PLANET KORO

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/9/16/81843/6555
Koro: A Natural History of Penis Panics

By Vaughan in Culture
Mon Sep 16, 2002 at 10:56:53 AM EST
Tags: Culture (all tags)

A woman in Nigeria (NINA?) narrowly escaped a recent lynching from an enraged crowd after a market trader (PLANET KORO?) claimed she had stolen his penis. This is an example of Koro, (as it is most commonly known in the West), a belief that the genitals have been stolen, or in other parts of the world, that they are fatally shrinking into the body. Bizarre as it sounds, the belief in Koro is several thousand years old and occurs internationally. This article examines historical and contemporary accounts of Koro and looks at some of the explanations for this intriguing phenomenon.

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qrswave | Thu, 2007-05-24 19:37

ninas my friend - koro needs to S.T.F.U.

ill shut up now.
peace, ron paul 2008
geeez

geeez | Thu, 2007-05-24 20:06

thanks for understanding

I hope others follow suit.

peace.

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qrswave | Thu, 2007-05-24 20:21

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