Four in ten millennial women have been sent an unsolicited 'dick pic'

Four in ten millennial women have been sent an unsolicited “dick pic”, new research has shown.

YouGov research found that nearly half of female millennials (46%) have been sent a photo of a man’s penis, with younger women more like to receive one than their older conterparts.

Of those women who have been sent a “dick pic”, 89% received one without asking for it – meaning that 41% of all millennial women have been sent an unsolicited photo of a man’s private parts.

YouGov conducted the research among 2,121 women and 1,738 men, all aged 18-36, to reveal the “dick pic” experiences of British millennials.

Despite this, only 5% of all male millennials admit to having sent an unsolicited picture of their penis. According to the research, 30% claim to have been asked by a woman to send them a photo, with just 22% saying they have ever sent one.

It also found that 12% of millennial women actually asked to be sent a penis photo – with 94% of them getting their wish.

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YouGov said the gap in responses between men and women was likely to be because some men didn’t want to admit to having sent pictures of their penises to women – while some might also be responsible for sending ‘dick pics’ to more than one woman.

According to the research, nearly half (46%) of millennial women who had received a “dick pic” were younger than 18 when it first happened – despite it being illegal to send someone younger than 18 an indecent image, showing a mismatch of opinions.

Women who have received a “dick pic” are most likely to describe them as gross (58%) or stupid (54%) and men who sent the pictures are far more likely than the women who have received them to think they are seen as “sexy” (44% vs 14%), “funny” (51% vs 28%) and “boring” (50% vs 28%).