Sorry Ladies/[Sugarless and Roxima].

Huh, there is such things as female circumcision.

I used to be

Yes, at an age I was too young to remember for what I presume was for religious/cultural reasons.

My son is also circumcised.
I don't think he was particularly traumatized by it.

I did not know of this thing until the advent of the internet.

Maybe not, but he's going to be missing out.

Foreskins are ****ing awesome.

where is the like button for detty's post?

i am

what is the benefit of the foreskin? doesnt it just get really dirty underneath?

ewwwwwwwwww

Thankfully, no.



QFT

you're the type that just lets the dirt and crumbs build up under your fat folds, aren't you?

No, only if you never clean it, which is really easy to do and takes about 2 seconds when showering.

They also say people with foreskin have a more sensitive knob, because it's not chafing against your underpants all the time.

I have no idea if that is an urban legend, but it does seem to make sense.

Also, it has its use when

Plus, you have no idea how awesome it feels when she er... slowly pulls it back?

TOO MUCH INFO! You're welcome.

Detty (and all you other uncircumcised chaps), unless I am mistaken, you lack the experience to make an informed decision.
Honestly, I've heard people say it both ways (talking specifically of people who were circumcised as an adult, and have experienced having it both ways). Some of them say it's better one way, some of them say it's better the other..

Speaking specifically from a sexual standpoint (if I may do so in a mature fashion), as a circumcised, sexually active male, I'm perfectly happy with the amount of feeling and pleasure I have during sex. I'd even go so far as to say that if I were any more sensitive to feeling in the area, I imagine it would be a detriment to my sexual performance, rather than a benefit.

I'm pretty sure I heard about it back in Sex Ed though I don't anyone that actually is circumcised, to my knowledge.

This is hilarious, but I don't know if I like you guys that much to get into that kinda detail.

My brother had to stay in the hospital a few years ago for a minor operation, and they asked if he was circumcised. He said he didn't know. So they deferred the question to my father, who also didn't know. I started laughing. They were both very confused. The nurse was annoyed. My brother said "I have nothing to compare it to, what's the difference?" The nurse was kinda pissed (for other reasons; my brother is a jerk) and she said "Does your dick look like it's wearing a hardhat, or a top hat?" "Hard hat." "CIRCUMCISED."

I think it's an abhorrent practice with no sense to it at all. I don't blame my parents, but I certainly blame the health professionals that perpetuate the idea that lobbing dickbits off is easier than keeping a penis clean. I'm sure if you gave a 10 year old the choice between keeping himself clean and having the end of his penis cut off, he'd make cleanliness his hobby.

Religious/cultural by my parents' choosing I guess

It saves parents (and sex ed teachers) the trouble of teaching kids that they need to clean under their foreskin if it's just lopped off to begin with.

In my education, circumcision was not a subject brought up in anymore in depth than "some people are, some people aren't." It was assumed that everyone was, which was not the case.

Are you stoned or something? Foreskins retract; we all know exactly what it would be like to be cut. You had part of your dick chopped off when you were a baby, so what would you know about it?

Fascinating (and I promise I'll stay out of the thread from here on out) But this:



Made me cross my legs in sympathy pain, I can't even tell you. Well I guess I can since your sensitive parts are more prone to abuse.

lmfao

For some reason, that made my day.

There are more reasons to do it then what you assume. I had mine removed as a baby because pee-ing was an extremely painful experience with it on (don't ask me why, I never enquired further, too tight or something I guess). Where-as my nephew's had some kind of infection that would apparently keep recurring, or worse.
I'm not saying it's something everyone should have done, certainly not, I'm just saying not every individual has had it done for the reasons you might think.

Not if I have anything to say about it.

I am circumcised. I assume just because it's standard practice, because I'm not actually Jewish, and my family's LDS faith did not require it.

I do remember being somewhat appreciative for it during a long haul without showering or removing my trousers in Iraq, but I'm sure most people in normal circumstances are better off without having it done (if they really are at all, I have never looked into the subject)

On the topic of sensitive knobs, I don't wear underwear, ever, so I imagine I'm less sensitive. But I'm not too concerned about it because I enjoy sex and last long enough, but not too long.

1) Not stoned. the navy won't let me.
2) Umm no. If you're uncircumcised you do NOT know what it would be like to be circumcised. if you are circumcised you do NOT know what it would be like to be uncircumcised (unless you were circumcised as an adult). How can you honestly say otherwise?

In my post, I pointed out that I *don't* know what it would feel like, but that I am perfectly satisfied with my junk the way it is now. Maybe I'd like it better, maybe I wouldn't... But I guess what I don't know won't hurt me.

And to reiterate, there are adult-circumcised people that are glad they got circumcised and there are adult-circumcised people that wish they hadn't. I guess it comes down to the individual. Those people are the ones that have the credentials to make a judgment on it, and there doesn't seem to be any common consensus from them.

But go ahead and keep telling your uncircumcised self that it's definitely better that way. I could care less if that's what you think.
And if you're comfortable and happy than that's what matters.

Circumcised, not by choice. If I ever have a boy, I do not plan on circumcising him. If God gave us foreskins, then, by Thor's hammer, we should be allowed to keep them.

If he's all that upset about later in life, he can make the choice to get it circumcised.

Also, btw, Christians today recognize (or should recognize) that circumcision is not a requirement of the religion. When Christianity was young, there was much debate over whether or not new converts needed to be circumcised (as what the Jewish practice). In response to this debate, Paul wrote, "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love." (Galatians 5:6)

So basically, there's no reason any Christian parents should feel a need to circumcise their sons to satisfy their religion. But there are other reasons to do it anyway.

It should be noted that there are methods of "re-forming" the foreskin as well. I know a guy who said he did this using a special weight. He says over time he became MUCH more sensitive on the glans. Which I'm not sure I'd like to be honest.

Also, I'm Jewish. So yeah. Cut.

Yep. They snip my dick.

They practically did it as soon as they tore me from the womb.

I wouldn't know if anyone I went to school with was circumcised, although I rather think that little snippet of information is for the best.

Still, I had sex ed twice and I still can't remember it coming up, so, eh.

I have a cousin whose foreskin was way too tight. It wouldn't even retract. So he went to the doctor and got it fixed with a simple surgery. They made an incision that widened the foreskin, so he could keep it.

Circumcised penises always look dehydrated to me, if that makes sense. Really odd colour too.

Wow, there are actually more circumcised guys here than uncircumcised guys. Bizarre. I was in a class with about 25 guys and I think only two of them were circumcised.

Is it standard practise in the US or something? (Forgive me, I have no idea)

Circumcised. I'm not sure of the motivations behind it, never bothered to ask. Probably because I live in AMURICA and they wanted me to look just like daddy.

I can't imagine being anymore sensitive, I certainly wouldn't last very long. That being said, if I had a son, I would never chose that operation for him unless there was some underlying medical reason that compelled me to.

The majority of men do undergo the procedure in the US, it's rather standard.

Fixed.

Pretty much and I would argue that a lot of it has to do with religious reasons. I love my grandma with all heart but a little miffed that she arbitrarily made the decision (or incision) to have some dude cut away at my junk and she's a devout Catholic.

This is what I heard and thus I made the thread.

Notice that the majority of non-yanks voted no.

Yeah the whole religious angle I don't get. I wonder at what point in history (and why) they decided the foreskin was unholy and had to be removed.

I think having this done to your baby should be outlawed and penalized unless there's a compelling medical reason. I see it as unfair and also quite ridiculous that parents are allowed to make a decision like this in cases where it's an absolutely unwarranted procedure. Let them decide for themselves once they're old enough, instead of forcing it upon them when they can't refuse it.

The only good argument for forced circumcision that I've heard is that if it were illegal, people would still do it, except with less hygienic means and a higher risk of botching things up. But that's only a good argument because some people are morons.

Ps. I know it causes minimal harm, but so do a lot of other things I would rather not have anyone else decide for me.

Unfortunately the counter-argument you mentioned is actually a really good one.
Yes, people are morons, but the problem is a LOT of people are morons, and this would be seen as religious persecution and there would be alllll sorts of crap.
Don't get me wrong, if such a thing happens I'll damn well be on the side of letting babies keep their foreskin, chopping it off without good reason is damn stupid. But I can see the crap hitting the fan if the law tries to stop it, and at the end of it you'll just find that infant foreskin infections (that require circumcision) will have mysteriously jumped up to a ridiculous degree, especially amongst the Jewish.

I remember my foreskin. Everytime my Trouser Trident had completed its business, no matter what kind, it would retreat back to its comfortable, moist and secure cave, waiting to see the sunlight once again.

But ALAS it was not meant to be. For a period of 10 years the foreskin started to become more and more unretractable until it was about to strangle my penis in summer 2006, when I got a time for a preputiumplasty in September 2006. For the following weeks, the operation seemed to be a success until all of a sudden what used to be a foreskin became a brick-like monstrosity that was full of dead capillaries or whatever.

In November 2006 it had to be circumcised. I asked the doctor if I could keep my foreskin after the operation. She said it was a circumcision, so of course not. I had to clarify, I meant that if I could actually keep the remains of one of my oldest friends, preferably in a jar... labeled 'Edgar'. There was a moment of silence after which she said the remains would be sent to some university where they would use it for research purposes. I don't know if that ended up being the case, but after 4.x years it barely matters anymore!

In other words, I only support circumcision if it's for health related reasons (and only after preputiumplasty, I've heard it works on some people). As for female circumcision, I think we should build a concentration camp for everyone who advocates it. Thank you very much.

OH THE HUMANITY