Circumcision isn't natural?
959668
I think it should be an informed, adult choice, not enforced on another person's body, especially children by others unless for medical reasons as you say.
107991
Yes, the majority of men in the United States are circumcised.  If they laugh at you because you look like you're circumcised or laugh at circumcision itself, here's a few points to look at:\n\nCircumcision does indeed prevent urinary tract infections.\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/080105_circumcision_prevents.shtml\n\nI've actually had first hand experience as a child and used to suffer from them every year.  I was then circumcised on the Doctor's advice at a young age and the infections stopped immediately after.  So there is absolutely merit in the claims that is does prevent infections.\n\nIt has also been found to reduce your partner's cervical cancer risk since circumcised men have less risk for contracting penile human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/male_circumcision_cuts_cancer.shtml\n\nCircumcision Advantages\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/circumcision_advantages.shtml\n\nHowever there are many men who feel antagonistic towards their parents and feel like something was taken away from them and consequently feel very sensitive about the subject.\n\nHere's an article from both sides on the Pros and Cons:\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/circumcision_pros_and_con.shtml
354122
my husband was not circumcised when i married him. 20 yrs.later at 41yrs. old he had to be circumcised because of a rare medical reason. so i have had him both ways. i like him circumcised much better. i like the different feel of it now.
1095427
I think you could. Initially, you would face a little discomfort coz the glans penis is a highly sensitive area, but over a few weeks, you would get used to it. When you are no longer uncomfortable you will find that you enjoy all the benefits of actual circumcision without the need for the actual surgery. Consider yourself lucky and envied by many.
73721
NO!  Why would you?  It's NOT a health concern, as long as you wash it frequently.  Circumcision is just a sadistic ritual we like to impose on little newborns for no apparent reason.  Don't torture yourself to please society.  Did you know there are actually men who try to grow the foreskin back??  I swear!  Apparently men who are not circumcised are much more sensitive, so the circumcised men feel jealous.
616760
well,circumcision is the right thing for males\nits also good for sexual health.
1043785
My husband is circumcised and his penis is a bit curved when erect.  Look it up in any book about male health.  This is quite normal.
1052892
As an adult... stay as you are... it's a major surgery when you wait until adulthood.  As far as the theories go:  Circumcised men are cleaner, it's more enjoyable... and so on...  they have been argued... unclean people wont clean whether they're circumcised or not, and that circumcised males actually have more nerve endings.  Either way is fine if you're thinking about your children.  In America it is expected because of tradition, and some families still view the religious implication that circumcision holds.  But I wouldn't recommend it after infancy.
1053594
Tell him to see a psychiatrist.  Circumcision is painful and serves no purpose.  LOL, what is the poor sap thinking?
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.
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.
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.
184487
Circumcision is recommended because it is easier for the man to keep his penis clean.  If it is uncircumcised and not cleaned properly, it can lead to infection.
180930
Yes, of course! In Britain, Muslim and Jewish men are circumcised but most men who are neither Muslim nor Jewish are not. There are lots of children born to uncircumcised fathers.
75741
The Penis "Head" is covered with foreskin. The entire Penis looks like one big piece of d--k. You have to hold the Penis with one hand,and pull back the skin with the other,and if then,you see the head,(you do know what that looks like-don't you?),then you ARE NOT circumcised. If you can see the head,without pulling back the foreskin,then YOU ARE circumcised. If you are not circumcised,then you should always pull back the foreskin,to wash the head,or "Smegma"(a slimy substance that accumulates there),can cause all sorts of sexually transmitted diseases. You should also wear a condom,until you can get circumcised. (PS) Talk to your parents about getting the surgery ASAP.
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
231466
drs say to never put soap inside. BTW jews are not the only ones that circumsise. It is a very common practice