Circumcised

[SteveHd]

I never really thought about it because I really didn't have a choice when I was a tiny kid.

The circumcsion advocates, such as Edgar Schoen, made the choice for you. In their view, allowing an adult to choose for himself leaves too much to chance.

I wonder how old I was? // Does anyone know the age that might have happened to me?

Your parents should know. In USA, most likely you would have been a few days old. The pro-circumcisers want it done before the baby leaves the hospital because the odds of it being done drop drastically after the baby is taken home. Upon reaching adulthood, it becomes very unlikely. Adult circumcisions are rare, even in USA.

Was I given some baby roofies?

After about 1990 you most likely would have been given a local nerve block ... partially effective. Even today, they're not always used.

I can't imagine that I signed a consent form

Your parents might have signed it. I say "might" because before 1970, hospitals often didn't present one to the parents. Successful lawsuits forced that practice after 1970.

 

[SteveHd]

Well Yeah I guess so, although occaisionaly depending on what i'm wearing i do get very sensitive at times but by no means in an arousing state, if you know what i mean.

I'd call it tickling. If fabric rubbed a certain way, I couldn't stand it and I'd have to "adjust" my dick. Three years ago I found a permanent solution: foreskin restoration. I figure I have about another year to finish and I love it so far.

 

[slate_australis]

The thing is the natural penis is meant to have a smell - of course there is a smell which shows something is wrong... but a musky smell is perfectly normal. It's like in women... there is a stronger smell from women than there is from a normal uncut guy. Unfortunately women in the US and older women here in Australia have gotten used to it as the norm - and regard the other as abnormal... where in reality the opposite is the case.

As far as I'm concerned if you can't keep it clean... it's not hard... you don't deserve it.

 

[B_dxjnorto]

If you are too lazy to wash your foreskin or underprivileged in not having a shower or bath tub then of course it's best for you to have the foreskin surgically removed.

There is no spontaneous creation of disease under a foreskin. If neither party is infected, there is no infection to transmit. That's the truth.

 

[Snozzle]

Here we go again, circumcised vs uncircumcised. For the love of God please let this subject die.

The thread is called "Circumcised". Guess what it's about. Is someone forcing you to read it? Or ... does it make you uncomfortable? It should.

(If this were something that happened spontaneously, like curly hair, there might be some point in letting the subject drop. It would indeed be just a matter of taste. But this is something that people choose to do to other people, changing them visually and sexually for the rest of their lives. This raises issues of ethics and human rights, and "letting the subject die" is not an option.)

 

[bobspice]

I was circumcised a year ago after years of prevarication.

Frankly I wish I had done it a long time ago.

Personal hygiene aside, post op I found i could achieve extraordinary cum shots. I had never been able to squirt onto my chest before, now it's a regular occurence.

You are uncomfortable for the first two months after the operation (wear tighter underwear for support). Now I have switched to looser underwear and am loving the sensation of my unhooded manhood rubbng against the fabric.

It is the best thing I have ever done for my thing (and me..and my partner). It has not reduced sensitivity in any way. It has enhanced it.

There is a vocal group which objects to the brutalisation of young children. I understand the passion this arouses, but it muddies the waters when the debate is about ADULT cirumcision

If you have a foreskin and it's not comfortable, do something NOW. Don't wait.

I have pics just after the op to show you how quickly it heals.

 

[slate_australis]

That's funny - I hit my chest all the time...

I agree that adult circumsicion is your choice... if you want it or need it (due to phimosis etc etc.) good for you.

I just don't see the need unless you have an abnormal fungal issue or the afore mentioned phimosis... or just too lazy to wash properly? If it doesn't feel "comfortable" then there is something wrong.

But I will never agree w/infant circumcision.

 

[SteveHd]

There is a vocal group which objects to the brutalisation of young children. I understand the passion this arouses, but it muddies the waters when the debate is about ADULT cirumcision

I consider myself to be a member of that "vocal group" and I shall clarify the so called "debate" about adult circumcision: THERE'S NO DEBATE. All adults are free to choose for themselves and, to my knowledge, no group is attempting to change that. The debate is about those who cannot choose for themselves.

 

[mick8822]

What is the fun of circumcised?I went for circumcised 3 weeks ago and it still painful,please post any advise.

hey mate.... I had mine done and i know what ya going through. If you are concern get your doc to check it for ya!!

 

[unhappilycut]

I'll second that it is only infant/child circ I'll complain about. Once you're an adult, and have freedom of choice, you can do whatever the hell you want with/to yourself. Just leave "innocent bystanders" out of it.

 

[Mumzi]

There is a vocal group which objects to the brutalisation of young children. I understand the passion this arouses, but it muddies the waters when the debate is about ADULT cirumcision

If you have a foreskin and it's not comfortable, do something NOW. Don't wait.

I have pics just after the op to show you how quickly it heals.

This is fine, you were an adult, you made the decision ( as you have every right to do) and I'm glad you're happy with it.

My only objection is infant circumcision. Let men become men with their foreskin and make that decision themselves.

 

[hungthickdc]

Just to touch on the hygiene thing.... I live in the Tropics where it is very humid and in the 90's every day all year long. Within an hour after a shower, the dick already starts to smell. Makes is difficult for spontaneous sex if your partner has a sensitive nose.

 

[54344]

I for one would never agree to being circumcised unless I knew the doctor had gone through the same operation himself.

 

[Snozzle]

I for one would never agree to being circumcised unless I knew the doctor had gone through the same operation himself.

How would that help? He might have been done by a master but be a total butterfingers....

 

[davidjh7]

I think he was implying, the doctor being circumcized RECENTLY

 

[Luke4]

If back in the day, men could live with their un-cut dicks, why can't we today? If girls are picky, and don't want your uncut dick then I guess they don't really "love" you. If they loved you they wouldnt care. Why would you want to cut off a part of your body. It was put their for a reason, not to get it cut off. Now, if you have a sort of disease or infection try creams/medication etc, and have Circumcision as a LAST RESORT.

 

[Max Cdn]

I don't get this whole smell thing... damn, if you take a shower once or twice a day... no problem....... women won't see any difference. Secondly: one erect most uncircumcised cocks look the same as cut ones.... so what's the big deal? Circumcision was based on health issues a couple of thousand years ago.... Other than the slight protection it provides agains AIDS there are few medical reasons to do it today. Getting it done later in life is definately an ordeal from what i've hear... painful and scarring is more prominent....

If your only reason to do it is to please certain women who have problems with uncut cock then I feel sorry for you.... how many women do you know who smell great down there after 12-24 hours without a shower?

If you get cut just to look like a porn star... well watch some european porn to see that not everyone is cut.. and get over it.... It's your tool...

 

[SteveHd]

Max Cdn, I agree with some exceptions ...

Other than the slight protection it provides agains AIDS ...

The HIV "protection" theories are, at best, flimsy. Most are based upon epidemiological studies which have confounding cultural factors.

Getting it done later in life is definately an ordeal from what i've hear... painful and scarring is more prominent....

The pro-cutters proffer the bullshit that "it hurts more, later" in order to justify infant circumcision. My guess is anesthetics work better on adults. Often they're not even given to infants. Scarring, also, is less severe for adults than infants. During an infant circumcision more damage is done to the skin and thus more scarring.

 

[Snozzle]

...erect most uncircumcised cocks look the same as cut ones.... so what's the big deal?

Not quite. See http://www.circumstitions.com/comparison.html

Circumcision was based on health issues a couple of thousand years ago....

This is modern speculation. They didn't think about health (or cleanliness) as we do - they blamed diseases on evil spirits and the like. And they circumcised for magical reasons, to create the apprearance of potency (sympathetic magic), to sacrifice the part to preserve the rest, and so on.

Other than the slight protection it provides agains AIDS there are few medical reasons to do it today.

This "protection", if any, only applies if you have unprotected sex, so it's very relative to dangers that most people in the Western world don't want to risk. And it's wise to be very skeptical about the "protection" when circumcision has been touted as being good for every fearsome disease we've faced for the last 150 years. Some people just want to circumcise.

Getting it done later in life is definately an ordeal from what i've hear... painful and scarring is more prominent....

Agreed. Babies heal more quickly - but this is no excuse for doing it to babies.

If you get cut just to look like a porn star... well watch some european porn to see that not everyone is cut.. and get over it.... It's your tool...

European porn, Kristen Bjorn, and at least one porn star (Al Parker) had his foreskin restored.

 

[NIMBUS]

This is fine, you were an adult, you made the decision ( as you have every right to do) and I'm glad you're happy with it.

My only objection is infant circumcision. Let men become men with their foreskin and make that decision themselves.

Firstly, I totally agree with everything written above. Personally, I find the circumcised penis an extremely erotic and beautiful sight but it's a decision that should (normally) be made by an individual over the age of majority. Below that it's acceptable for the decision to be made in loco parentis if there is a genuine medical reason for a circumcision being necessary.

Secondly, a thought, if animals can survive without the need to resort to chopping off parts of their anatomy what makes us so different?

Thirdly, a contentious political observation, are there placidity nerves in the foreskin? It seems to me that most of the aggression in the world comes from cultures that routinely circumcise - Muslims, Jews, the US etc. Idealistic, I know, but perhaps if we stopped routine circumcision we would have a more chilled out, placid and tolerant society? :smile: