Why Circumsize?????????Your Taking a choice away?

Question

Why circumcise, don't you know your taking your son's choice away from him. If he doesn't like his penis he can have it done later.

Myths and reason's not to:
A. It's a jewish tradition, if your going to uphold this severe/permanent one why not go to synagogue and spin a dradel and not eat pork.

B. Cleanliness! only in the poorest of third world countries where water isn't readily available is cleanliness an issue.

C. Sexual performance/pleasure: Doctors and scientist have found that circumcising permanently scars the most sensitive parts of the penis that makes sex not enjoyable for them because they don't know any different, but less enjoyable compared to an uncircumcised male. and the scaring from circumcision are an additive cause to ED( erectile dysfunction)(You won't get it up from de-sensitivity.)

So think about the choice you are making not for you but your son's
your making his choice for him and maybe you don't care and want to make his choices for him his whole life.

Answer 1

You know what? You're absolutely right. I think, too, that it's time intelligent people stopped applying ancient religious practises to our present times. The world is a very different place, and things that might once have had some validity for health and hygiene reasons, just flat-out do not apply any more.

Surely this very private and personal body part should never be intruded upon, not even by the child's parents, no matter what THEIR personal thoughts and beliefs are. It is a decision that a man should be left to make for himself when he IS a man.

Answer 2

coffee: That "dr" just wanted $400 of easy money, he was more interested in his "swelling bank account" than in a "shrinking foreskin" (made up term, however "swelling bank account" is very real.

This child did not need a mutilating surgery but rather a better doctor. Contrary to popular belief the foreskin of a boy does not need to be retracted. All those "infections" you keep hearing about are caused by attempts at early retraction or by harsh or perfumed soaps getting forced in. It is not dirty under a boy's foreskin, at least no more so than in a girls vagina. Do you run a bottle brush up in there to clean that?

Did you know that if the boy discovers later in life that the "circumcision" has ruined his penis for sex (this does happen), he will not even be able to sue the incompetent "dr." that mutilated him? How would you like to discover that some "dr." had done something to you, when you were born, that prevents you from having, or limits your enjoyment of, sex later as an adult?
And the lawyers tell you that it was too long ago, you can not bring suit.

And the benefits so many here claim "circumcision" gives to a boy, are all fabricated suppositions from pro-mutilation "doctors".

Answer 3

I've been with circumsized and uncircumsized males. I gotta say, the guys with their foreskin didn't seem to have any problem going for a long time. In fact, the one stayed hard for over two hours, and he doesn't take any ED medications. Now, there are some adult men who can't keep it clean and do have to have it removed due to infection... it can get really nasty, with necrotizing tissue on the penis, needless to say that's not sexually attractive. On the other hand, as a parent, if you teach your son proper hygene from the time he's a baby it's not usually an issue.
As far as aesthetic reasons, it only looks "ugly" or "funny" or "weird" to Americans because that is not what we are used to. Think of, for instance, stretched earlobes. This was a common practice in Asia thousands of years ago. However, not until more recent history has this been seen in America's culture. To some, this looks weird, but that is only because they are not used to it. Back to the matter at hand. If a penis is circumsized or not does not make a difference for suseptability to disease for the man himself, or male or female partners. He may have an increase in sexual activity (because it has more sensation and therefore, more enjoyability) but the skin in of itself does not have anything to do with disease.
Keep it long, keep it pleasurable, keep it clean.

Answer 4

I agree with you completely.

Just as the concept of weddings, circumcision is related to a religious ritual, but is a matter of convenience, considering they do not practice other rituals within ancient Jewish traditions, as you mentioned.

Hygiene is a personal matter, nothing to do circumcision.

I don't think that anyone should take into their own hands, the basic human right of another, especially at this day and age, to make a choice (as personal) as this for someone is cruel and selfish. I wouldn't have wanted my folks to have my clitoris removed (FGM - female genital mutilation) as practiced in parts of Islamic Africa, for hygienic purposes and to control promiscuity (since the pleasure associated with the clitoris will be minimal, if non-existent afterwards).

Answer 5

Circumcision is mutilation. Regardless of the nonsense posted here, there is no legitimate medical or hygienic reason to do it. I've had two different doctors tell me that directly. And the unmutilated penis is not difficult to keep clean at all, nor is it a detriment to sexual performance. Quite the contrary. What really pisses me off here is this idea that "the baby won't feel it". Are you kidding me? Just because they lack the ability to articulate their pain doesn't mean they don't feel it. What a great way to start life... with a totally unnecessary trauma to your genitals. It's barbaric.

Answer 6

To the American women who seem to think the purpose of a penis is being nice to look at: it's not. It comes complete with all parts functioning as required and the foreskin is an extremely efficient way to spread both male and female lubricant down the length of the penis for easier penetration (when we evolved, we didn't have KY). Don't hack off your son's foreskin - TEACH HIM PROPER HYGIENE! Inside the vagina the foreskin is fully drawn back anyway so if you don't like the look of it when giving oral, pull the skin back and tuck in that way. If your partner's body is so disgusting, move into a convent.

Honestly. And these are often people who say "God doesn't make mistakes," too.

Answer 7

Interesting point.

I gave it a lot of thought before the birth of my son. What mattered to me was would he feel different when all his friends were circumcised and he wasn't.

I admit, as a woman, it is aesthetically more pleasing without the foreskin. Sorry for that but it is true. I am 52 and I have been around the block a few times and I have only been with one m,an who was not circumcised.

Answer 8

I understand what you're saying. Most of this world is not circumcised and they have amazing sex. The USA has issues with sex and penises.
My husband is not circumcised because in his country ONLY jews do it. duh.
But we have struggled with whether or not to circumcise our son, because of him fitting in. Most young boys in USA are circumcised.
It's a tough decision.
If you do NOT circumcise, then your son will be more sexual, be the only one in his class not circumcised.
If you do circumcise your son, he will be not as sexual, not have to worry as much about cleaning himself, and be like all the other little boys in his class.
In my husband's country all the boys were NOT circumcised. The very small minority of Jews were circumcised and my husband didn't really see many Jews growing up.
But in the USA everybody is circumcised no matter what religion or ancestry. They just do it for "cleanliness". BULL ****!
People in USA are just stuck in tradition and stupid and don't even know that most men in this world are uncircumcised. They don't even know their own presidents back in History.
They probably get scared when they see a newborn boy and think that the boy is born with his penis circumcised or something.
BTW, My husband feels like a REAL penis. The circumcised men I've been with felt like a SMALL TAMPON. Just my observations.

Answer 9

If I had a son, I would have him circumcised. I have known men who were and who were not circumcised, and the loss of sensitivity which you deride is actually a benefit to a lady, because he doesn't get too quick on the trigger. Also, if he's going to want a lady to indulge him by mouth, it had better be not only clean, but as healthy as possible.

Yes, it is removing one option, unless some plastic surgeon gets wise and starts making a fortune adding foreskins. But we take away lots of options from little kids. Or more to the point, they don't get those options until they are older. Doing this one thing which really is to his benefit is acceptable in my opinion.

Answer 10

Not only Jews but numerous people from other faiths - the Royal Family included! - practise circumcision.

Research over the last few years confirms that women with circumcised partners have no risk of cervical cancer; this is medical fact.

As for 'taking choice away' - one could argue this is the case with any religious ritual or belief that is passed down to children. Circumcision is an intrinsic element of Judaism and it is here to stay. Sorry, but we won't be discarding something we've done for five thousand years just to please you...!