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I discovered sexuality with the help of another nine-year-old. She showed me
and I showed her. But before that I had a good look at her Barbie dolls.
Though structurally untenable, Barbies do have most of the major
external anatomical features
in the correct places. This is not true of Action
Men (which she inspected as I checked out her Barbies). Action Men
are fairly good looking (except for the
scar) and well proportioned, but their reproductive organs are non-existent.
(This is also true of G.I. Joes, which are essentially the same as Action
Men. I don't know about Kens.) At the time I was unaware of the reproductive
and recreational role for those organs. But although
I was completely ignorant I didn't like to show it. Once, in late 1968,
I went cycling with Paul up to Worrall. We were gone for a long time, and
I got an earful from my mother on my return. On this trip Paul said to
me something like "...y'know how your mum and dad had to go like this to
have you..." and knotted his fingers together in some strange way. I nodded
and didn't have a clue what he was talking about.
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