Comments for a rage comic post, and my current pregnant status, have lead me to ask you for opinions and experiences about circumcision : AskReddit

memymineown · 2012-02-26T01:53:34+00:00

Cross post from askreddit

2012-02-27T03:21:19+00:00

It is an unforgivable infringement on the baby's rights.

Circumcision of boys started out for the same reason it was done to girls. It was an attempt to stop them from masturbating and enjoying sex. While it probably cannot achieve that in practice, it does cut away a lot of very sensitive nerves, and teh sensitivity of the glans decreases when it is constantly exposed. There are real risks of infections and medical complications, and some boys have lost their penis from complications arising from botched circumcisions.

The procedure is almost never medically indicated, it is irreversible, and if your son regrets it, does not want it, or figures it was a mistake, it can never be completely restored.

In the admittedly unlikely event that your child turns out to be transsexual, the loss of the foreskin also complicates sex reassignment surgery. It will not make such a procedure impossible, but it makes the procedure more challenging, and the outcomes may be inferior.

If my parents had done it to me, I would never have forgiven them, and I would have made the attempt to sue the state for allowing it. You have no right to do that to a child too young to consent. It boggles my mind how it can be legal to irreversibly and unconsentually cut away a piece of a child's genitals, while at the same time simply taking a picture of a naked child is a criminal offense.

DoctorStorm · 2012-02-26T05:58:54+00:00

If you can't get behind either side of this issue, if nothing really sticks out as a pro or con to you, then leave it up to your son.

If you genuinely don't care, and most women don't - they see it as harmless and they view us as making a big deal out of nothing, then don't act. Don't cut. Just leave it be.

I'm not speaking to you directly when I say this, but it amazes me how many people become so viscerally upset about circumcision when the most simplistic, efficient, cost effective, common sense approach is right there in front of us:

Leave the baby's dick alone, and everyone's still happy.

AryoBarzan · 2012-02-26T10:50:10+00:00

Lots of good posts in there. This barbaric neonatal practice needs to be banned just like its female counterpart.

Title	Comments for a rage comic post, and my current pregnant status, have lead me to ask you for opinions and experiences about circumcision : AskReddit
Author	memymineown
Upvotes	14
Comments	7
Date	February 26, 2012 1:53 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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