It turns out that Greta Thunberg was right about Andrew Tate — men who own sports cars are, in fact, insecure about their penis size.
According to research from University College London (UCL), there is a connection between owning a flashy car and believing that the genitals are smaller than average.
Last month, Tate, a divisive social media figure and misogynist, tweeted Ms Thunberg, boasting about “33 cars” with “massive emissions.”
The climate activist responded by asking him to “enlighten” her by sending an email to “smalld**kenergy@getalife.com”.
Last month, Tate (right), a divisive social media figure and misogynist, tweeted Ms Thunberg (left) boasting of “33 cars” with “massive emissions.”
According to research from University College London (UCL), there is a connection between owning a flashy car and believing that the genitals are smaller than average. Pictured: Participants’ ratings of the relationship between sports car ownership and penis size
“Little d**k energy” indicates that a man displays a level of exuberant confidence to compensate for insecurities about his penis size.
An Urban Dictionary entry defines it as “the sexual equivalent of writing a $10,000 check to brag about knowing you don’t have it in the bank account”.
This can come across as bragging PropertiesOr financial or physical prowess — and why Thunberg felt her return was a good fit for Mr. Tate.
The new study, published as a preliminary study in PsyArXiv, aims to find out if there is indeed a link between sports car ownership and perceived penis size.
Psychologists recruited 200 English-speaking men between the ages of 18 and 74 to complete an online test.
Participants were first shown a statement for seven seconds, before this screen was replaced with an image of the product.
They then had to move a slider to show how much they wanted to buy the product, which could be an everyday item or a luxury good.
Finally, another statement would appear on the screen, and the participants had to say whether this was the same or different from the statement shown on the first screen.
Participants were told that these statements were facts, and that The test was to investigate “how people remember facts at the same time when shopping for products”.
However, the statements were not always factual.
One statement spoke of the average size of the erect penis of other men—some participants were told this was 7.1 inches (18 cm), while others were told it was 4 inches (10 cm).
The true average is actually 5.1 inches (13 cm), but those who were told it was the lowest value were made to feel ‘relatively better’ about themselves while completing the task.
However, those who were told that the higher value was made on purpose felt that their genitals were below average in size.
Participants were always shown a picture of a sports car in between giving their statements regarding penis size, and had to indicate that they wanted to buy it.
“Little d**k energy” indicates that a man displays a level of exuberant confidence to compensate for insecurities about his penis size. This could manifest in showing off one’s possessions, finances, or physical prowess
The new study, published as a preliminary study in PsyArXiv, aims to find out if there is indeed a link between sports car ownership and perceived penis size.
When the team analyzed the results, they noticed that men over 30 who felt they had a lower-than-average penis size were more likely to buy the sports car.
In addition, men who were made to feel like they had a larger penis tended to show a diminishing interest in luxury cars as they got older, perhaps more mature.
This was the opposite for the other group, who continued to value them regardless of their age, suggesting a link to their self-esteem.
While this study has not yet been peer-reviewed, the authors say their findings “raise interesting questions for future research.”
“Perhaps there is just something specific that connects cars to penises in the male psyche,” they wrote.
When the team analyzed the results, they noticed that men over the age of 30 who felt their penis size was below average were more likely to indicate that they would buy the sports car.
This hypothesis is supported by the data presented in this paper, and will explain the presence of phallic car tropes in everyday jokes, advertisements, and academic discourse.
The luxury auto industry may be unwilling to acknowledge this link, but our findings provide some help.
While the demand for their product may be driven by feelings of insufficient genitalia, this is a sentiment shared by many of their customers.
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What your penis says about you: Men with larger penises and trimmed pubic hair are perceived as more extroverted, study finds
Men are often told “the bigger the better” when it comes to penis size.
And a new study suggests that this may be true — at least with regard to perceived personality.
Researchers from New Mexico Highlands University 106 participants (80 percent women) were recruited for the study, who were shown pictures of 24 penises that varied in size, length, and amount of pubic hair.
After viewing each image, the participants were asked to respond to questions that revealed key links between penis size, pubic hair, and perceived personality traits.
Men with large penises and trimmed pubic hair are seen as more attractive, outgoing, and open to new experiences, while those with smaller penises are seen as more neurotic.
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Researchers from the University of New Mexico Highlands say that men with large penises and trimmed pubic hair are perceived as more attractive, outgoing, and open to new experiences, while those with smaller penises are perceived as more neurotic.
