geekCouch » Scott Weinberg http://www.thegeekcouch.com Music. Movies. Random Geekdom. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:23:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 geekArticle! Moviegoers and Their Pavlovian Response to Penis http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2009/03/08/geekarticle-moviegoers-and-their-pavlovian-response-to-penis/ http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2009/03/08/geekarticle-moviegoers-and-their-pavlovian-response-to-penis/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:15:00 +0000 Sean Duregger http://www.thegeekcouch.com/?p=351

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“So why is it that fully aged and allegedly mature grown-ups are so dang uncomfortable with the sight of a penis? I never hear anyone chuckling when a vagina makes its way on to the silver screen.

[Moviegoers and Their Pavlovian Response to Penis, by Scott Weinberg, Cinematical]

Scott Weinberg raises an interesting question in one of his most recent articles.  This topic is spurred by the character Dr. Manhattan in the movie  Watchmen.  In the story, Dr. Manhattan is a god-like character who has “next to no need whatsoever for human-style clothing, shame, or insecurity” therefore appears totally nude throughout the film.  Click the above link to jump into the discussion!

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