Hilarious hoax paper submitted and published in the journal Cogent Social Sciences.
SOCIOLOGY | RESEARCH ARTICLE
The conceptual penis as a social construct
Jamie Lindsay and Peter Boyle
Abstract:
Anatomical penises may exist, but as preoperative transgendered women also have anatomical penises, the penis vis-à-vis maleness is an incoherent construct. We argue that the conceptual penis is better understood not as an anatomical organ but as a social construct isomorphic to performative toxic masculinity. Through detailed poststructuralist discursive criticism and the example of climate change, this paper will challenge the prevailing and damaging social trope that penises are best understood as the male sexual organ and reassign it a more fitting role as a type of masculine performance.
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SOCIOLOGY | RESEARCH ARTICLE
The conceptual penis as a social construct
Jamie Lindsay and Peter Boyle
Abstract:
Anatomical penises may exist, but as preoperative transgendered women also have anatomical penises, the penis vis-à-vis maleness is an incoherent construct. We argue that the conceptual penis is better understood not as an anatomical organ but as a social construct isomorphic to performative toxic masculinity. Through detailed poststructuralist discursive criticism and the example of climate change, this paper will challenge the prevailing and damaging social trope that penises are best understood as the male sexual organ and reassign it a more fitting role as a type of masculine performance.
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