Koro [Dinner Spoiler]

[PuppetOfGaea]

Learned about this recently in a Sociology class, and just remembered it, so I figured I'd share it with you guys.

Penis panics in southeast Asia have become known under the term "Koro" (which means "head of the turtle" in Malay). Koro most commonly describes the extreme fear that the penis is retracting into the body, including the idea that such retraction will bring about death. It can also refer to beliefs of "genital theft" or some kind of sorcery which has resulted in the loss of the penis. Sometimes the testicles are also believed to be affected. Koro also tends to reflect a certain xenophobia among some groups, whereby foreigners are often blamed as the ones behind the "attacks".
An epidemic struck Singapore in 1967, resulting in thousands of reported cases. Government and medical officials alleviated the outbreak only by a massive campaign to reassure men of the anatomical impossibility of retraction together with a media blackout on the spread of the condition.

For more information, refer to the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital_retraction_syndrome


Note: For those of you thinking "oh, it's wikipedia, no reason to pay attention", I learned about this from an anthropologist who spent 2 years researching Koro. It does exist, and currently, it's caused over 1 million deaths in China alone.

[Swindler]

So the penis grows in your body and you die ?

or what ? dont understand lol

[PuppetOfGaea]

So the penis grows in your body and you die ?

or what ? dont understand lol

It SHRINKS into your body and you die

[Swindler]

So the penis grows in your body and you die ?

or what ? dont understand lol

It SHRINKS into your body and you die

ahh ok.. niiiice

Spoiler!

[BloodyBlade]

As far as I know, they think the penis grows in their body.
(Thats what the wiki said)
I still don't know how they die x)

[PuppetOfGaea]

As far as I know, they think the penis grows in their body.
(Thats what the wiki said)
I still don't know how they die x)

You'd be surprised what the mind can do. Ever hear of the Bloody Mary Experiment? They got a bunch of people who truely believed that going into a dark room, looking into a mirror, and saying "Bloody Mary" 3 times would kill them. After having them attempt this, over half were dead.

[MrFudge]

yea theyre just sad they have 2 inch pennises, its probably 2inches from the get-go and as they get closer to their max height of 5'6 (unless you're yao ming) and start eating more rice balls they gain weight and height and their genitals start to look smaller.
epic racism but in a joking manner

[TOloseGT]

this is lol

[Vandango]

why was i reading this while eating my dinner. T_T
Now i dont wanna eat...
Curiosity Kills Appiatites lol

[cin]

god that sounds awful -.-

[BrokenSaint]

wtf

[CrimsonNuker]

Sounds like "You get so scared that your penis will dissapear and you will die" LUL

[cin]

good script for a horror movie imo

[CrimsonNuker]

good script for a horror movie imo

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
*kazoo whistle* *die*

[TOloseGT]

omg lol, just like that movie wit the pussy that bites dicks off

[cin]

when this happens to you its simple

everytime it shrinks a little
you have to fap moar to compensate the shrink

[l05tfr33k7]

That is awful...
but just wanted to make sure of one thing:

Aside from the emotional distress, Koro by itself is not physically harmful, and no actual retraction takes place.

Are you sure that emotional distress alone (part of the syndrome) caused over 1 million deaths in China?

[Swindler]

As far as I know, they think the penis grows in their body.
(Thats what the wiki said)
I still don't know how they die x)

You'd be surprised what the mind can do. Ever hear of the Bloody Mary Experiment? They got a bunch of people who truely believed that going into a dark room, looking into a mirror, and saying "Bloody Mary" 3 times would kill them. After having them attempt this, over half were dead.

haha i did this when i was younger, all you see is your shadow

[Draquish]

You'd be surprised what the mind can do. Ever hear of the Bloody Mary Experiment? They got a bunch of people who truely believed that going into a dark room, looking into a mirror, and saying "Bloody Mary" 3 times would kill them. After having them attempt this, over half were dead.

haha i did this when i was younger, all you see is your shadow

I also did this. But I was ready to fight that Mary bitch to the death.

[NO_SILK_4_ME]

omg lol, just like that movie wit the pussy that bites dicks off

wut?

I kinda wanna see this..link plz?

[CrimsonNuker]

omg lol, just like that movie wit the pussy that bites dicks off

What kind of porn have you been watching?

[TOloseGT]

it was a trailer i saw

[Verfo]

:oops: it was a trailer i saw

watch too much pr0n lately?

[iGod]

omg lol, just like that movie wit the pussy that bites dicks off

What kind of porn have you been watching?

It's barely softcore. I saw the movie, it gets sick gradually.. in a funny way

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780622/

[TOloseGT]

haha, that's the movie

[XuChu]

You go to great lengths to scare people, praise you for writing that article.