A. H. ReaumeI don't use the term because I don't want to make someone feel shame about their body but I have always read uses of 'small dick energy' as insulting, not organ size, but the culture of toxic masculinity that believes the ridiculous idea that genital size is indicative of value.
And then overcompensates with other toxic masculine traits in order to PROVE stereotypical masculinity through other means. Depending on who is wielding it, it seemed a critique of toxic masculinity and traits and not actually buying into the idea that genital size = masculinity.
Hegelian Princess@ahreaume yeah I mean Rihanna has big dick energy and she doesn't even have a dick, maybe the origins are unfortunate but it refers to something else
MudMan@julieofthespirits @ahreaume Nah, come on, guys, let's not do mental gymnastics to whitewash stuff just because we agree with people.
She wanted to shame the guy, she did so using his style of language, it worked.
Nobody's language is pure and positive all the time. Forcing the issue this way just leads to nonsense.
Is it a body shaming insult? Yeah. Does it make men worry sometimes? Yeah. Did she mean it that way? Yup, obviously. Am I glad she did? It WAS funny and it worked, so yeah.