Poll: What do you think about circumcision?

[Jak23]

Just googled uncircumcised penis and threw up, everyone circumcise your babies!

 

[KefkaCultist]

Somehow (and I really have no idea how) my group of friends found out that I did not have my winky mutilated as a child due to my parents being awesome british people. Anyways, I get shit for it so often and I really don't understand why. I mean, WE ARE BORN LIKE THIS so why should it be cut off? Hell, I've heard from guys and girls before that it increases the pleasure in bedroom bam-bam.

And I don't understand the religious aspect either. You are given something at birth, something that GOD gives you, so you chop it for god? Yep... cause that makes perfect sense.

EDIT: oh and the hygiene reason? It's not that hard to clean yourself with a shower...

 

[Delsana]

Some people have provided research that sexual activity is highly more pleasant when uncircumcised due to a sensitivity that isn't removed through the use of the foreskin surgery.

 

[predatorpulse7]

Just googled uncircumcised penis and threw up, everyone circumcise your babies!

American spotted.

You geniuses, that's the way you're supposed to look and that's the way you looked as well(I'll assume you're a guy) before your parents decided that cutting up your dick would be a-ok.

An uncut dick(aka the natural kind) wouldn't raise an eyebrow in two thirds of the world.

It is a barbaric and primitive ritual and surprise surprise, 70% of all circumcisions occur in the muslim world. And if we are talking about regions it occurs mainly in Africa, parts of SE Asia, South Korea, Phillipines. Real select group you got there America.

And guess what, even countries that did dabble in circumcision at times like Canada,Australia,UK,New Zeeland are seeing a clear decline in male circumcision while the only demand seems to be in... Southern Africa.

You are probably gonna see a lot more uncircumcised dicks in the future. OH THE HORROR!!!

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

so it's basically going to turn into a circumcised versus uncircumcised cock fight? (slight pun obviously)

but really, i think it's the parents choice, if the child has any other kind of cosmetic change at an early age i've never seen it to be a problem, plenty of my aunts/far relatives were born with an extra nub for a toe or didn't have fully developed skin in certain spots or they had dead spots of for hair on their head, all taken care of at an early age.

 

[hashtag]

I just don't see a point to cutting off part of the dick for any non-religious reasons. Seems kinda weird.

Just to make sure i get this: essentially your argument is "God made man in his image, so let's turn around & cut the foreskin off because God said so?"

How does that make sense? (not inflammatory, i really don't understand how that makes any sense at all)

Dude, I'm an atheist. I just feel there's tradition, religion, and that can be over what your kids may feel. And while that may read odd, shit like that hurts really bad when you're a teenager or adult. I figure, if it is your religion just do it, I don't care.

 

[Sateru]

I was circumcised... :\ I really think it's up to the parents to decide... My parents were both not religious, and they had told me later in life that they did it because they felt that it would make it more easier on me later in life. It's more hygienic than leaving it on since you need to clean under the foreskin regularly to prevent a build up of dead skin and whathaveyou.

Ultimately, it's more along the lines of what you believe in... Sometimes, they have to circumcise the child if the foreskin isn't developed properly, either obstructing the means for the child to urinate, or painful to the child. So... it's purely situational, and it does matter if the child's parent has been circumcised or not. I mean, a father who has been circumcised will be more likely to do the same to their child, just like a father who isn't might prefer to leave the foreskin on.

 

[hashtag]

I voted the parent's choice, but what I really mean, is religious reasons. I really think you shouldn't circumcise, barring medical reasons, unless it's a religious reason. I just don't see a point to cutting off part of the dick for any non-religious reasons. Seems kinda weird.

"(10 points says poll gets eaten)" You, my friend, are out 10 points. I think I will use the points to buy a vineyard, out in the countryside.

What if the religion says you have to cut off the ears, would you be alright with that too?
What about the nostrils?
Or how about simple ritual scarring?

Keep knives away from infants if there's no medical reason to cut them.

Ears≠pointless piece of skin on your penis. Just saying.

 

[willis888]

+1 vote against genital mutilation, involuntary or otherwise

 

[hashtag]

I voted the parent's choice, but what I really mean, is religious reasons. I really think you shouldn't circumcise, barring medical reasons, unless it's a religious reason. I just don't see a point to cutting off part of the dick for any non-religious reasons. Seems kinda weird.

"(10 points says poll gets eaten)" You, my friend, are out 10 points. I think I will use the points to buy a vineyard, out in the countryside.

What if the religion says you have to cut off the ears, would you be alright with that too?
What about the nostrils?
Or how about simple ritual scarring?

Keep knives away from infants if there's no medical reason to cut them.

Ears≠pointless piece of skin on your penis. Just saying.

The penis contains 24,000 nerve endings uncircumcised. The procedure takes away 20,000 nerve endings alone. The female clitoris has 8,000. Medical fact.

Where exactly is it "useless?" because you can live without it? That makes most of your body useless flesh.

How does that make most of your body useless? Your hair, that would be useless (as far as I can tell), but even eyebrows serve a purpose for your body. They keep seat out of your eyes. To me, the foreskin is like an appendix, I have both but do they serve a purpose I can see right now? No. If I had to live life without a foreskin, I would see a difference. But the fact that you can get along just as fine with/without a foreskin, pretty much makes it useless.

Forgot to include this in my post up there so, the nerve thing? It does suck that you would get less pleasure, however you'd be trading pleasure to last longer (basically) sooooo no bad points to it I can see.

 

[tzimize]

Kids should decide later. There is no other choice. If we allow parents to do stuff to their kids based on religious reasons we are on a slippery slope. What if I want to hit my kids for religious reasons? Touch them inappropriately? Circumcision is a disgusting tradition imo. Why a parent would want to cut the flesh of their own child is beyond me.

Its a more or less permanent change to the childs body that the child itself has no say over. If I wanted to tattoo my childs face like darth maul, would that be ok?

If people want to be circumcised, let them do so. When they are adults.

 

[tzimize]

Edit: Double post. Stupid pc stuff. Sorry -.-

 

[hashtag]

I voted the parent's choice, but what I really mean, is religious reasons. I really think you shouldn't circumcise, barring medical reasons, unless it's a religious reason. I just don't see a point to cutting off part of the dick for any non-religious reasons. Seems kinda weird.

"(10 points says poll gets eaten)" You, my friend, are out 10 points. I think I will use the points to buy a vineyard, out in the countryside.

What if the religion says you have to cut off the ears, would you be alright with that too?
What about the nostrils?
Or how about simple ritual scarring?

Keep knives away from infants if there's no medical reason to cut them.

Ears≠pointless piece of skin on your penis. Just saying.

The penis contains 24,000 nerve endings uncircumcised. The procedure takes away 20,000 nerve endings alone. The female clitoris has 8,000. Medical fact.

Where exactly is it "useless?" because you can live without it? That makes most of your body useless flesh.

Didn't know that. However, your ears actually serve a purpose, which is important. They allow you to hear better, and hearing things clearly hasn't been all that great for me, without ears I think it'd be alot harder to hear. And the nose? You can get through life fine, it's more a major cosmetic thing. Getting your penis mutilated, isn't something everyone's gonna see but your nose? People are gonna treat you much different.
How does that make most of your body useless? Your hair, that would be useless (as far as I can tell), but even eyebrows serve a purpose for your body. They keep seat out of your eyes. To me, the foreskin is like an appendix, I have both but do they serve a purpose I can see right now? No. If I had to live life without a foreskin, I would see a difference. But the fact that you can get along just as fine with/without a foreskin, pretty much makes it useless.

Forgot to include this in my post up there so, the nerve thing? It does suck that you would get less pleasure, however you'd be trading pleasure to last longer (basically) sooooo no bad points to it I can see.

Actually that point has been debunked as well. The damage to the nerve causes callouses, and can even cause sexual dysfunction later in life. There is no scientific evidence to support that it makes you last longer.

You can get around just fine without a nose, ears, etc. They don't effect your "life" but they still have uses.

 

[Knight Templar]

It's more hygienic than leaving it on since you need to clean under the foreskin regularly to prevent a build up of dead skin and whathaveyou..

With basic hygiene it isn't a problem and there is no difference, if a child isn't cleaning themselves then of course there is a risk of getting sick, the fix to that issue is not hacking bits off since that leaves little you won't remove.
Circumcision is rarely needed for medical reasons, and nobody is saying this shouldn't be done when needed just as a person saying you shouldn't give drugs to kids isn't saying they oppose anaesthetic.

Doctors and medical institutions in many nations would reject the notion it should be performed as a routine for medical reasons. With mild and dubious gains it isn't justified.

 

[Yopaz]

Involuntary body mutilation? sure why not?
From a medical point of view.
More recent evidence suggests that there are no health benefits from circumcision and it will make the penis less sensitive and sex will always be less enjoyable.

From a point of civil rights.
Permanent changes to our bodies should never be done without our consent or without our knowledge about the consequences. Most countries have a law against anyone under 18 getting a tattoo, but we're not even asked before a part of the body containing nerve tissue is cut off?

Now I will explain why it shouldn't be done from a religious view. Note, I am an Atheist to the core.
God created us in his image and every part of us is there by his desire. Circumcision messes with his creation and should thus be considered a sin.

 

[MaxwellEdison]

i can understand from a religious point of view of the parent, but until they get older i think the boy/man should decide.
Although...................it does have hygiene benefits and helps against certain infectious bacteria.

Edit: Also, sometimes during sex the foreskin can rip a little so that might be a reason for a man to decide to "snip snip"

Uncircumcised here, a bit curious as to where you got your information. It doesn't change hygiene at all (really confused about this myth that uncircumcised is harder to clean...), and I imagine it would take quite the sexual feat to tear a foreskin.