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Circumcision is a permanent, elective, cosmetic surgery performed on 18% of males living on planet Earth today. It became popular in America only about one hundred years ago as a means to stop masturbation.
The foreskin serves three functions: protective, sensory, and sexual. Many years ago, medical experts concluded that there are no medical benefits to circumcising a normal penis. There was a time when the common thought was circumcision would prevent things like UTI's, penile cancer, and STD's. Some people still believe that a circumcised penis is cleaner. Please think about this: the many folds of a woman's labia and the clitoral hood are more difficult to clean than an uncut penis. In America, we do not cut these parts off of baby girls. Instead, we teach them to wash. In Egypt and other countries, these parts are cut off girls, for the same reasons Americans cut off foreskins. Appearance, cleanliness, approval of the opposite sex, tradition...yet most Americans are horrified at the idea of cutting a woman's genitals. Why do we not care about our sons?
Some men say that they are fine! and not "traumatised" by their circumcision. Circumcised women in Egypt say the same thing sometimes. Some women say that their boyfriend, father, brother is fine! and hasn't complained, or even that they are glad they were circumcised. Good for them! Body modification is your right as an American. You can splice your tongue, get a tattoo, pierce anything you like, and alter your penis if you want to.
If YOU want to. Not if your mom or dad wants to. What would most Americans think of a mother who had her baby tattooed? We would think it was wrong of her to put something so permanent on her baby's body. We would say things like, "What if the baby didn't like the tattoo when they grew up? They'd be stuck with it!" Circumcising your baby is the same thing.
If you, as a mother or father, prefer the look of a circumcised penis, that is your right. There are plenty of places to feast your eyes on a cut cock. But I ask you, how involved are you planning to be with your son's penis? True, you'll be seeing it for several years while he's in diapers, and throughout many years of bathing (perfect time to teach him to wash it), heck, you may even catch a glimpse here and there in adolesence. But will you be using it? Loving it as a sexual partner? Probably not. Your preference should not matter here. Should dads who like big tits start saving for their new daughter's breast implants?
This brings me to the "we want him to look like daddy" arguement. Why do parents live in such fear that the child will notice that his father doesn't have a foreskin? There are differences between dads and sons sometimes. Some dads have brown eyes, while the son has blue. Some dads have a lot of body hair, and little boys have none. Some dads are bald, and so on. None of these normal differences make a son feel sad or "not like his dad". Little girl's vaginas look different than their mother's, and I doubt any little girls grew up with a complex as a result. If a boy did ask about the difference, there is a great story you can read him called, Why is mine different?
To women who say that uncircumcised penises look gross, I ask, is this gross?
This is an uncircumcised penis. As you can see, it looks a lot like a circumcised penis when erect, only without the ugly scar.
Clicking on the picture of this baby will take you to a video of the circumcision surgery. Some people argue that if circumcision is so painful, it's better to do it when they are babies so they won't remember.
This is not true. If a teenage or adult male chose to be circumcised, they would get proper painkillers during and after the procedure (which costs about $150), as well as a better environment for healing. A baby's penis has to heal in a diaper, exposed to burning urine and feces, and can only have Infant Tylenol for their pain.
There are many risks involved in circumcising a baby or child, and I encourage you to review them as well.
Finally, if you are a Christian, please understand that circumcision is a Jewish ritual that even the Jews are rethinking.
The foreskin serves three functions: protective, sensory, and sexual. Many years ago, medical experts concluded that there are no medical benefits to circumcising a normal penis. There was a time when the common thought was circumcision would prevent things like UTI's, penile cancer, and STD's. Some people still believe that a circumcised penis is cleaner. Please think about this: the many folds of a woman's labia and the clitoral hood are more difficult to clean than an uncut penis. In America, we do not cut these parts off of baby girls. Instead, we teach them to wash. In Egypt and other countries, these parts are cut off girls, for the same reasons Americans cut off foreskins. Appearance, cleanliness, approval of the opposite sex, tradition...yet most Americans are horrified at the idea of cutting a woman's genitals. Why do we not care about our sons?
Some men say that they are fine! and not "traumatised" by their circumcision. Circumcised women in Egypt say the same thing sometimes. Some women say that their boyfriend, father, brother is fine! and hasn't complained, or even that they are glad they were circumcised. Good for them! Body modification is your right as an American. You can splice your tongue, get a tattoo, pierce anything you like, and alter your penis if you want to.
If YOU want to. Not if your mom or dad wants to. What would most Americans think of a mother who had her baby tattooed? We would think it was wrong of her to put something so permanent on her baby's body. We would say things like, "What if the baby didn't like the tattoo when they grew up? They'd be stuck with it!" Circumcising your baby is the same thing.
If you, as a mother or father, prefer the look of a circumcised penis, that is your right. There are plenty of places to feast your eyes on a cut cock. But I ask you, how involved are you planning to be with your son's penis? True, you'll be seeing it for several years while he's in diapers, and throughout many years of bathing (perfect time to teach him to wash it), heck, you may even catch a glimpse here and there in adolesence. But will you be using it? Loving it as a sexual partner? Probably not. Your preference should not matter here. Should dads who like big tits start saving for their new daughter's breast implants?
This brings me to the "we want him to look like daddy" arguement. Why do parents live in such fear that the child will notice that his father doesn't have a foreskin? There are differences between dads and sons sometimes. Some dads have brown eyes, while the son has blue. Some dads have a lot of body hair, and little boys have none. Some dads are bald, and so on. None of these normal differences make a son feel sad or "not like his dad". Little girl's vaginas look different than their mother's, and I doubt any little girls grew up with a complex as a result. If a boy did ask about the difference, there is a great story you can read him called, Why is mine different?
To women who say that uncircumcised penises look gross, I ask, is this gross?
This is an uncircumcised penis. As you can see, it looks a lot like a circumcised penis when erect, only without the ugly scar.
Clicking on the picture of this baby will take you to a video of the circumcision surgery. Some people argue that if circumcision is so painful, it's better to do it when they are babies so they won't remember.
This is not true. If a teenage or adult male chose to be circumcised, they would get proper painkillers during and after the procedure (which costs about $150), as well as a better environment for healing. A baby's penis has to heal in a diaper, exposed to burning urine and feces, and can only have Infant Tylenol for their pain.
There are many risks involved in circumcising a baby or child, and I encourage you to review them as well.
Finally, if you are a Christian, please understand that circumcision is a Jewish ritual that even the Jews are rethinking.