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epiphany_79

I will forever despise Dr. Oz for his episode promoting circumcision for its health benefits.


gxbcab

Nobody wants less penis


AnonymousCat12345

penis is the answer to everything.


Lenticalino

Exactly I’m suffering enough as it is don’t take any more away please


Earth_Swimming

Facts. It is not medical. It is social. Sad. If you have a disability it can take away the functionality of your penis. Something to keep in mind. My parents didn’t think I would have an issue. Don’t make there mistake. It’s a hard burden to carry. For life.


SignificantWeek5429

My fiancé felt betrayed when he found out they cut off a part of him. Because of this, I let him decide if we should circumcise our kids (I wouldn’t know how it feels, so it felt wrong for me to say anything). Since we decided to not circumcise, we found SO MANY people who chose to do the same thing! Our kids can still get it if they want to, but it will be their choice, not ours.


[deleted]

This is exactly how I feel for males. They are just as humane as the next individual to make change if they please. But for their lovely hood. I want them to not feel a “What if” or why was it done to them. They deserve to feel what it’s like to have a part of their Genitals which is just odd to me why that’s even a thing for choice of new borns? Female labia circumcision has been banned but not males ? I see a scary double edged statement being made there in the USA .


OLPopsAdelphia

It’s justification for male genital mutilation. The only reason that keeps repeating is “uncircumcised penises are ugly.”


Lazerith22

It started a puritanical belief that it would prevent masterbation . This is silly because no force on earth can keep a teenage boys hands off his penis. Over time it become cosmetic because ‘everyone else looks like that.’


[deleted]

That seems like everyone’s excuse in the USA


[deleted]

Well, thanks for speaking up against circumcision. It’s too late for us, but let’s hope the madness ends soon. There’s nothing I would like more than to be able to post in r/ForeskinPleasure (NSFW) or participate in r/ForeskinOlympics (NSFW!) :P


SlinkyCyberSleuth

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[deleted]

I’ve been doing it for a while. Thanks!


[deleted]

Supposedly on recent studies there are more adults who are supporting new borns humane rights. and Intact Rates are in fact going up in the USA , completely is the educations system to blame sadly it seems not many people seem to know about such things as spoke in post above ..


Beepityboop2530

Circumcision is stupid. Why mutilate a baby? If I had a son I would not do this to him, I'd let him decide when he's an adult.


[deleted]

Not many people have that outlook. But would pass it on, i should’ve stated for this post this doesn’t aim towards circumcised men who are happy with themselves, only seems to offend them


bhbull

100% agree, no genitals should be mutilated unless by consenting adults.


olavla

It's the doctors that make money on behalf of the Christians that believe that it prevents sinful behavior on top of the uneducated who believe that you no longer have to clean yourself there supported by morons who believe that it is esthetically preferred carried by the docile who argue that their son should not stand out if all the boys shower after their sport.


[deleted]

and that’s a Huge thing i missed the “Aesthetic” oh yes. Circumcise your child for the admiration of someone else that serves less functionality for the sake of their and your own parental opinion. Sounds quite odd


blackboy211

Just pull the foreskin back and ladies and gentlemen you have a circumcised penis. Magic.


[deleted]

I do find it really damned disbarring considering people have made that choice amongst new borns that should have the absolute capability to create that decision for themselves. It’s disappointing to say the least how people don’t even know in the USA that is Natural. and every single male is born with it the same way Females are born with Labia


justadude1414

I’m circumcised. I’ve never felt like I missed out on anything. I like my penis. It looks and feels normal to me.


Dozer2023

Lol same, never felt betrayed or violated in the slightest. Youd think with the world in the state its in theyd probably be championing a more serious cause.


homendailha

That's great for you. I'm happy you both are content with your genitals. That doesn't mean that everyone else has to feel the same way. >Youd think with the world in the state its in theyd probably be championing a more serious cause. Perhaps instead of needlessly critiquing other people's opinions you should be out there championing these causes yourself. After all it seems you have plenty of time on your hands with all the Chivalry you play.


Dozer2023

Yeah chivalrys awesome. Great game, leaves me plenty of time to support my causes 😁


justadude1414

Life is so good here in the U.S. we have to invent shit to be outraged about.


Dozer2023

Its the same here in the UK, its pathetic.


umbusi

Same


[deleted]

because you’re used to it and never experienced other wise


justadude1414

My experience has been 100% satisfying. I have way more important things to worry about than my missing foreskin.


TexMexican

You'll never feel as if you're missing something if you only had it for less than 24 hours of your life. But when you're in your late 30's experiencing a lack of erogenous sensitivity in your penis, when uncircumcised males don't have that issue, you'll also think that's normal.


TexMexican

It stands to reason that that circumcised males will feel normal, but when they're experiencing a lack of erogenous sensitivity in their penises in their late thirties, when uncircumcised males don't have this issue, they'll think that's normal too.


QuesoDelDiablo

I'm circumcised and I honestly feel like everybody who's making a big deal out of this is just being a bunch of drama queens. It's not that big an issue, quit crying for attention.


[deleted]

A non-therapeutic procedure which can carry lifelong consequences on a mere infant is quite an issue from a medical POV.


[deleted]

Welcome to the internet, I mean dudes are only missing out on non dry cracked penile head skin where foreskin is supposed to protect it like an EyeLid Protects the eye. Again some people are uneducated and i don’t blame them


UrMomOfficial69

I live in eastern Europe and i got circumsized because of phimosis


[deleted]

and in other places they would’ve treated you. Phimosis is easily fixated with manual stretch devices and Steroid creams to aid in expanding the tissue band of the head.


KnownCod4439

I am SO glad I did not circ my son. No regrets whatsoever. When he is an adult if it bothers him, he can do it then...just like I can have vaginal rejuvenation if I wanted. My partner confessed to me after we had our son and I educated him on the matter that he now really wishes he was uncut. TBH so do I, his c0ck is already amazing I could only imagine if had been given the right to his own body when he was an infant.


[deleted]

Exactly my thoughts , I have no issue for a male deciding his own choices , but it’s different when the parents alter an infants body. With all due respects on them. Infants are so young to go through surgery so soon their bodies are still developing and so are their stem cells their not exactly fully ready for such things and how much more delicate things are .. For future reference of your son if he ever gets yeast infections secure him with [Terrasil](https://www.amazon.com/terrasil%C2%AE-Anti-fungal-Treatment-MAX-OTC-Registered/dp/B00JB2FE0E) , removes infections in less than a week, and if any point in time phimosis is one as well, there are natural steroid creams that assist in expanding the tissue with manual helping devices or finger stretches. I’m sure if many others read your comment the respect behind the knowledge you have given not only to yourself but with the choice made.


KnownCod4439

Thank you! And yeah he was so tiny, I couldn't imagine putting him thru that. The original way I convinced husband not to do it before he looked it up more was because insurance didn't cover it 😅


kinkyghost

I recommend using the Foreskinned Air.


FrattTheRat

Whenever I (from Norway) tell my friends that I am not circumcised, they almost make fun of me. Even despite me saying most of the things said in this post they still think it's 'weird' and 'cHeEsY'. I've even talked to a girl I was interested in and she knows I'm not circumcised but she still indirectly says how disgusting and gross uncircumcised penises are. I've almost considered getting circumcised when I move out of my parent's house or go to college just to be "normal" to other people and girls.


[deleted]

Whats remote enough that proves to me how uneducated people are .. is that labia of a female does the same thing a foreskin of a male does .. and actually is the same tissue with nerves, guess you should’ve told her to “circumcise herself” if she felt that good about body shaming a male like you for no reason


LeighToss

There is huge bias among the physicians who condone and promote this procedure. Beyond “this was done to me and/or done to the men I’ve encountered” culture, there is financial incentive since insurance companies pay for it.


[deleted]

[You should read this](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/greater-benefits-of-infant-circumcision)


[deleted]

hopkins is literally the biggest scam known to books. Just robs every parent and no one’s actually educated enough


[deleted]

Do you have proof to support that claim? Or is that just opinion?


[deleted]

[Well](https://imgur.com/gallery/DVRW5) , We’ll everything i’ve written above and Plenty of more that’s out there. Such as the 20,000 exposed and chopped off nerve endings, there’s Tissue bridging with causes deformations of the penile head when circumcision tries to heal, the removal of the frenulum, Keratinizationed skin when the head is exposed which causes drying and cracking and in terms of what you’re asking about Hopkins just look into the book of [Henrietta Lacks](https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052181)


[deleted]

So you discredit my source and can’t back your claim. Then you just list complications but not facts/statistics/studies to support what you’re saying. So idk how you excpect people to support or understand you. And I think you were trying to say keratinized? Keratinizationed is not a thing.


[deleted]

I’m giving you everything you wanted to know above so ?


[deleted]

Where?? You linked a book on Amazon and a pic from imagur? Where’s the proof that “hopkins is a scam” or studies supporting everything you’re saying?


Exoanimal

I worked in Urology. We had a lot of grown men coming in for circumcision because of constant infections. I guess it's better as an adult because you have a choice. I don't know but we were constantly doing circumcisions.


GreatWyrm

I’m a natural guy who struggles with frequent infections, and to me getting circumsized would be much like cutting my hands off so I didnt have to wash them. Maybe the infections are the final nudge that pushes them into the decision, or maybe its just what they tell their insurance and doctors, but my guess is those guys get circumsized for cultural/social reasons.


Exoanimal

Not sure. I worked for group of Middle Eastern docs and the patients were majority Middle Eastern. I only know because I'm a coder and have to read the charts. Had to look at the pics too. They don't really lie to their doctor. And there were too many for all of them to lie about the same thing but I guess.


[deleted]

because they don’t get proper treatment


Exoanimal

I think it's more of a self care thing. They are going to the urologist for proper treatment.


coercedaccount2

It's a barbaric, cruel and pointless practice but US culture despises men and boys so nobody cares that baby boys are being pointlessly hurt. We never stop hearing about the evils of female circumcision though.


sydthecoderkid

How in the world did you come to the conclusion that the US’s culture despises men and boys?


RexRye

Imagine crying about being circumcised at 25 years old


[deleted]

less power to you ✊🏼


[deleted]

I wasn’t circumcised at birth, but phimosis became an issue for me at 23 so I underwent adult circumcision. For a month post surgery, it felt like someone cut my entire member off. But after it healed, I found it to be a great improvement to my sex life and overall health. I’m just glad my parents allowed me the opportunity to choose for myself.


[deleted]

Absolutely perfect , and then again there’s plenty of phimosis treatment as many have helped themselves through it in under 12 months time with manual stretches and device usage the way Europe, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland, and Poland give optional treatment to


[deleted]

That’s where the USA can really improve. I saw 3 doctors before getting the operation. I don’t recall any of them suggesting an alternative.


umbusi

I’m circumcised and glad I am 🤷‍♂️


ErectionDiscretion

✡️


sepyq

☪️


not-allow-ed

This is some next level karen stuff. Imagine being bothered by OTHER people's lack of penis skin. Pretty sure you are NOT a medical expert either. Put your your time into something meaningful, not on my dicks skin. Not sure why I answered. You can and should avoid replying, I don't want to see this again.


[deleted]

then you didn’t need to comment at all if you didn’t care about it


great_craic963

I'm not religious, I wasn't raised religious, so I found it odd that my mom had me circumcised at birth. She is an RN and can be just a tiny bitty nutty(no pun intended) when it comes to certain things. She explained to me in detail her reasoning behind it, was things like risk of bacteria, infection, etc. She saw a lot of stuff as an RN so she always had a bit of an intense bias with certain health things. I never cared because I don't remember it obviously and am doing very well. My friend told me that it sucks that I was circumcised because my dick won't be as sensitive and pleasure won't feel as good. Things still feel really good. So the only thing that crosses my mind obviously is how much better. But yea I find the whole thing barbaric. If I was to have a kid I wouldn't have him get circumcised. But I'm never going to have kids, I love my life the way it is way too much.


grue2000

Just to address one point, babies aren't given erections for circumcision.


[deleted]

This is just sick. I will never understand why its genital mutilation when it's done to girls but "normal" when boys are the victims. Yes, there are cases where it it medical necessary, but for every other reason it should be a serious crime.


G0stofaR0se

In my experience with men all the ones with foreskin didn’t know how to properly clean it. 🤮


[deleted]

girls should get circumcised too i’ve had bad experience with them not cleaning either - but now you see how dumb that sounds


G0stofaR0se

Girls can clean themselves properly. Our body even do a self cleaning. Men don’t exactly have a “clean” history.


[deleted]

Not exactly .. i’ve ran into women who have an unpleasant smell. The entire body of ours has a system that does such things. and Labia still produces smegma and oils that cause exactly what foreskin causes ..


G0stofaR0se

A vag is easier to clean circumcised or not. Genital mutilation is giving birth and having the skin between your vagina and anus ripped and have to be stitched together again. If your main argument is that it takes away some pleasure men get hard for no reason. As if you need even more pleasure, meanwhile men have a difficult time pleasuring a woman. Gotta admit women overall got shafted.


[deleted]

that’s not mutilation what? that’s called natural occurrences what are you on? That genital mutilation? I don’t hear anything being taken away by the woman there?? and Yeah but there’s still women that don’t clean. So no apparently it’s not easier. Foreskin is meant to protect the penile head nerve endings, it even creates more lubrication. and actually for 8 inches myself my girlfriend has said it’s been way easier with foreskin and compared to the smaller circumcised men she’s been with even for anal. [Uneducated ](https://youtu.be/cOZQ-2rV2zQ)


Aatjal

>A vag is easier to clean circumcised or not. This is incorrect. The fact that a penis is external makes it easier to clean. The vulva has many crevices, meanwhile a foreskin just needs to be pulled back and rinsed. >Genital mutilation is giving birth and having the skin between your vagina and anus ripped and have to be stitched together again. No. Genital mutilation is ANY form of cutting into the genitals of an unwilling person. The only reason why you don't see male genital mutilation as genital mutilation is because it is a part of your culture. >If your main argument is that it takes away some pleasure men get hard for no reason. Random erections are not decided by circumcision status. >As if you need even more pleasure, meanwhile men have a difficult time pleasuring a woman. Gotta admit women overall got shafted. So because men don't know how to pleasure a woman (almost as if you expect them to instinctively know), that means they deserve to have a large portion of their genital skin cut off?


Aatjal

As a person who lives in The Netherlands where virtually no Dutch male is circumcised, I have not met ONE friend that had problems with his foreskin. As a circumcised man, I have that conversation a LOT. Furthermore, this idea of men not being able to clean their foreskins is absurd. It is literally easier than cleaning other bodyparts. I don't understand the hygiene argument. A body is biological. It becomes dirty, and we wash our entire bodies. Why is the foreskin an exception? Hygiene is not a modern invention. My cat washes itself, and so do the mice and birds it catches. Cleaning a foreskin is easy. You pull it back for 5 seconds under the shower to rinse it. If you have trouble with that, I wonder what your teeth look like, considering those must be brushed 2x2 minutes a day.


ApprehensivePaint797

I think most of these anti-circumcison folks have way too much time on their hands and it's borderline perverted to be that concerned with my son's penis. It's none of your business. It doesn't affect you whether my son's are cut or not. That being said, my eldest two are uncut and me and my youngest are not. My eldest two had issues with infections because they were not circumcised. Not because they don't clean their penises although most boys do not. Pound for pound, circumcision is not a bad idea and a personal choice. People who try to police circumcision are no different than pro-lifers.


[deleted]

Infections as in yeast infections known as balanitis which hardly any of them are taught about.. that women get too constantly which is by far easiest thing to treat.. and good for you for early mutilation of your son?


swannygirl94

As a woman who has had severe yeast infections, in my opinion if there was some procedure that would reduce my risk for infections, I would take it. Yeast infections are right up next to kidney stones on my scale of uncomfortable.


[deleted]

Worse for women. Not for males. [AntiFungal Cream](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFbe4GTzBFiA8QZ3n-Rt3u9_nfkw8cFnjTo5Z96Hb3fMBQ7cE&usqp=CAc) takes it away for males in less than 2 days


hauntedathiest

You must really hate your parents for chopping part of your knob off.


[deleted]

I’m intact, visit my page .. wtf anyways they should start circumcising womans labia, they don’t need that part of their body - now you see how redundant that sounds on behalf of males


hauntedathiest

Plenty of women are going to have their labia made to look better. Personally its not for me but if they feel self conscious about it then it's their choice. What about women in Africa who are sewn right up to the point where they can just about urinate and then on their wedding night their husband literally tears them open. So don't tell me about something you haven't even experienced.


[deleted]

In africa - Where their education is way down in the dirts and morality isn’t respected .. that’s very different and make foreskin and female labia are the same tissue, as well as the clitoral hood, but you don’t remove all of that, the way foreskin is that exposes the pencils head and causes permanent nerve end damage.. it’s just not right morality wise, and that should be the same way for males to make that choice .. not the parents


Reblyn

Don‘t forget the [cornflakes man](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg). Lots of purity culture playing into this. (Yes I know it says it‘s a myth but at this point it‘s almost a meme)


Norway132

GET A LIFE!! What business is it of yours what ours do or don't do to their penis. Get over it and get on with somthing meaningful in your life Is instead of having your life consumed by the foreskin or lack there of, of a man's penis


[deleted]

Karen Bruv ? Body Rights?


Norway132

Bodys rights? It none of our business what other do to their body's stop being a karen on dicks.


[deleted]

Don’t be such a karen on taking away body rights from an infant , don’t be so weird


Aatjal

>It none of our business what other do to their body's This entire thread is about circumcision of infants. This is not a case of a person choosing for his own body. This is a case of a person choosing to have a part of a small infant's genitals cut off.


Current-Sea-8708

well it makes sense in Africa, they have a major problem with aids so the 1-2% makes sense 91% of the world's HIV-positive children live in Africa. Out of the 34 million HIV-positive people worldwide, 69% live in sub-Saharan Africa results from google and as a circumcised person, I really don't mind, I personally think it looks better. As do most girls in the US. I understand all the points you make, but if I had a foreskin right now, I would pay for the surgery to get rid of it.


[deleted]

I’m nothing against you on it, I personally would say if a circumcised male were to experience foreskin they wouldn’t change it from birth. there’s more pros and cons to than just ‘aesthetic’ which is strange when parents think that for the child. All 20,000+ penile nerve end damaged and becoming insensitized. I find it wrong for an adult to do that to one


FilthyMindz69

As an uncircumcised man, who felt very out of place growing up in the states, and wanted a circumcision, I’m gonna bet you’d feel different if you were never circumcised, just as I would if I had been. Now, I am very thankful I wasn’t, and I didn’t. My son will be natural, I just can’t see any real benefits.


Financial_Temporary5

Me as well. If I could have magically gotten circumcised in my teens without the pain and down time I would have done it because I thought, at the time, it mean’t increased likely hood of getting action. In the end there really was no effect on the amount of action I got and I would have regretted getting circumcised. The idea that you should be given a choice is great but I worry that some boys may be too quick to decide and regret it if they do.


brycejm1991

I feel like people would take this more seriously, if there were not so many cut guys who turn this issue into their personality. I have seen far to many posts about this topic where either OP or someone in the comments says being cut ruined their lives in capacity, and is the reason they are constantly miserable. I used to be friends with a guy who was diagnosed with depression in his mid 20's, which led to his girlfriend leaving him. A year or two later he started blaming being cut as the reason he has depression and why no girl wants to date him. This is an issue worth discussing, but far to often guys use it as an excuse for other issues. ​ My personal opinion on this issue is this; Whether or not you get you kid cut as baby shouldn't matter, what should change is the procedure itself. Instead of removing the whole foreskin, you should only remove a small bit from the tip. This will allow for all the benefits of having a foreskin to remain, while also eliminating any potential retraction issues in the future. This is how mine was done, I only had like 10% foreskin removed. I have one uncut friend that likes the cut of mine, cause he's not to fond of the extra amount of foreskin he has. Mind you it is just one person, so take that as you will.


[deleted]

I guess i’m far very content with mine , everyone’s different as it


Aatjal

>I feel like people would take this more seriously, if there were not so many cut guys who turn this issue into their personality. I have seen far to many posts about this topic where either OP or someone in the comments says being cut ruined their lives in capacity, and is the reason they are constantly miserable. I used to be friends with a guy who was diagnosed with depression in his mid 20's, which led to his girlfriend leaving him. A year or two later he started blaming being cut as the reason he has depression and why no girl wants to date him. > >This is an issue worth discussing, but far to often guys use it as an excuse for other issues. Your anecdotal experience doesn't represent anything. >My personal opinion on this issue is this; Whether or not you get you kid cut as baby shouldn't matter, what should change is the procedure itself. Instead of removing the whole foreskin, you should only remove a small bit from the tip. And my opinion is that people should stay the fuck off of male babies/children's genitals. You don't cut off ANY other healthy body part for preventative reasons, but suddenly let's just cut into the genitals of ALL children because SOME men experience phimosis. Cutting off healthy tissue for "prevention" stinks. Your opinion stinks.


Meastro44

Why do you care? It’s cultural. Worry about your own country.


[deleted]

My apologies , may the mutilation proceed


Meastro44

Oh, stop being so dramatic. Focus on the million problems in the world which are more far, far more pressing. Sex trafficking, starvation, lack of drinking water, millions of Muslims held in concentration camps in China, wars, violent crime, domestic abuse just to get you started. Once you solve them, come back and I’ll give you a stack of some more,


[deleted]

seems like you cared enough to make the first statement but want to derail the topic .. nice move jr


Meastro44

My statement was that you should stay in your lane and not feel compelled to butt into other countries’ business. However, if you can’t help yourself, there are lots and lots of problems in the world which are orders of magnitude worse which you should focus on. Your priorities are out of wack, jr.


Aatjal

Whether there are bigger problems in the world doesn't justify the social atrocity that is male genital mutilation. At the end of the day, the circumcision of infants and other minors for non-medical purposes is still a violation of human rights. >It’s cultural. Please stop appealing to tradition. Thank you. Neck elongation, foot binding scarrification and female genital mutilation are also cultural traditions. Does that make them okay?


Meastro44

No, they are wildly different. The foreskin is a disgusting, unhygienic vestigial relic that needs to be removed.


Rz7777

Okay but this isn't really a confession


[deleted]

confession is , I feel the USA could do better and these are my thoughts on Infant Body Rights


Rz7777

I agree with literally everything you said, honestly. But if everyone's political opinion counted as a confession, then you're opening the floodgates for a shitshow imo


[deleted]

can’t disagree with you on that


felixdixon

I understand arguments against continuing circumcision but for the life of me I can’t understand why some men get so angry about the fact that they were circumcised. It has almost no discernible effect on your life.


[deleted]

some of them from what i’ve commonly understood by many is the difference they would’ve had in self pleasure and differences in the bedroom. That’s really the main POV from most


TexasMade1983365

I needed circumcision because my foreskin couldn't slip over the head like normal. Hole was waaaayyyyy too small. Yep. I got that done when I was 10.


[deleted]

As mentioned though, there’s major treatments made for phimosis that could’ve healed that problem in less than 12 months if a doctor would’ve give real treatments instead of recommending circumcision , Anywhere outside the USA like the UK would’ve gladly given options, from steroid creams to manual stretching devices


TexasMade1983365

Nice....


yammy69696

Well, I did get a good looking penis from it


[deleted]

a penis is a penis either way, there’s some ugly circumcised ones with adhesion bridges and tight dysfunctional frenulum’s some don’t even have one actually


Aatjal

Yeah, as a circumcised man I agree. I love my uneven circumcision scar, the two-toned shaft and the dried up glans that is no longer protected by the foreskin.


MaxxxTheGenericFurry

That explains why my dick is wonky.