the reason people get so worked up over this is because there are so many overlapping issues when it comes to routine infant circumcision (RIC). the best we can do is to breathe deeply, remain calm, and try to put yourself in other people's shoes. try to think as impartially as possible, which is incredibly difficult when talking about this.
first off, it's the penis. we're all on this site because we like them. some of us more than others, of course, but the point is, the penis is one of the most personal attributes of a guy. there's not a single body part on a male's body that we emote as strongly about. it makes sense that this would be a serious thing to think about. and since it's so personal, feelings are different for everyone.
i have met a few guys who were circumcised as an adult and then had a bit of buyers' remorse. i've also met a few guys who had it done as an adult and are totally happy. i've met a few guys who were circumcised as an infant and are happy with it, and i've met a few guys who were circumcised as an infant who are not happy about it. it's personal. it's subjective.
the point here, for me, is not adult circumcision. adults are free to make their own decisions, and he is responsible for the outcome. when you talk about infants, it's trickier. of course, parents are charged with protecting their young, and they should be allowed to do so at their discretion ... but within reason.
for me, personally, i've thought about my circumcision status a lot. i never knew my foreskin, which does, admittedly, frustrate me. my parents didn't have me circumcised just after birth because of anything in particular, just because "that's how it was done". i've spent a lot of time trying to figure out just how it affects me, given that it happened without my consent. if i speak as honestly and plainly as i can, i have to say, i wish i'd been left to make my own decision about it because now i have no way of knowing whether it was the right choice. in all the research and soul-searching that i've done, i still end up feeling like RIC is just... hasty. before my foreskin even had a chance to give me a problem, it was removed.
again, this is the penis we're talking about. i love my penis. and quite a few others do, too.

but something i keep getting stuck on is this idea that as soon as i was born, it was culturally determined (not medically) that i was created incorrectly. not even a week old and i was considered defective and in need of remedy. *shrug* it just seems odd that we'd be born with this equipment, as nature intended, only to have it removed immediately.
*shrug* yeah, i know this is getting to be a bit of a rant, but like i said, it's a very personal thing. and it's a very complex thing. we tend to oversimplify this issue because we don't want to
have to think about it. i mean, who does? who likes thinking about slicing up a boy's penis? but simply reducing the argument to "it's just a flap of skin" is not enough. and suggesting that people who have a problem with circumcision are in need of therapy is a bit like defending yourself by cutting others down (pardon the pun). of course i have strong feelings about this... it's my penis! and yeah, it is kind of upsetting that my parents didn't think about it hardly at all. but so it is.
i'm not saying anyone's right or wrong, per se, but i am saying that before anyone throws the baby out with the bath water, think long and hard about that baby. circumcised or not, that baby has to live with the decision. in only one of those outcomes, the boy can think for himself.