Overview
Man With Two Penises is the nickname of a Redditor with diphallia, a rare medical condition in which a male infant is born with two penises.
Background
On December 27th, 2013, several photographs of a man with diphalia were highlighted on the adult media Tumblr blog “The Meat Market.”[1] On December 31st, Redditor warmapplejuice submitted the photos to the /r/WTF[2] subreddit. Within 48 hours, the post gained over 19,900 up votes and 3,500 comments.
Notable Developments
In the comments section of the post, Redditor warmapplejuice revealed that he had contacted the man in the photograph about participating in an “ask me anything” (AMA). On January 2nd, Redditor DoubleDickDude submitted a post titled “I am the guy with two penises. AMA” to the /r/IAmA[3] subreddit. In the post, he answered several questions regarding his condition, confirming that both penises are capable of reproductive and urinary functions. In response to a question about his “best sexual experience,” DoubleDickDude described a group bi-sexual encounter involving seven other people. Redditor AWildSketchAppeared replied with an illustration(NSFW) of the encounter, to which DildoDickDude responded that he had incorrectly depicted the event. Within 24 hours, the post gathered more than 57,000 up votes and 15,300 comments. On January 3rd, the Redditor DoubleDickDude launched the @DiphalicDude[4] Twitter feed, accumulating upwards of 1,500 followers in the first 11 hours.
So, my bf & gf convinced me to make a Twitter. So follow me? #doubledickdude#diphallia
— Double Dick Dude (@DiphallicDude) January 3, 2014
New Media Coverage
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about Redditor DoubleDickDude’s AMA post, including Rolling Stone,[5] Yahoo,[6] GQ,[7] BuzzFeed,[8] UpRoxx,[9] The Huffington Post,[12] The Daily Beast[10] and Jezebel.[11]
Search Interest
External References
[1]Tumblr – The Meat Market (NSFW)
[2]Reddit – Man with 2 penises (NSFW)
[3]Reddit – I am the guy with two penises AMA
[4]Twitter – @DiphalicDude
[5]Rolling Stone – 10 Fascinating Facts From the Man With Two Penises
[6]Yahoo – Man with two penises answers Reddits Pervy Questions
[7]GQ – A Man with Two Penises Had a Reddit AMA
[8]BuzzFeed – A Man with Two Penises Did a Highly Enlightening QA
[9]UpRoxx – A Man with Two Dicks Did a Reddit AMA
[10]The Daily Beat – This man claims to have two penises
[11]Jezebel – Here is the true story of a man with two dicks
[12]The Huffington Post – Man with 2 penises