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Kukushka, although we disagree, I very much respect your post, as you managed to disagree on a hot topic WITHOUT insulting me or being insulting to my decisions. I appreciate that, and wish there were more people like that.

I don't really know the dangers, all I heard was that uncircumcized males have to clean under the skin in case of infection. *shrug* I know little, sorry.

As a mother who chose to circumcise her child and will do the next one she has if it is a boy, I firmly stand by my decision.

I grew up in a family of a non-circ brother and helped take care of my nephew who is also non-circ. I don't think either my parents nor my sister lack good parenting because they didn't teach hygiene. I was there while the boys cried to have the foreskin pulled back as a preschooler. The bottom line is, it depends on the child. Not every kid likes taking baths, staying clean, etc. Some children are more prone to infections. It was painful for them to have it done. I got a lot of flack from my mother for choosing circumcision, but she's eased up. I told her I respected her decision and I think she at least isn't quite as vocal about mine.

I watched a special on Penn and Teller's BS show, it was really interesting. Yes, I agree it's mostly a cosmetic thing, but knowing men can be functional and still enjoy immense sexual pleasure, I didn't feel so bad about it. Although it was interesting, there is actually a way to get your foreskin to grow BACK in an odd sort of way. Pretty interesting.

There are benefits to it. I also did it, and I've gotten flack for saying this, because my husband is circumcised as well. I think that since they bathe a lot, it would be an issue for my son to wonder what's wrong with his at a young age. I, too, come from a family with histories of infections and problems regarding foreskin which later caused removal.

I totally respect anyone decision when it comes to children, but it seems like the non-circumcision proponnets (not saying in here of course) tend to get insulting, cruel, and rude when I mention that.

That's a shame because circumsized p***s is THE BEST!!! I love it! the last 2 partners i have been with were circumsized and it looks so much nicer!!!

I will circumcise my male children for religious reasons (I'm Jewish). I've never been with a guy with an uncircumcised p***s, but both me and my boyfriend enjoy sex, and he's circumcised.

It's a parent's decision, and I think the rabid activists on BOTH sides are quite wrong, you shouldn't villify people for the choice they make on this issue.

Also, near as I can tell, the medical benifits are basically not big enough to make a significant difference unless there's a history of problems in your family. (This comes from actually READING the sources in that absolutely horrible circumcision thread in ED... it's just ranting. Some of the sources aren't bad, though, so take a look. Ignore what the people say, and be careful, a hunk of the sources are VERY biased, but there are a few good ones.)

Though making a decision for your child based solely on the PERCIEVED attractiveness, is irresponsible. Period.

Honestly the mouth and genitals heal the fastest and best on a human being when they recieve trauma because they are their own little contained systems and generally don't come into contact directly with malicious bacteria. AND even though many guys get a squeamish look on their face at the thought of a circ when they're older if ATTRACTIVENESS is the only reason you are choosing to circ your baby, you should wait and let them make the judgement call on that.

Granted, you can make it look like the foreskin is still there, but it really isn't. You can't regrow the nerves, or the structures that secrete the waxy material. It might look similar or the same, but it just isn't. It's like reconstructing a breast by inflating a balloon under the pectoral muscle, but while it looks like a breast, it's missing all the receptors and glands that were once there. Yes, a man can have a circumcision during any period of his life, but he can never have it put back on.


I personally think that's a bunch of bullshit. It still happens (trying to "correct" the gender). Circumcisions ARE botched, and THAT is not debateable. Although the frequency of that happening can't be very high, it's simply not a moronic argument.


I mostly agree, but it's not like a circumcision is a paper cut. If you have surgery, you usually have to take antibiotics for a while, even for getting a tooth pulled, you have to take medication. Even if proper care is exercised, a boy can still get an infection. FACT.


Actually, wouldn't they remove the clitoral hood as well? If you have a female reproductive tract, you know how sensative the clitorus is. The clitorus is more sensative than the p***s, and consequentially too much stimulation can become quite painful. Personally I don't seen how it deals with cleanlyness, since all you have to do is slip some soap between your legs and wash it off. The only problem you'd have with cleanliness is if you don't wash your junk at all, and then in that scenario, it would be unclean no matter what.

The labia also protects the clitorus, and without it, the clitorus can be rubbed easily by undergarments. I don't know if you have a d**k or not, but you've got to have jumped rope sometime and rubbed your c**t raw. I really don't see the point of female circumcision, unless your goal is to hurt the girl.

I don't believe that male circumcision has the same effect, but correct me if I'm wrong. But anyway, that's why I believe male circumcision is much more acceptable than female cirumcision.

Im curcumsized I think it works better and they look neater.