I don't mean the Pennysaver or the weekly flyers from your local supermarket. I'm addressing the matter of whether sending pictures of your penis to women via electronic devices is appropriate. The issue raises it's ugly head (sorry, couldn't resist) periodically to embarrass a football player, sidetrack a political career or become evidence in a trial. "Should You Send a Lady a Dick Pic" is apparently a real question these days.
I was born in 1961. The color instant photograph wasn't invented until 1963. So, to send a woman a color picture of your junk in 1961 you had to:
1. Take the photo. The cheapest single lens reflex camera of the day was a Minolta that costs $90. This is $702.85 today. That's a lot of cheddar to spend for a good picture of your wang. But wait, there's more...
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2. Develop the film. You're probably doing this yourself because that whole "1-Hour Developing" thing isn't happening for 30+ years. It took more than an hour in 1961 and had multiple chemical steps that if not strictly adhered to, made all the time in the darkroom and that hour standing naked in front of the bathroom mirror a complete waste of time. You're not even close to done because you still have to...
3. Print the picture. Now you must own the equipment and magic photopaper upon which the image of your dong can be shone upon and imprinted for posterity. There are also steps in the printing process where you can potentially ruin all your labor to this point. Almost there...
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4. Mail the picture. We're assuming DickPicSender1961 has rendered a satisfactory wallet-sized print for mailing in a standard sized envelope and is ready to affix his 4 cent stamp to it and trust the United States Postal Service to deliver his precious cargo to his intended recipient. There is also an excellent chance that if this envelope is opened, accidentally or otherwise, and it's contents revealed, Mr. DickPicSender1961 will do some time in a Federal pen for violating the Comstock laws of the time. For now, he gets to wait between 7 and 10 business days for it to be delivered and then who knows how long, if ever, until he gets a response.
That is a lot of time and effort spent to send a picture that may not get the reaction you were hoping for. When this sort of thing was time consuming and not very cost efficient, there were plenty of steps along the old path where you could stop and take a breath, then think about what you're doing. I realize today's lure of instant communication and potential gratification are hard to resist, especially given how often you lack impulse control.
But I strongly advise you resist that temptation and proceed as follows: DO NOT EVER SEND A PICTURE OF YOUR PENIS TO A WOMAN WHO HASN'T SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR ONE. Otherwise it's just creepy. If she's asked for one, that's another post completely as we will have "trust issues" to work out in addition to comprehending the new reality that women sometimes ask for pictures of men's penises. Oy.