Just curious.
2007-05-08 10:39:08 · 9 answers · asked by jenelled143 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Like a lot of cultures, they think it's just plain nuts! We are really hung up on the cleanliness thing in our country, and I don't think that's necessarily bad, but where circumcision is concerned, even the American Academy of Pediatrics stopped recommending it years ago. Yet we cling to it as a culture and do it anyway. For us, it winds up being a personal decision made by the parents. But in other cultures, it' not even a consideration, unless they are living here and trying to assimilate into our culture. I see that a lot, and I try to encourage them to be true to their culture and do what feels right for them.
2007-05-08 10:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many cultures do not practice it. I've been with more men in my life who were not circumcized than who are. In fact, I got so used to uncircumcized that circumcized ones started to look wrong to me. I am still debating as to whether or not I will circumcise my baby if it is a boy. I'm leaning towards no, but my mother is just horrified when I mention it. She says its too hard to keep clean and it will get infected. Honestly, how did the human species survive the past hundred thousand years?
2007-05-08 18:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by kittiesandsparklelythings 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not necessary. It's a religious thing for Jewish people and cultural for Americans, but these days only about 60% of boys are in America, so that's changing. Most of the rest of the world does not practice it.
2007-05-08 17:44:42 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a lot of people see it as mean and torturous. they dont see the point in it. they think that with proper cleaning, circumcision is unnecessary.
2007-05-08 18:52:57 · answer #4 · answered by krystal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's barbaric and cruel and medically unnessecary. We are one of the few countries that think we have to cut the foreskin off our son's lil member.
2007-05-08 17:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by Heavenly Advocate 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a personal thing that the parents decide.
2007-05-08 17:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the question would better have been worded "why do people cicumcise their newborns"
I think its only Americans that do it - Aussies dont.
2007-05-08 20:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Boo Boo 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no reason for cicumcision anywhere on any one, male or female!
2007-05-08 17:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by lacrabby52 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Cos it hurts!!!
2007-05-08 17:46:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋