Katz - Penises

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The Private Square

Volume 1: Penises

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Copyright 2013 Tabitha Katz

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Phillips, Rod M. Anatomy of the Penis Graphic. What Makes A Man 23 Apr. 2012. male-questions.com

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Table Contents

Praise

To Louise for her enthusiasm for my project and steadfast belief that I could succeed with this series.

To my husband for taking a step back and viewing life with different eyes; and for standing by me through the production of this series. These books would never have materialized if not for his support. It took trust and courage for him to watch me drive off to take intimate photographs of strangers. He acted as my technical support; and he patiently handled my interruptions of his work to Google the colorful and unfamiliar terminology my clientele used. He encouraged me whole-heartedly.

To my daughters ... look no further!

I love you.
TK

Foreword

Everyone wonders about his or her body. Everyone worries about how his or her body stacks up in comparison to the array of bodies around them. What is in regarding body types at this point in time? What is normal, attractive, alluring, or impressive? What matters? The author of The Private Square has provided the real, unedited truth about our bodies. In her four part series, Tabitha Katz has courageously given the reader proof and prose about the penises, breasts, vulvas and buttocks of many people without bias or retouching. The Private Square masters the art of show, dont tell, while giving honest representations of the body parts people worry the most about. There is no norm; there is no right way to look.

This authors exceptional work, The Private Square series, answers many questions and qualms about bodies. The media today exposes the public to highly sexualized versions of humans; it is no wonder that the common perception of how we should look is skewed. Does size matter? No, because we often forget that one size does not really fit all. We only need to care about the size we have and the size that would fit with each of us best; we must disregard any standard we feel held to in concern to how large or slight we are. Consider while reading this work that you are a woman who is built very small. What size partner would fit you best, most comfortably, with ease? In this innovative work, Ms. Katz affords us the opportunity, privately, to decide for ourselves without pressure or bias what we really think about all of these sizes, shapes, and colors. The Private Square encourages regarding our bodies as a gift. Ah, the beauty of self-esteem we are beautiful and we are not alone.

Despite numerous conversations, curiosities, and delusions of grandeur about sexual body parts, it can be difficult to find answers. The author of The Private Square has unveiled those truths in her series.

I have been a behaviorist in private practice for forty years. Over the years, hundreds of male and female clients have come to me carrying stress and insecurity regarding their penises, breasts, vulvas and buttocks. And while my practice is intimate, I can hardly say: show me and well talk! However, now I can say: read The Private Square and well talk. There is great pressure from the social arena about how we should look. Tabitha Katz has taken a serious and gutsy approach to honestly demonstrate a large sampling of how we actually look. It eases the mind to see in living color that we all have differences and we are all normal! This author has provided the critical vehicle for us to look, know, and accept that our bodies are the same as countless others.

Louise F. Burnham, M.A., B.M.C.

Introduction

As the mother of three daughters, I wondered for years what I would tell them when they asked me what a penis looked like. If you dont have a brother in the house and Dad wants to keep his privates private, there is a good chance a house full of girls wont see one until they are children playing doctor, adolescents playing Truth or Dare, or teens/young adults becoming intimate.

My youngest, as a preschooler, first registered that boys were different from girls when she shared a bathroom with her male cousins at a fire station pancake breakfast. She turned to her aunt and me, pointed, and asked, Whats that? I explained what a penis was, and she then commented So it just hangs there and sticks out? Touch.

My older daughters awareness of the penis piqued in the seventh grade when they studied the reproductive system in science class. At that age there were a lot of giggles and furtive looks around the classroom. The boys reaction to the instruction of sexual organs was to strut their stuff like peacocks. They reclined in their desk chairs, got the girls attention, and then pointed to the swell of an erection in their pants. During my daughters teen years, there were even more examples of this kind of nonchalant behavior. I was astounded by how casually their generation seemed to view sexuality.

Unlike my children, it wasnt until well into my adult years that my women friends and I had discussions about penises. To the age-old question: Does size matter? we always concluded that fit, sensitivity to your mate, and sexual prowess mattered more than size. As you will see within these pages, penises are as unique as people. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors and hang in a multitude of ways.

It is my hope that The Private Square: Penises will unveil the mystery of the males most prized body part and be a means by which men can see how normal they are. Bodies are amazing no two penises are alike. There is truly something for everyone. The Private Square is a learning experience for our youth that will make them wiser, healthier, and more realistic adolescents. Positive body image is a vital factor in gaining and maintaining self-esteem. This book lays a foundation for teens and adults to be more accepting of their body, their sexuality, and themselves.

The research for The Private Square: Penises was conducted in a culturally diverse, major metropolitan area of the United States. Finding subjects was a unique challenge. Though I have scores of friends, acquaintances, and business associates, there were few with whom I had the relationship to ask if they would model for me semi-nude. When I did gather the courage to do so, the initial response from my late-stage Baby Boomer friends was disbelief and embarrassment.

I explained the pictures were for a photojournalism project I was embarking on. I suggested that keeping their shirt on so they would not be nude; or perhaps wear sunglasses or a low hat as a means to mask their audience, me, from their personal stage. Though my male friends understood the darkened theatre analogy, their answer was still a resounding no. That said, as men they were fully supportive of my endeavor and asked for a signed copy upon publication!

At this point I needed to solicit strangers. Thinking that younger men would be less inhibited about their bodies, I printed up colorful flyers soliciting models for a chance to make some quick money by participating in an Educational Anatomical Photo Shoot. I proceeded to walk through multiple college and university campuses, gyms, and a few nightclubs, posting my notice on bulletin boards, in cafeterias, fraternity houses, and the walls of mens rooms. My biggest risk was posting a similar notice on Craigslist under the Talent Gigs section.