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Small Penis Rule

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule
61•chistev•1h ago

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z_open•1h ago
I can't imagine judges would normally except this especially since it seems to be a known way to skirt law.
steego•1h ago
If nobody brings forward a lawsuit in the first place, why would there be a judge?
nfw2•51m ago
It's not a legal defense strategy, it's a social engineering strategy
tarpitt•41m ago
I think the point is that you can apply it to any shameful-enough aspect of the libel/parody.
brookst•1h ago
Sigh. Reductionist thinking again. Yes, of course, if you literally say “small penis” the plaintiff would rightfully cite this history.

But it’s not meant to be taken literally, like those are magic words. You say “he failed upwards, funded by family wealth and connections, despite everyone thinking he was an idiot who could barely string a sentence together”

The point is to emphasize, even exaggerate, low-status negative qualities.

genxy•47m ago
It isn't the size of your tort, it is how you use it.

Also, are men this easily manipulated?

Yes.

zephen•28m ago
Yes, I see you have produced a very small (re)tort, but arguably have used it well.
PaulHoule•18m ago
Where's @Cindy when you need her?
embedding-shape•7m ago
Didn't know we could summon him/her/it, but seems it worked. Strangeness all around.
pessimizer•22m ago
Were you trying to reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48797302? Because as it is it seems like you're being snarky with Wikipedia.
techscruggs•3m ago
This sounds like exactly the kind of thing that some with a small penis would say ...
varispeed•37m ago
Where are the pictures to see what exactly is the problem?
stephbook•22m ago
Right in the article. On Windows, use "Magnifying Lens"
conartist6•29m ago
I'm sure South Park had no idea about any of this
khurs•7m ago
It's pretty amazing that South Park hasn't been sued (or lost?)

I wonder if Peter Thiel took umbrage at how South Park portrayed him recently [0] and is lurking in the shadows planning Gawker v2 [1]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfSOC6-G044

[1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2016/06/21/peter-thi...

comrade1234•18m ago
If you accuse someone (not me) of having a small penis (I don't) they (not me) don't have to show that they (not me) have a large penis (like me). Just the accusation they made (to you, not me) is slander enough. But I'd gladly drop-trousers in a court.
fragmede•12m ago
Then again, money.

> A jury in New Mexico awarded $412 million to a man who sued over what he said were unnecessary erectile dysfunction shots that decimated his penis

On the one hand, now you're famous for having a dick that doesn't work, on the other hand, $412 million.

https://amp.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article296...

sebastianconcpt•4m ago
Another day in Everything is About Mate Suppression

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