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Proposal to change Top pic to Medical diagram

Wikipedia is supposed to be for all ages and not just adults, and why I do believe it may be better to have a medical diagram that is just as informative, if not even more for the lead pic. I wasn't comfortable with this but after doing a deep search on wikicommon, I found this and propose it as a replacement for lead pic. My given reason to replace it is that if this was a medical journal for university students. Such a photo shouldn't be a problem at all. But we should remember that younger readers may be traumatised by the photo. And while I respect the Wikipedia community's preference for real photos, I advocate for a much more inclusive approach that considers the real diverse age readership of Wikipedia. 49.195.62.91 (talk) 21:48, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seconded. I can't help but wonder if uploader of current photo (info says "own work") gets off on the notion of people seeing their ugly damn dick on wikipedia. We don't need anything this graphic on wikipedia. Well, I don't anyway. I realize I was dumb to type into Bing search (for points) "What does a penis look like?" when I know very well. Didn't expect what I got when I went to the wikipedia link though. lol 68.52.185.132 (talk) 04:04, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:NOTCENSORED. I'm not a great fan of people uploading dick pics just for the fun of it, but this is a medical article.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 06:45, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Although Wikipedia isn't usually censored, its editors often remove images that they find offensive or objectionable. Many images were removed following this discussion, for example. Jarble (talk) 14:23, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Actually came to this page because I wondered if people have been doing that or if there had been a lot of competition to be the penis on the article .

and yet, apparently this was uploaded in 2012 and has been here ever since. Because it's a good representative picture. It is not being presented in a particularly erotic way, it is not erect.

on top of Wikipedia's anti-censorship policy I think having a photo is better than having an diagram abstracted away from the human form. If a child goes out of their way to look up what a human penis looks like, this gives them a more realistic impression then a Google result full of porn. And that is healthy. Just my two cents 2601:C2:781:EB50:C499:B529:E1B9:8EFC (talk) 00:40, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think an illustration would be better than the photo we have. It doesn't have to be a cross-section like the one above. Crossroads ^-talk- 19:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Crossroads: The article already includes several illustrations that are more detailed than the one above. According to this guideline:

Offensive material should be used only if its omission would cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate, and no equally suitable alternative is available.

If this illustration is a "suitable alternative" to a photograph, should the photograph be removed? Jarble (talk) 16:01, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Absence of pubic hair in photo

In the spirit of accuracy, would it not be best to use/include a photo of an unshaven penis and scrotum, pubic hair being typical of secondary sexual development? For reference, the article for vulva includes both shaven and unshaven examples. Lenie Clark (talk) 03:58, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I’m more concerned about the size. The penis in this photo is very small. Can’t we replace it with something closer to average? 2A01:4B00:88F4:CE00:ED85:96C7:B5F:C02E (talk) 19:32, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Why would I want to see pubic hair when I could see a nice big clean shaven cock? Ahahaha, in all seriousness, I agree Aliy Dawut (talk) 04:51, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

circumcision

They didn't add what circumcision is to the page SaPI3.142 (talk) 13:02, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possibility of using an image of a transgender woman’s penis?

No need to continue a generic chat, see WP:NOTFORUM. Johnuniq (talk) 07:47, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Thoughts? Others have pointed out the issues with the already existing photo but I thought this might be interesting and a little different… Aliy Dawut (talk) 04:57, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll WP:AGF here to note that such a case would be hugely unrepresentative, so no. Crossroads ^-talk- 19:36, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Right, not as the main image, but in the body / a future gallery somewhere perhaps? Aliy Dawut (talk) 23:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, let me get this straight, Aliy Dawut, you're suggesting we have a gallery of dick pics? You can find that content on the Commons where there are plenty of penis images. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:54, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification: are you asking for a picture of the penis of a transgender woman before vaginoplasty (which would presumably be the same as that of a cisgender man) or are you actually asking about the results of a phalloplasty on a trangender man? --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 16:22, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No not phalloplasty, I just suggested to include the penis of a transgender before phalloplasty alongside other penis images; a variety you know what I’m saying? Small, medium/average, big, circumcised, uncircumcised, etc Aliy Dawut (talk) 23:24, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ahahaha, just a suggestion… Aliy Dawut (talk) 23:21, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A gallery? There are already, by my count, 27 penis photos on that page. How many more do we need? This is not a penis emporium, it is an encyclopedia. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 03:55, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can never have enough dick pics, no? Ahahaha, in all seriousness, I just thought that because Wikipedia lacks pictures and galleries on transgender penises, it might be nice to include it, that’s all Aliy Dawut (talk) 07:39, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.