Larger, Longer, Stronger: Better

Source : Kutlwano

Author : Baleseng Batlotleng

Location : Gaborone

Event : Social

Ever imagined one modifying their male organs, or does the thought of it torque your jaws? Surely it must be scary; sounds much more like a scene from science fiction movies in which, through the help of computer technology, an eye will pop out of its socket and turn into a gigantic object. But how many times have you come across newspaper adverts and flyers carrying claims that men can have their male organs enlarged or lengthened manifold in just less than three days?

Daily I suppose, and, if you did not know, a market for “male organ enlargement” has finally hit our shores. Enlargement products and procedures are now not difficult to find; expensive men’s magazines, bogus traditional healers, and even fake surgeries that claim to increase the length and width of male organs are just an inch away. The evidence is so overwhelming that a walk around town simply leads one to people claiming to be the strongest medicine personalities available. One of the marketing strategies the so called traditional doctors use is to tell unsuspecting clients that they can only pay after the job has been done.

One of them is a certain ‘professor’ in Mogoditshane who trades by the name Mama Latifa. She has put up a bold advert in front of her ‘consultation room’ that reads: Newly arrived herbs from Brazil. A litany of strange names follows Mama Latifa’s main inscription, such as mtimawambwa, chitaka, and sandawana, to name but a few which qualifies the Setswana adage that: Ngaka e e bogale ke e e tswang kgakala.This self-proclaimed medical virtuoso claims to have been in this practice for 23 years.

This is as far as it goes regarding Mama Latifa’s practice as she is now reluctant to answer any further questions about her practice. It would appear claims of permanent enlargement may be individualistic considering that there is very little scientific support for any non-surgical method to enlarge men’s private parts. And this is the kind of conclusion with which men of the cloth would like to associate, as they totally discourage this practice. Pastors and priests feel that man was created in the image of God and must appreciate what they have been offered, “otherwise it is an indication that you do not accept who you are, and seriously this is something completely out of line,” comments Reverend Michael Gaotloge of Living Faith Ministries Reverent Gaotloge believes that changing parts of one’s body that were created by God is seriously against Christian values. As he puts it: “God created us with a purpose and for a certain reason, people are now concerned about their manhood because they live in sin and are just being selfish,” he says.

The pastor notes that issues of sexuality are much lower on the list of priorities for women than issues personality. He has it that understanding the needs and desires of one’s partner is more likely to improve relationships than trying to make a facelift of one’s sex organs.

Dr. Alfred Madigele, a Family Physician at Bongaka Health, asserts that sexuality is the most important factor in any man’s life. This means that every man is going to be concerned about his well-being. “When a man is accused by his partner of not performing well in bed, he will immediately lose self-esteem and confidence and might even fail to do other things outside his sex life,” avers Dr Madigele. Worrying about the state of his manhood, the doctor says, most men may tend to resort to abusive behavior to supplement their inferiority complex. He is quick to emphasise that sexuality ranks higher among men’s priorities than, say finance.

‘Re gola re dumela mo Setswaneng. Sengwe le sengwe se go dumelwang ha se ka tokafatsa dikarolo tsa borre (Traditional medicine has always been part of our culture, so men will rush for any kind of remedy as long as it can improve their manhood). It is for this reason that this kind of business is still lucrative around the world if we consider the volume of fake traditional and western medicines that are already in the market today. A lot of the have strong claims that they enhance sexual performance.

“It does not only happen amongst traditional shenanigans, going by what patients say, even international products have reached Botswana,” says Dr Madigele. University of Botswana’s Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Mary Onyewadume says it is all about inferiority complex. “The value attached to the mind of these men is not enough. It’s like a man of short stature in society; he would want to compensate for his height by becoming violent and harsh so that at least he is known for that behavior,” she says. According to Dr Oyewadume, this practice is not common in West Africa where she comes from. In Nigeria, her native country, to be a man of repute one has to have total control over his wife. To prove masculinity is determined by the extent to which a wife respects her husband and his wealth because Nigeria is a capitalist economy. Word has it that the urge to better sexuality dates back to ancient Romans who preferred hyena eyeballs and the snout of a hippopotamus as perfect aphrodisiac diets.

In traditional Chinese medicine men espoused the use of unusual dishes such as Rhinoceros horns. Modern Medical doctors assert that the more than 5000 years tradition of using traditional medicine to awaken sexual desire is often based on folklore than real  science. They, however, admit that men can encounter challenges in their sexuality such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and the only relief to these problems could be addressed through proper prescription.

As mentioned earlier, perhaps whether genital enlargement is a myth or a reality depends largely on an individual’s frame of mind but the big question is if ever there was any such remedy, why then does it seem countless of men have not taken advantage? ENDS

Teaser:

Is enlargement of male organs myth or reality?