What motivates men to send dick pics?
Every minute of every hour a deluge of disembodied dicks are transmitted to the mobile devices of unsuspecting women. It’s the smart phone era mystery - what motivates men to send dick pics?
We’re talking about dick pics sent by straight men via email, AMM Messenger, sext or social media where someone on the receiving end has to open the message without any warning that male genitals are about to leap out of their screen.
Unsolicited dick pics are not ok!
Let’s get something straight from the beginning; unsolicited dick pics are not ok! Like never! Opening up a message and being confronted by some dude’s genitals when you haven’t given your consent is not on. Unless the recipient of your message has expressly asked for it or you are both in a relationship where you’ve verbally agreed it’s ok, then don’t do it. Keep in mind that if this was done publicly it would be viewed as indecent exposure. In fact in some parts of the US it is now officially recognised as sexual harassment and is a criminal offence. You can read more about consent in Eva’s blog post Don’t Be A Dick With Dick Pics.
So now that we’ve covered the issue of consent, let’s get back to the thrust of this article.
Why do men send dick pics?
It might result in a hook up: do they imagine that you will be so overcome with passion at seeing their genitals that you text your address, tell your boss you’re going home sick, rip off your clothes and await them reclining on a bed strewn with rose petals.
Shock value: there are enough articles out there for men to know the majority of women don’t want to receive them. So is it a virtual “fuck you” I can so I will and you can’t stop me.
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours: of course a woman’s first instinct when confronted by a dick pic of someone she hasn’t even met is to take a pussy selfie and return the favour. Am I right ladies?
It’s worth a try: perhaps you think a dick pic is your best opening line. After all it takes zero effort other than pulling down your tightie whities and clicking a send button.
The crown jewels: check this out baby. This is what you’re going to be jumping up and down on with your tight little pussy wrapped around it.
It’s a turn on: is the exhibitionist in them excited that a stranger is going to see their penis in all of its glory which then feeds the fantasy and if the hookup doesn’t eventuate they can masturbate furiously just thinking about it.
Let’s skip the small talk: sending a dick pic implies a hook up, whether casual or long term, more so than “I’d love to take you out to dinner this weekend and talk about babies and whether you want a destination wedding”.
Free advertising: have they chosen the easiest way to put it out there to multiple women that they’re available, or at least their dick is available for short term hire.
The anonymity: you don’t know me, you don’t know what I look like, so you can’t have a comeback which will hurt me. But remember careers have been ruined and marriages broken by men who felt the anonymous dick pic was a good idea at the time.
They get results: some men quote that 2 out of 5 women are “into it” so are the numbers so appealing that potentially offending the other 3 women doesn’t come into the equation.
If you haven't received a dick pic from a guy before your first date with him, does that make it a blind date?
— Jervis Bi Cocked (@jerviscocked) September 28, 2019
Can science explain the motivation for men sending dick pics?
We turned to science for some insights because, yes, there has been a scientific study into this phenomenon and it’s the first (but probably not the last) of its kind. The study was published in 2019 in The Journal of Sex Research and was entitled “I’ll Show You Mine so You’ll Show Me Yours: Motivations and Personality Variables in Photographic Exhibitionism”.
The study involved 1087 straight men aged 16 to 75 and the aim was to explore men’s motivation for sending unsolicited images of their genitals to women and the reactions they hoped to elicit, and to look at the personality and sexuality characteristics of men who send dick pics relative to those who don’t.
48% of the men in the study admitted to having sent an unsolicited dick pic.
The study found that the most frequently reported motivation for sending genital images was a transactional mindset. In other words they were motivated by the hope of receiving images in return or that it would lead to a real life hookup. And the desired reaction that 82% of the men were hoping for was sexual excitement by the recipient.
“The second most popular reason was what we called partner hunting,” says study lead Dr. Cory Pedersen who is the founder of the (O.R.G.A.S.M) Human Sexuality Lab. “They believe sending dick pics is an appropriate form of flirting with someone, this is how you let someone know that you’re interested in them, that you’re attracted to them. That you want to have a connection with them.”
“Men who had reported having sent unsolicited dick pics showed higher levels of narcissism relative to men who had never sent such images. They also demonstrated higher levels of both hostile (overtly negative views of women) and benevolent (woman-on-a-pedestal) sexism.”
“There was no difference between the two groups in the extent to which they watched porn, or masturbated or fantasized,” says Pedersen. “The dick pic-ers were not more ‘sexual’ in nature and age was not a factor.”
Pedersen agrees there’s likely some projection at play; that’s how they would feel if they received a nude photo from a woman. “I would hypothesize it would only take one or two positive endorsements; ‘Hey! That’s a nice dick!’ for that to be reinforcing enough to continue that type of strategy,” Pedersen said. “Humans are prone to pay attention to things we already believe to be true, and to ignore things that disabuse us of our ideas. If we get one positive endorsement we think; hey, this is working! We ignore all of the women who reply with you’re gross.”
So guys, we’re not picking on you, we’re not saying all women hate them, we’re just trying to understand why you do it. But please keep in mind that unsolicited dick pics are not ok and that perhaps the 82% of you hoping that women are turned on when they open their message might be a little disappointed.
If you are going to send one, make it a good one. Eva had some tips in the article we’ve linked above. And guys read the comments to see if women do get turned on by a disembodied dick or would rather see the man it’s attached to.
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