‘Karen Viagra’ is the absolute worst thing

Coconut oil has many uses. We know this. Penis enlargement is not, normally, among them.

Apparently, men from the Karen minority living in refugee camps on the Thai-Myanmar border have been injecting their dicks with the stuff. It has not worked out well.

Vice has published an interview with a camp medic named Koko who says she has first-hand experience of the practice. It’s pretty disturbing.

Read the full story here but, first, some highlights:

WHAT?

“Basically, Karen men inject their penises and sometimes their testicles with coconut oil, which makes the penis look and feel bigger.”

WHY?

“I wish it was some complicated cultural thing, but really, it’s just because these men have small penises, and they want them to seem bigger.”

AND THEN?

“Well, firstly, the coconut oil solidifies around the penis—the actual penis—so between the skin of the shaft and the organ itself. Then after a few years your penis just stops working. Difficulty peeing, reduction in sensitivity, pain, and no erections, so no sex. Basically, it makes the whole thing pointless. I think shame plays a large part in them delaying medical attention.”

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