Today is going to reference some articles that are pretty gross and vulgar. They are not the main point, no matter how worthy they are of consideration.
We'll just get those out of the way now. If you want to read only the headlines, it's fine.
These are just the first articles I found for topics that have come up before; there may be better sources.
I don't know if the man with the 30-year smegma buildup had a reason other than ignorance for not cleaning under his foreskin; maybe it was concern about it being too close to masturbating.
I do know that one motivation against butt-wiping is that it might be "gay".
(I am using quote marks around "gay" because it is being used in a derogatory manner that I do not agree with but that is crucial to the issue.)
I also know the smegma (I don't know another word for that) guy was experiencing great pain. He also probably had a pretty bad funk, though I am not sure how far it would have carried.
For the larger mass of men who don't wipe their butts (women too if it applies), there is going to be a smell for sure. Laundry will be much grosser. It is not particularly healthful, either, to spread fecal matter, let alone the irritation that can come from it not spreading, instead lingering where it could easily have been wiped away.
Washing in the shower would undo some of that, though there would still be skidmarks, but apparently many who don't wipe also don't wash.
I can't help but idly wonder if in those circumstances a bidet would be acceptable or still "too gay", but again, my post is not really about butts.
(Therefore I will not be offering tips, though they are out there.)
The point is that being influenced by bad sources has bad results. Seems obvious, doesn't it?
Ignorance would leave you more vulnerable.
A man raised in a home where he was taught about personal cleanliness and hygiene all along is more likely -- if someone should try to convince him that wiping is bad -- to think "That's stupid and gross. What is wrong with you?"
Even better, someone who was raised to not be so concerned with properly presenting a masculinity that is so toxic and fragile that even the most basic cleanliness negates it... you know there is a whole list of pitfalls that can be avoided there.
A lot of the discourse on butt wiping comes from horrified women who start dating someone who doesn't wipe, thus getting a revolting introduction to this being a thing.
I would say it is ironic that something that makes you less repulsive to women could be conceived of as being "gay" but once you are down that rabbit hole you will see posts about it being "gay" to be with a woman with a short haircut, or to do various acts that might be more for her pleasure... once again, there is a whole list.
It would appear that a lot of homophobia is based on such a deep contempt for women that any effeminacy in men is an affront to the whole gender. There are similar issues with transphobia.
The actual point of this post, then, is that the people who are trying to influence you with fear and hatred of the other may not have your best interests at heart.
Sometimes that will lead you to having no healthcare to help get you through the increasingly polluted environment, and no living wage because prices are outrageous and labor is not valued, plus leaders so shockingly incompetent it's amazing that so much of the destruction is hypothetical.
Other times, the result is a painful swelling in the front, chafing in the back, and a nasty stench all around.
Don't let that be you.
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