Circumcision: A Man's Decision?

etherspirit · 2010-04-06T08:14:58+00:00

Yes. Circumcision is a man's decision. When a baby boy becomes a man, he can decide if he wants to be circumcised or not. Women, men, mothers and fathers have no right to sexually mutilate babies.

FigNinja · 2010-04-06T00:40:08+00:00

Interesting array of comments. As a woman, though, it is not a decision that I would leave to my husband alone. If he wanted to circumcise, I could not just stand by and accept that simply because he's the one with a penis. This is, of course, all hypothetical since we're not having children and he is quite happily in tact. Personally, I just don't find it ethically supportable regardless of which parent is deciding. The kid can decide when he's grown. There are all sorts of other things on which I would defer to him when it came to raising a son, but this isn't one of them.

nonethewiser · 2010-04-06T15:24:13+00:00

A boy's decision.

During my son's childhood, I haven't met a single professional that has recommended circumcision or not commented that it was good that he was not circumcised.

My wife worries that he'll feel weird because some of the other boys will be circumcised, and his penis will look weird. I countered that it doesn't really matter, because when you're standing in a room full of dudes with their dicks hanging out, you feel weird no matter what.

kloo2yoo · 2010-04-05T13:44:53+00:00

cute pic. a nice little weenie there all chopped up.

the madatoms pic is much more relevant.

Title	Circumcision: A Man's Decision?
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	5
Comments	8
Date	April 5, 2010 1:34 PM UTC (16 years ago)
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