Posted by Dr. Science on 05/01/2013 in
Question |
While every man has one, why do most men refer to their prostate as “theprostate”
———- from Jack Hennessy of Talahasee, FL
Men place an undue emphasis on the nobility of their body parts. They justassume that their organs, especially those connected with reproduction, arepossessed of a grandeur, an aristocracy, that assures them a place in highsociety. Indeed, the term blue blood is related to another phrase combiningblue with a reproductive organ. Accordingly, semantics recognizes the inherentgrandeur of the prostate and its many cousins, who share in its peerage.Women, on the other hand, constantly bemoan their frail state. Witness thelarge feminine hygiene section in our drugstores. Have you ever seen a malehygiene section?
