Today's topic:
Foreskin
After doing a little research for one of my books, I was surprised to learn that circumcision isn’t popular in a lot of countries. Here, in the USA, it seems like the majority of men are snipped at birth with little thought about it.
Since I don’t have a penis, nor have I had the pleasure of seeing an uncut one up close and personal, I can’t say which form of the male appendage is better. My husband and I have talked at length about whether or not we would have our children cut, if we ever choose to have any, and are no closer to answer now than we were to begin with. There are ups and down to each side of the coin.
Do you have a preference, and if so, why?
8 comments:
Oh god, what a question! LOL. Hmm... I have to say I feel leave things the way nature intended. I married young. I don't have much experience regarding this question so can't say for certain but it's just a gut reaction of mine that if nature put something there, it's usually for a reason, and I think it serves as protection. As for making the choice for your children, religious reasons aside, does anyone really have that right? I wouldn't even have a child's ear pierced -- that's up to them when the time is right. The one thing you should have absolute ownership over is your body. I like men as nature made them. :o)
I've only ever been with guys who were circumsized. I've seen pictures of those who haven't been and don't think much one way or the other. I think Sharon said it right when she said it should be the person's choice since it's their body.
Yup, the cut/uncut percentages about reverse when you move away from the USA.
I've been with both, and at the end of the *cough* day, they both look the same, and still function the same :)
Apparently (I'm going to mention the dreaded K word), I scarred my son for life. Since his dad's not cut, he wasn't...but then he was because of a little problem called fimosis. The hospital is now the 'place where they cut off part of my penis'. Opps. I mean he was 3, you'd think at 8 he'd have forgotten by now? Nope.
I feel sorry for guys who choose to get a circ as an adult, I hear the pain is horrendous!
Seems, from what I've read (research for that dreaded op)that there are sensitivity pros and cons for both.
But I'm with Sharon, you'd think evolution would have gotten rid of the foreskin if it was totally useless...right?
I prefer the look of uncut, plus the squishy bits are a bit of fun ... though, as Anne said, in the end they both work the same.
I wouldn't have a child circumsized barring medical necessity. Even the American Academy of Pediatrics no longer recommends routine neonatal circumcision. IMO it's just been something doctors have played up to parents because it's an easy money-maker operation.
Anne said: Opps. I mean he was 3, you'd think at 8 he'd have forgotten by now? Nope.
You cracked me up with this. I sort of love the idea that he's never going to forget. I do feel for him, though yes, obviously medical reasons is a good exception. As you say the older you are probably the worse it is but then maybe babies just don't remember. I forgot to add that someone I worked with was married to a man and I forget his nationality but in his home town they throw a big gathering and use a 'traditional' knife, which also happens to be old and rusty if the story was to be believed. They do it with no pain-relievers and when the baby starts crying they all start to party. I'm sorry but my eyes are watering. And if you're wondering his wife was pregnant and said absolutely no way. If she agreed it would be done here in a hospital.
Although, I have to say, Elephant Ears just don't work the same with a guy who's cut...
*snigger*
Well....when our son was about to be born, we made the decision to have him circumcised - two reasons - 1. to look like his dad and 2. my husband's family is jewish and if our son ever chose that religion, it would save him the pain of doing it as an adult.
I've been with both, and personally I think it looks funny, hiding in its little sheath. Can't see the good bits.
That said, I refused to pierce my daughter's ears at birth, so she could do it later. Sort of a rite of passage for teen girls.
Go figure.
Interesting question. The majority of guys here where I live don't get circumsized. never even considered it when my son was born.
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