Barbara O'Toole

Many of you know Barbara O'Toole, or “Barb”, and appreciate her work, most of which revolves around (often older) women spanking, disciplining, examining young men, taking their rectal temperature or giving them enemas.

I've noticed that all these young men seem circumcised : their glans is fully visible even if nonerect, and if erect I think she draws them with the appearance of a “high” circumcision.

I've wondered why and here are my explanations

• Barb's work is often set in “Americana”, a kind of fictionalized version of the white suburban United States in the 1950s-1990s. In that population, most males were circumcised at birth.
• Barb's work is generally about female domination, including mothering, and in that context circumcision would express the mother's power over the male body.

Quite right about the observations.

Her newest work however seems to be set in a more modern day America. A shame since the old time US settings were more appealing.

Anyway, her present site:

http://embarrassingfun.blogspot.com

@agracier Somehow it seems more appropriate to set such things in 1950s-1970s, when many women were staying at home and fathers let them run things, corporal punishment was widespread, and enemas and so on routinely practiced.

I don't think you can equate circumcision with other disciplinary measures.

Women could establish their dominance with punishments such as spanking, enemas, or other humiliations immediately after disobedience, but birth circumcision as practiced in the United States did not permit a threat such as "If you don't wash your penis properly your skin will be cut off", unlike other countries where this was not the case.

Circumcision could have prevented masturbation, but I do not believe in the effectiveness of this measure.

In my opinion, it was mainly men who were doctors and who imposed this habit themselves (an autogoal). The women could only approve, the social pressure must have been as strong as in countries where circumcision is practiced for religious reasons.

I've also noticed something.

Most males she draws have reasonably sized penises, even on the small size (it's a bit difficult to discern when they're nonerect).

But sometimes she draws oversized erect penises, I suppose to ridicule the boy or man as sexually obsessed.

She draws oversized strap-on dildos, the implication is that the male will really feel sodomized.

I don't think you can equate circumcision with other disciplinary measures.

Women could establish their dominance with punishments such as spanking, enemas, or other humiliations immediately after disobedience, but birth circumcision as practiced in the United States did not permit a threat such as "If you don't wash your penis properly your skin will be cut off", unlike other countries where this was not the case.

I agree, it would be possible in those countries where boys are not circumcised at birth. Besides, such a punishment, although fearsome, would be a one-off.

I agree, it would be possible in those countries where boys are not circumcised at birth. Besides, such a punishment, although fearsome, would be a one-off.

There are ways where it could be a repeat punishment.

Just start off by not performing a full circumcision. And from accounts here, stretching treatments aren't always that pleasant.

I never particularly noticed this, but you're right. It's almost certainly just that Barb is an American artist and circumcision is bizarrely common here. Personally, I'll choose to interpret the exposed glans as the result of a retracted foreskin, since that makes it more relatable for me and lends itself to a fantasy of genital examination and exposure as part of the discipline.

Just start off by not performing a full circumcision. And from accounts here, stretching treatments aren't always that pleasant.

I would think a younger adult male could be slowly worked on by an older authoritative woman. Very exciting in a fantasy or roleplay realm. First, skinning and proding the foreskin, complaining about cleanliness and perceived tightness. Then embarrassing doctor visits when the fate of the vulnerable foreskin is being discussed, while painful stretchings commence. This would be done more often if there are perceived behavioural issues, alternating with embarrassing inspections on the kitchen table at home. Finally a circumcision would be openly discussed and done very loosely at first done under excuse of being “easier to keep it clean”. The remaining skin would be still inspected and manipulated…

Love Barb art, she captures the emotional aspects. There are many interesting details about the boys in her drawings that tell an interesting story. But no doubt who is in charge, takes me back

See https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=gallery;ox=showalbum;ax=12518

Small, circumcised penises, generally. A good example here

https://en.zity.biz/gallery/image/251639

or here

https://en.zity.biz/gallery/image/251634

At times, erect penises.

https://en.zity.biz/gallery/image/251533

Her art explains the difference between erotic and pornographic better than anything or anyone

I wonder if among this artist's drawings there is a drawing of an uncircumcised young man. A drawing showing a man's penis being examined by a woman. A drawing that could suggest that a decision will soon be made whether the man will be circumcised.

Trim that penis skin off