Why are so many people obsessed with circumcision?
931290
Infections and the spreading of infections. The enlargement process is not constricted. Hard to keep clean underneath the skin. (IE smells)\nThat is why people are for it.\nI don't know why people are against it.
759407
There has been -- needless to say -- an enormous amount of scholarly research done on this, both medical and sociologicfal.\n\nMedically, infant circumcision is again being indicated as a means of reducing HIV/AIDS incidence in later life. It is said to have no negative consequenceds.\n\nSociologically, it is predominant among Jews and Muslims worldwide, and among the general population in the USA (at various years, 60-80%) and the Philippines (over 90% I am told).\n\nSocially, it seems that circumcision is preferred by women, and that mothers make the decision most of the time. \n\nAs for "freedom of rights": that is not a concept known to law. Perhaps you mean "freedom of choice": but infants have no such choice even over matters that will affect them lifelong: language, religion, education, inheritance. It is not a human right, although certain scholars -- loudly among them Sami Aldeeb, a Christian Palestinian (he would prefer "Canaanite") in Switzerland -- would argue the contrary.\n\nSo-called "female circumcision" is mutilatioin, amputation, and not circumcision and is illegal in the United States and in Europe. Some activists like Aldeeb conflate the male and female procedures to bolster their own arguments, but the law is otherwise.\n\nYour answser, if you have a political view, is to petition your legislature. Others have tried and failed. The argument simply isn't there; the HIV/AIDS (and cervical cancer, among others) issues counterbalance any quasi-Christian ("new Covenant") or other arguments put forward.
377272
The world is so sexually obsessed because, to be perfectly honest, SEX SELLS!!! I think there has always been adults who were messing w/ children. But now, because of the times we live in, it is brought more to the light. Plus, there is an imbalance in this world now. It could be that more people are getting away from God (whatever their spiritual belief is) and engaging in lude acts. Not enough parents hug their children or spend time with them and so they get the attention from other sources. Government isn't going to do crap about the exploitation of the female body. They are too busy having shooting accidents and encouraging this bullshit war we are in. Plus, there is the issue of censorship and freedom or expression. As for parents, what are they going to do? They watch the same exploitative shows their kids watch. Alot of the parents of this generation are young uneducated children who became parents too soon.
336856
God is really annoyed with people cutting bits of their penises off - he put the foreskin there for a reason, dammit!
1078217
Circumcision is an outdated torture that should be abolished. It does nothing to help the function of the penis and actually loses some of the nerves in the penis. I am intact and love it and I have had no complaints From anybody I have been with. The main thing is to teach the young boys how to keep their penis clean and they will have no hygiene problems and better sex because of the extra nerve tissue
627394
There is NO medical reason for it. There is no evidence that it is more clean. The reason people do it, is simple: it is a puritanical leftover from Victorian times. These days, hospitals charge the parents for this supposed " service ", then take the foreskin and sell it to bioteck companies. It is a billion dollar industry. So - doctors profit twice from this procedure that actually robs men of  up to 70 thousand nerve endings. It is barbaric mutilation. Babies are strapped down to a board, no pain medicine is given, and the wounds are often infected. You'd be surprised to learn how many babies die from this every year.\nThe foreskin serves lot of purposes - that why it is there. It is man's stupidity that makes them think we should all live without it - or that they know better. 85% of the men on this earth are NOT circumcised - it is really only stupid America that routinely does it. The head of the penis is not meant to be exposed to so much air and chaffing. The gland develops proteins that de-sensitizes it - making sexual sensations diminish over time.\nPeople have banned female circumcision - but this is the same thing!\nAny woman who condones this should have themselves circumcised.\nGo to  www.NORM.org to learn what is lost when you circumcise.\nGet educated.\nIf you have been circumcised, you can reverse it - check out  www. NORM. org.
1083212
Hospitals sell them to labs, burn centers, pharmasudical companies, cosmetic industries etc.  There is big demand for them so circumcisions will never go out of style.
1029635
Circumcision is mutilation.  We abhor it being done to girls in Africa, but we practice ritual mutilation on our men every day.  What the hell?
1102069
It's a religious custom; a "good Jew" like Jesus would be circ'd.  It's a health issue in countries where there are tons of other health issues; circucisionis the least of their worries.  It's not commonly done in western Europe, and in the US recently the rate is only about 50% of newborn boys.\n\nInsurance won't cover it any more.  It's unnecessary.
626061
Circumcised penises grow to be less sensitive over the years which can effect sexual enjoyment. Almost no medical authority in the world advocates circumcision these days apart from when some drastic medical condition requires it.\n\nUncircumcised men experience the natural back and forth of their foreskin over the glans during intercourse (and masturbation) which is very  enjoyable. Their glans stays sensitive too.\n\nSo, yes, sex feels different for a man ... and a woman usually needs less lubrication with an uncut man.\n\nIf personal hygiene is good, there are no issues with either.
698629
It's God's will to be clipped. Whee! :-) It's a good Christian thing to do! I don't know anyone who is uncircumcised and would prefer not to know. People SHOULD be circumcised because it's healthier. It's cleaner. Let's say your girlfriend gave you oral. How disgusting is it that you---\n\nI'm going to leave it at that. I hope a few people laughed, and I hope the ones who didn't shower and scrub with a nice clean loofah.
958451
Yes. A circumcised man is a beautiful sight to see. An uncircumcised one is just disgusting.
636148
There are lots of circumcised Christians but this is due to a historical ignorance of the foreskin rather than because of any religious beliefs.\n\nThese days there are NO hygenic reasons for circumcision if you bathe at least once a day. There will therefore be no smell. Accusations otherwise are just born out of ignorance. If you consider most of European men, for instance, are uncircumcised, don't you think they would have moved to circumcision en masse long ago if circumcision was the most hygenic and correct thing to do? Any poster who says that it will make your penis 'healthier' is in denial. It is simply untrue and has no medical evidence to back this up.\n\nAnd as for women advocating it, how would you like it if your clitoris was removed without your consent?\n\nAlmost all other reasons for circumcision are now medically treatable and therefore, circumcision is unneccessary.\n\nFor women, an intact penis is DESIGNED to work better that a circumcised one because the foreskin allows for greater movement during sexual intercourse and less lubrication is required.\n\nIt is also better for the man because his glans is soft and sensitive - the glans on circumcised penises gets thick and hard over the years and decreases sensitivity and can even lead to erection problems.\n\nI am writing this as someone who IS circumcised and I am appalled that a fully functional part of me was trimmed off for no real reason and which has, subsequently, given me a less satisfactory sex life than my uncut counterparts.
990040
Once circumcision was reserved for Jewish males but in the US a whole lot of doctors were and still are Jewish and they got it so it was second nature; everybody was circumcised. I'm not my parents came from Eastern Europe & my dad wasn't so he didn't have me sliced!
841223
Yes.  I've read stories about it.  I even saw pictures of murdered women in an article i read about this crime.  It was horrible. Its terrible and sad.  It is a very shameful and horrific practice that should be eliminated, like female circumcision.
387189
Circumcision is barbaric. When you are circumcised, you lose up to 70 thousand nerve endings. You also lose a natural protecting cover to the glands of your penis. Over time, proteins build up and de-sensitize your penis to protect it resulting in a leathery feel and appearance. You are left with a scar and tightened skin which can make erections painful.\nMany men who were circumcised at birth - ( they are strapped to a board, the doctor cuts the skin - there is no pain management - and the skin is sold to bio tech companies- It is a BILLION dollar a year industry. The hospitals charge the parents for the "service" - then profit from the spoils) - are now restoring their foreskins. For the better sex and the feeling of intantness. You can go to www.NORM.org for more reason why NOT to do it. \nFact: There is NO valid proven reason why men should be routinely circumcised. Just myth and ignorance.\nWhy would we change something that was designed to be there? Are we really that arrogant/stupid
1114439
This mutilation should be stopped the same happens to girls,, mainly in African nations. Its a religious concept to reduce pleasure during sex,, In this day and age people should be allowed to choose what happens to their bodies. Not dictated by some old fashioned ideal. I have experienced both and must admit to preferring a complete male.. Sorry,, I feel really strongly about this, we mutilate our young, what does that say about us?!??!?,,