Please pardon me, but don't you think a word like "penis" would work just as well here? The forum has standards and rules about expression. If we lower them we can get to a place where our content is too filthy to be called "Christian." Sorry to interrupt. :)
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Don't think twice about it Barney. :)
I must admit that the word I used was less objective, not dispassionate, and emotionally charged. And I realize that some might find such words "offensive." My intent was not to offend, but my use of frank speech was meant to be pedagogical, drawing quick and focused attention to the absurdity of ignoring the obvious.
The word I chose answers to the question, "Why would a woman object to the presence of a [penis]?" Taking my cues from literature, I understand that in certain situations, the presence of a penis is threatening. There is much literature wherein the term "dagger" is slang for "penis" and what is a dagger if not a blade to be thrust into the body of a victim? In light of this, it is reasonable to consider that a woman might consider that a penis is like a blade that might be thrust into her.
Mature women are not shocked to see a penis. In fact, typically women laugh when they see an exposed penis because they instinctively relate and sympathize with the man's embarrassment. But if a man enters a space reserved for females and flaunts his dagger, women are naturally going to be uncomfortable and perhaps highly agitated. The word I chose to use, I believed, helped me convey the dagger-like association women hold. I felt that my opponent didn't give due respect to a woman's standpoint.
One can only understand my point if one can admit the obvious use and purpose for the penis. As I argued many times already, males and females wear on their bodies (in this case a man wears a penis on his body) the evidence they need to determine the oughtness of an act such as homosexuality.
But per your request, I will attempt to be more dispassionate in my choice of words.
