Whenever I see someone claim circumcision doesn't do harm. (X post from r/intactivists)

Dranosh · 2012-06-19T12:24:55+00:00

Or that they've never felt a difference in sensitivity

MaunaLoona · 2012-06-19T21:00:58+00:00

I've never understood how someone can claim that cutting off a functional part of the body, something millions of years of evolution gave us, can actually be beneficial. And if such a claim is made, there needs to be a very good reason for it and should be treated like surgery, evaluated on case by case basis, and not done needlessly.

What happened to First, do no harm?

Neurotikitty · 2012-06-19T13:10:39+00:00

I'm going to play devil's advocate here, but while intact men can fully enjoy their natural state (and good for them!), a great deal of circumcised men enjoy themselves just as they are. They get plenty of sexual pleasure, and have never seen it as a problem. So while circumcision obviously makes a difference in sensitivity, circumcised men don't seem to have a very hard time adapting. That's why it persists in our culture. Circumcised men come to prefer (even without the ability to compare) being circumcised and continue to do it to their sons.

Title	Whenever I see someone claim circumcision doesn't do harm. (X post from r/intactivists)
Author	Falkner09
Upvotes	16
Comments	15
Date	June 19, 2012 5:11 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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