >watching in amazement, the girl’s mother told him, >“Oh hey, Melanie is just curious and I told it would >be OK to feel a boy while we were here at your >practices just to see what it was like." > >That works both ways. From the age of 10 until the age >of 12, Betty (2021, Voy 223876) played nude with boys >when weather permitted. She found herself to be an >item of interest to the boys, especially to the boys >with no sisters. > >---respected if respectful--- > >When Sam (2020, Voy 223876) was 10 years old, his >fourth-grade class attended swim class, with the boys >naked and the girls wearing swimsuits. Since he was >more cooperative than the other boys, “they always >saved a place for me during lunch or during recess.” > >--girls aroused over boys--- > >Kevvin (2016) attended a coed phys ed class which boys >were allowed, but not required, to attend shirtless. >He recalled: >“The girls did usually like to come near the >barechested boys, bump into us 'accidentally' or do >partner gym work with us.” > >Kevvin. 2016. [untitled message]. (May 23). >https://www.historyworld.co.uk/photo.php?page=148&sort= >0&l1=Childhood&l2=&id=1607 > >Ron (2020, Voy 223876) swam nude during the times that >boys were expected to swim nude, but unfortunately, at >the time, “we thought that girls only saw us as >funny when we were naked, but did not suspect that it >could be a sexual thrill for them.” > >It was only later that he was enlightened: “I only >found out at 14 when a girl 2 years younger was eager >to touch my penis, at which she seemed very excited.” > >If more girls were honest about their feelings, that >might have made the ordeal much easier for the boys. > >---instinctive need for girls to display boys with >whom they are close--- > >Louisa (2021, Voy 223876) wrote, “I loved it when >new girls looked at my cousins.” Willy (2021, Voy >223876) wrote, “My sisters and cousins had that >excitement when they knew their friends were going to >see us nude.” > >In the early 90’s, 14-year-old Robin (2019a, 2019b) >was a boy in a coed phys ed class. Jasmine was a >just-good-friend in his class. Although she had often >seen him shirtless at her house, Robin confided in >Jasmine that he had mixed feelings about appearing >shirtless in phys ed class. This prompted her to >confiscate and hide his gym shirt on the day of a >cross-country race. She did this partly because she >herself enjoyed seeing Robin shirtless and partly to >show him off to the other girls. > >Specifically, she hoped to work a matchmaking job for >a girl who had a secret crush on Robin. Jasmine was >delighted when Robin got compliments from the other >girl classmates. From that point on, Robin >accidentally on purpose forgot to pack his gym shirt >in the morning so that he would have to attend gym >class shirtless. > >Robin. 2019a. [untitled message]. (February 16). >http://www.historyworld.co.uk/photo.php?offset=150&sort >=0&l1=Childhood&l2=&id=1741 > >_____. 2019b. [untitled message]. (February 23). >http://www.historyworld.co.uk/photo.php?offset=150&sort >=0&l1=Childhood&l2=&id=1741 > >---group activity for girl viewers, solo activity for >boy viewers--- > >Donna (2019, Voy 223876) noticed that voyeurism is a >social occasion for girls, but not for boys. She >notices that “the girls will allow other girls or >the boy’s sister to watch.” On the other hand, >“where most of the boys who speak of seeing a girl >nude like exploring her body and feeling her genitals. >Very little is ever said about involving other boys. . >. The boy wishes to do alone with her.” > >---infatuation with the juvenile seen nude--- > >We have a couple of accounts of romantic feelings >developing in clandestine meetings. 8-year-old Witchy >Woman (2018, Voy 223876) and her friend Cindy became >infatuated with 12-year-old Dwight after repeatedly >watching him ejaculate. > >9-year-old Bonny (2018, Voy 223876) had a crush on >11-year-old Kevin, whom she watched at a swimming >hole. His penis would grow to erection while her heart >palpitated. Since she was clothed and he was naked, >this may seem ironic, but she was “so frightened he >would call me out and embarrass me.” Bonny and >another girl approached Kevin and asked for a close >look. While the girls giggled, Kevin honored their >request. > >Bonny’s crush eventually ended when she saw Kevin at >a burger place with a girl classmate. > >---girls seeing younger boys as cute--- > >From her own childhood, Carolyn (2020, Voy 206801) >recalled mothers bringing younger boys into the shower >at the swimming pool. She thought they looked “cute >and adorable.” > >And now for the negative views: > >---girls feeling embarrassed from seeing nude boys--- > >Veteran swimmer Joe (2019, Voy 223876) writes, “Some >of the girls went a bit red themselves and I think got >embarrassed.” George (2019, Voy 223876), another >veteran swimmer, writes, “I did find that there were >a number of girls who were horribly embarrassed about >seeing naked boys and attended only one meet.” > >---girls feeling envious of shirtless boys--- > >I’ve commented on this one: > >https://www.voy.com/250988/2155.html > >---girls feeling envious of naked boys--- > >I’ve also commented on this one: > >https://www.voy.com/250988/2155.html > >---girls feeling revulsion toward naked boys--- > >I get the feeling that Sue Parker (2018, Voy 223876) >was in a minority: > >“I'm one of those girls who did not like seeing boys >naked. When I was 12 I saw my 10 year old cousin Mike >naked and was shocked and totally embarrassed by his >nudity. I've been married for 35 years and I still >cringe when I see my husband naked. I think the looks >ridiculous naked and that his penis is the ugliest >part of his body. I would be horrified to see another >man naked. My younger sister is just the opposite, she >loves being naked and seeing men naked if she can. >When we visited her for a weekend I caught her >bringing my husband a cup of coffee when he was in the >bathroom getting ready to shower. She told me he >looked great and but I was upset that she saw him and >enjoyed it. He did admit that he enjoyed the fact that >she like seeing him naked. She also flashed him a >couple of times and I made sure that never happened >again. I raised two sons but after the age of 6 I >never saw them naked.” > >---girls feeling inferior to boys--- > >After reading message after message about clothed >girls teasing naked boys, it was surprising to read >what Thelma (2018. Voy 223876) had to say: > >“As a young girl I felt my private parts were dumb >looking compared to what boys had. We were blessed >with our parts hidden inside so all we show is a >split. It is not as exciting to look at as a penis. I >never noticed any boys looking at me until well into >high school when I developed breasts.” > >One must not be too quick to attribute penis envy to >all females, however. Florence Rush (1980:143) wrote: > >"When my daughter saw her infant brother’s penis for >the first time, rather than envy she thought something >was wrong and asked in alarm, “What’s that stuff >between his legs?” She had to be reassured that >there was nothing wrong with him." > >Rush, F. 1980. The best kept secret: Sexual abuse of >children. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. > >Harriet Hall (2019) also seems to be spared from this >longing. She wrote, “I never wished for the actual >male organs; in fact, I thought those dangly bits >might be rather inconvenient.” > >Hall, H. 2019. Science envy in alternative medicine. >Skeptical Enquirer 43, 4 (July): 21-23.
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