tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post4497320393431188417..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: The First CutHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-13707062579339839842009-02-16T04:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T04:01:00.000-05:00You might also want to check out the following:Can...You might also want to check out the following:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/fn/fn96-01.htm" REL="nofollow">Canadian Paediatric Society</A><BR/><I>Recommendation: Circumcision of newborns should not be routinely performed.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/pregnancy&babies/circumcision.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/pregnancy&babies/circumcision.htm</A><BR/><I>Circumcision is a "non-therapeutic" procedure, which means it is not medically necessary."<BR/>"After reviewing the scientific evidence for and against circumcision, the CPS does not recommend routine circumcision for newborn boys. Many paediatricians no longer perform circumcisions.</I> <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.racp.edu.au/download.cfm?DownloadFile=A453CFA1-2A57-5487-DF36DF59A1BAF527" REL="nofollow">RACP Policy Statement on Circumcision</A> <BR/><I>"After extensive review of the literature the Royal Australasian College of Physicians reaffirms that <B>there is no medical indication for routine neonatal circumcision</B>."</I><BR/> (those last nine words are in bold on their website, and almost all the men responsible for this statement will be circumcised themselves, as the male circumcision rate in Australia in 1950 was about 90%. “Routine” circumcision is now *banned* in public hospitals in Australia in all states except one.)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/malecircumcision2006?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,circumcision#Circumcisionformedicalpurposes" REL="nofollow">British Medical Association: The law and ethics of male circumcision - guidance for doctors</A><BR/><I>"to circumcise for therapeutic reasons where medical research has shown other techniques to be at least as effective and less invasive would be unethical and inappropriate."</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=649" REL="nofollow">National Health Service (UK)</A><BR/><I>"Many people have strong views about whether circumcision should be carried out or not. It is not routinely performed in the UK because there is no clear clinical evidence to suggest it has any medical benefit."</I><BR/><BR/>See also:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.canadiancrc.com/Circumcision_Genital_Mutilation_Male-Female_Children.aspx" REL="nofollow">Canadian Children's Rights Council</A><BR/><I>"It is the position of the Canadian Children's Rights Council that "circumcision" of male or female children is genital mutilation of children.</I><BR/><BR/>Drops in male circumcision:<BR/>USA: from 90% to 57%<BR/>Canada: from 47% to 14%<BR/>UK: from 35% to about 5% (less than 1% among non-Muslims)<BR/>Australia: 90% to 12.6% ("routine" circumcision has recently been *banned* in public hospitals in all states except one, so the rate will now be a lot lower)<BR/>New Zealand: 95% to below 3% (mostly Samoans and Tongans)<BR/>South America and Europe: never above 5%<BR/><BR/>It's worth remembering that we wouldn't even be having this discussion if it weren't for the fact that 19th century doctors thought that :<BR/>a) masturbation caused various physical and mental problems (including epilepsy, convulsions, paralysis, tuberculosis etc), and<BR/>b) circumcision stopped masturbation.<BR/><BR/>Both of those sound ridiculous today I know, but if you don't believe me, then check out this link: <BR/><A HREF="http://www.noharmm.org/docswords.htm" REL="nofollow">A Short History of Circumcision in North America In the Physicians' Own Words</A><BR/><BR/>Over a hundred years later, circumcised men keep looking for new ways to defend the practice.Mark Lyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781475927979224765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1997930657822173042009-02-16T03:26:00.000-05:002009-02-16T03:26:00.000-05:00It's good to see that so many people have made the...It's good to see that so many people have made the same commonsense choice you did. <BR/><BR/>It's striking how in America it is such an agonising decision - but with so much pressure to do it. Unlike what school to send him to, or what time to send him to bed, it's not a decision that needs to be made at all. Most of the world never gives it a first thought. The rest of the English-speaking world tried it, found it did no good, and gave it up. In New Zealand it was nearly universal; now it's almost unknown, and in many cities there isn't a doctor who will do it. <BR/><BR/>And it's a most extraordinary decision, when there is no other part of his body - and no part at all of hers - that may be cut off at parental whim. The only reason it's not dismissed out of hand is that it is so common. <BR/><BR/>And <A HREF="http://www.circumstitions.com/Images/looklike.gif" REL="nofollow">to look like his father</A>? You can't be serious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-82186916165804337822009-02-15T23:40:00.000-05:002009-02-15T23:40:00.000-05:00Here via Neil's Citizen of the Month post.Having g...Here via Neil's Citizen of the Month post.<BR/><BR/>Having gotten married and had grown up step-children I've never had to worry about making this decision.<BR/><BR/>I respect your decision as a mother.<BR/><BR/>As I mentioned at Neil's (and I can't believe I did, happily no one will read it LOL).<BR/><BR/>I only wish I had been circumcised when I was a babe so as not to have remembered what it was like!<BR/><BR/>When I was young, doctors were worried about how tight the foreskin was and recommended I get it removed. Due to the waiting list on the National Health in the UK or something it didn't actually happen until I was 13.<BR/><BR/>Never again!<BR/><BR/>Waking up in the hospital in pain and spending quite a while in pain recovering and pulling the so-called dissolving stitches out of myself for a while after was no fun (the merciless teasing of school mates didn't help).<BR/><BR/>I do remember the doctor telling my Mum that having it removed is also cleaner and the female partners of men who have been circumcised have a lower rate of cervical cancer due to the cleanliness! I had no idea if this was true or BS.<BR/><BR/>I can say it hasn't effected me in the workings of the little guy or in any physiological way that I am aware of, or has it?<BR/><BR/>Dang, that's two blogs I've talked about my penis, he'll be writing his own blog next if I'm not careful.<BR/><BR/>If I'd had the choice, would I have had it done, mm, good question, at the time I thought it was necessary and didn't know any better. Now I probably wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-83145956957051676912009-02-03T15:20:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:20:00.000-05:00Compelling reasons exist for strong concern among ...Compelling reasons exist for strong concern among attorneys and the public about the various types of damage caused by circumcision. These include pain and suffering, psychological harm, behavioral changes, irreversible reduction or loss of full sexual function, and underreported tragic complications, including deaths. Moreover, no satisfactory medical justification for routine circumcision has ever been demonstrated.<BR/> <BR/>http://www.arclaw.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-31735960293157447932009-02-03T15:15:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:15:00.000-05:00The Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital M...The Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital Mutilation of Children Worldwide: A Petition to the World Court, at the Hague<BR/>Please sign at:<BR/><BR/>http://montagunocircpetition.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-32110793768378877322009-02-02T23:50:00.000-05:002009-02-02T23:50:00.000-05:00Ok there was way too much to read here, but as som...Ok there was way too much to read here, but as someone WHO WAS CUT A YEAR AGO, here is my experience (I'm 24):<BR/><BR/>1) As uncut, I never understood the phrase "get your di*k wet," as the head of the penis was moist and soft all the time. I NEVER GOT why GUYS would use lube for masturbation/hand-jobs!!!! ---Your penis will DRY UP like a peeled cucamber left uneaten for too long --- rubbing/touching it will be unpleasant and weird<BR/><BR/>2) In case you're wondering what all the "nerve endings" and sensitivity craze is all about, (such as whether it's simply feeling less during thrusting and lasting longer) YOUR ORGASMS -- WILL --- SUFFER!!! A LOT!<BR/><BR/>I used to YELL and SCREAM and SHOUT and now it has NUMBED like a permanent anesthesia! Oh, I still make a sound, but it's a FRACTION of previous orgasms. The most intense orgasm now is like "way below' what it was before I had my circumcision. <BR/><BR/>You can go ahead and argue and debate that your son won't know the difference. You can say that millions in the U.S. (who never knew the difference) enjoy sex, and that adult males don't regret doing it to their sons. But if you want to decrease how much your sons will feel doing sex go ahead and get them cut. <BR/> Illustration - my last orgasm, arousal and Plateau have been reduced since my circumcision. I can see a vast difference in the before and after.<BR/> Now if this is what you want for your son, then do this unnecessary surgery. Just remember, once a boy is cut... there is NO TURNING BACK.<BR/><BR/>Hope it was helpful.<BR/><BR/>~RSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-10128312201408791602009-02-02T16:10:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:10:00.000-05:00Oh I remember those days well. I agonized over Tr...Oh I remember those days well. I agonized over Tre and Jonathan...do I or don't I. Their father is NOT circumscised and he was totally FOR them being circumscised. I had the same doubts as you - they were going to CUT my day old baby! They were going to hurt him and cause him pain! I was so anxious about the whole thing. I had to be there when the doctor did it. I wanted to be there to make sure they didn't f*** up anything. I had a wonderful OB/GYN doctor who did it herself and yes, I was allowed there. She actually gave him something to numb the area and he cried initially but as soon as he was back in my arms he was alright. You're absolutely right though, it IS a personal decision and everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and decisions. Hugs to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-35295286890425722032009-02-01T18:35:00.000-05:002009-02-01T18:35:00.000-05:00Staci, your sons will thank you for it. Just make...Staci, your sons will thank you for it. Just make sure you protect them from uneducated people (doctors included) who might forcibly retract them.<BR/><BR/>In the unlikely case one of your sons wants his penis smaller and shorter, he can always get it done.<BR/><BR/>You made the right decision, no doubt about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-27182025116621595892009-02-01T15:53:00.000-05:002009-02-01T15:53:00.000-05:00Staci said... I have never blogged about this, but...Staci said... <BR/>I have never blogged about this, but I will tell you it has been the most anguished decision of my life and I had to make it twice. There is not one parenting decision I have ever made that I second-guess so much. But, like you, at the moment, I just simply couldn't stomach the thought of the procedure, so here they are... and I pray they don't hate me someday.<BR/>..................................<BR/><BR/>Stacy,<BR/>Stop worrying! I'm one of six brothers and our parents left us as Nature wanted...intact. We've thanked our parents a number of times for leaving us whole. None of us are interested in changing our genitalia - we're just grateful to have our 'original equipment.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-44299625026272236572009-02-01T02:09:00.000-05:002009-02-01T02:09:00.000-05:00I have never blogged about this, but I will tell y...I have never blogged about this, but I will tell you it has been the most anguished decision of my life and I had to make it twice. There is not one parenting decision I have ever made that I second-guess so much. But, like you, at the moment, I just simply couldn't stomach the thought of the procedure, so here they are... and I pray they don't hate me someday.the mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536278508991059301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-55883275438134250762009-01-31T21:59:00.000-05:002009-01-31T21:59:00.000-05:00I could go on at great length about the medical an...I could go on at great length about the medical and ethical arguments against male genital mutilation. Perhaps I will, in the future. But today I'm going to focus on a first-hand account of what it is like to experience/witness this barbaric procedure. I dare you to read it and defend it. I dare you. <BR/><BR/>(I essentially copied the following from the book Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition by Professor B.R. Boyd.)<BR/><BR/>What you are about to read is an account of the first circumcision witnessed by Marilyn Fayre Milos, during her training to become a nurse/midwife. The experience she describes launched her into her life’s work to end the circumcision of baby boys.<BR/><BR/>We students filed into the newborn nursery to find a baby strapped spread-eagle to a plastic board on a counter-top across the room. He was struggling against his restraints - tugging, whimpering, and then crying helplessly. <BR/><BR/>No one was tending the infant, but when I asked the instructor if I could comfort him, she said, “Wait till the doctor gets here.” I wondered how a teacher of the healing arts could watch someone suffer and not offer assistance. I wondered about the doctor’s power which could intimidate others from following protective instincts. <BR/><BR/>When he did arrive, I immediately asked the doctor if I could help the baby. He told me to put my finger into the baby’s mouth. I did, and the baby sucked. I stroked his little head and spoke softly to him. He began to relax, and was momentarily quiet. <BR/><BR/>The silence was broken by a piercing scream - the baby’s reaction to having his foreskin pinched and crushed as the doctor attached the clamp to his penis. <BR/><BR/>The shriek intensified when the doctor inserted an instrument between the foreskin and the head of the penis, tearing the two structures apart. <BR/><BR/>The baby started frantically shaking his head back and forth - the only part of his body free to move - as the doctor used another clamp to crush the foreskin lengthwise, where he then cut. This made the opening of the foreskin large enough to insert a circumcision instrument. <BR/><BR/>The baby began to gasp and choke, breathless from his shrill, continuous screams. My bottom lip began to quiver, tears filled my eyes and spilled over. I found my own sobs difficult to contain. <BR/><BR/>During the next stage of the surgery, the doctor crushed the foreskin against the circumcision instrument and then, finally, amputated it. The baby was limp, exhausted, spent. <BR/><BR/>I did not know what they had cut off, and I did not try to find out.<BR/><BR/>I had not been prepared, nothing could have prepared me, for this experience. <BR/><BR/>To see a part of this baby’s penis being cut off was devastating. <BR/><BR/>But even more shocking was the doctor’s comment, barely audible several octaves below the piercing screams of the baby: “There’s no medical reason for doing this.”<BR/><BR/>I couldn’t believe my ears, my stomach became weak, and I felt sick to my stomach. I couldn’t believe that medical professionals, dedicated to helping and healing, could inflict such unnecessary pain and anguish on innocent babies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39348810360839398652009-01-31T18:46:00.000-05:002009-01-31T18:46:00.000-05:00Sarcastica, nearly all men who ever "need" a circu...Sarcastica, nearly all men who ever "need" a circumcision later in life either do not actually need it, or damage was caused by improper care, or both.<BR/><BR/>In countries which intactness is the overwhelming norm, the concept of needing a circumcision for a medical reason later is almost unheard of. I've heard numbers from scandinavia of something like 1 in 12,000-15,000.<BR/><BR/>All you really need to do is protect your some from ignorant/improper care, and he'll be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53225313835002498012009-01-31T16:04:00.000-05:002009-01-31T16:04:00.000-05:00If the ultrasound is right and if the little nudge...If the ultrasound is right and if the little nudger currently beating the crap out of my uterus is a boy, then I have to face this decision...to do or not to do? <BR/><BR/>My entire family and my fiancee and HIS entire family all say; <B>do</B>. But I have no clue. <BR/><BR/>I'm torn.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand, like you mentioned...the idea of a blade so close to my baby and harming him when it doesn't NEED to be done, well I don't like that idea. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, my fiancee's entire family [of boys] has been circumcised, and the only one that wasn't ended up having to have the operation when he was 25 due to medical issues...and that's scary. You remember that. At least as a baby you don't remember it.<BR/><BR/>But I have NO CLUE. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-31876522480594549752009-01-31T15:17:00.000-05:002009-01-31T15:17:00.000-05:00I'm not a mother, but I would like to say that hav...I'm not a mother, but I would like to say that having sex with a guy who is intact(has his foreskin)has been unbelievably good.<BR/>I'm 24 and have had an active sex life since I was 17. Until I met Rob, I had never had sex with a natural guy.<BR/>It's hard to explain, but I sexually feel more of him, than I ever did with the previous six circumcised men. I think it has to do with him having a lot of extra skin on his penis - it's just great. He glides in me, where the previous men would grunt and groan trying to come. In some way, having sex with Rob is like having sex as Nature Intended.<BR/>If I should ever have a son, I will definitely not let anyone tamper with his penis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-62023874844907089472009-01-30T19:14:00.000-05:002009-01-30T19:14:00.000-05:00My husband and I went back and forth about this, t...My husband and I went back and forth about this, too. In the end, after much research, we decided to not circumsize our son. I have to say, every time I see him running around naked a breathe a sigh of relief that he was not cut upon. Two things helped form my decision. Dr. Fleiss' article on why circumcision is unnecessary, and statistically that more parents are choosing this path. The 2nd reason did not weigh as much in the decision, but it was reassuring to hear that the stats are 50/50 and 70(not)/50 here in S. California. This would, of course, be statistics from families that do not have a religious belief on the subject. <BR/><BR/>Good for you for writing about this. And, yes, bottom line...like all of this parenting stuff...it is SUCH a personal decision.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-52941239487952331992009-01-30T15:28:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:28:00.000-05:00The Cruelest Cut Then after the child is born some...The Cruelest Cut <BR/><BR/>Then after the child is born some cultural traditions circumcise the child and this is another violation of the baby, the baby has only just arrived and now they cut the skin of the child. The child is welcomed into the world by giants that erode the boundaries of the child as soon as it enters the world. <BR/><BR/>Jesus Christ was against circumcision and when the Apostles asked him about circumcision he replied that if you were meant to be circumcised then you would have been born like it from the mother. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Some people realize that circumcision is barbaric and has no place in the 21s century. "Jews Against Circumcision" also state that Rabbi Moses Maimonides himself acknowledged that circumcision is done to desensitize the penis and curb masturbation. Anyone that hurts a child in thought, word or deed is in contravention of the universal law of God. <BR/><BR/>TRADITIONS OF MEN <BR/><BR/>The bible also talks about traditions of men being a hollow and deceptive philosophy. <BR/><BR/>One might ask why then do religious people CUT their children in circumcision, circumcision is a tradition of man and not of God. God does not wish for any child to be harmed in anyway. <BR/><BR/><BR/>CHILDREN ARE NOT A COMMODITY <BR/><BR/>"Children are not a commodity, without love they become so. Parents are the guardians of the soul, a precious gem born to shine. It is the guardian’s responsibility to ensure that gem is not reshaped, but allowed to BE its natural state. Children are the supreme joy of human life’ from Sacred Words. <BR/><BR/><BR/>MEDICAL ASPECTS <BR/><BR/>"MGM (Male Genital Mutilation) is a cruel, painful, mutilating, torturous, violative act without valid medical benefit that not only contravenes the UN Charter but also violates every principle of human kindness and medical ethics in every civilized country in the world. The very foundation of modern medicine is "First, do no harm." Yet, circumcision does just that.<BR/><BR/>The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and equivalent organizations in Canada all state that routine circumcision is not medically justified.<BR/><BR/>Growing up, we heard the same myths that all of you have heard - it’s just a snip, it doesn’t hurt. Lies! They have attached EKGs and EEGs to babies during circumcision. Their blood pressure rises, their brain waves go off the chart, they writhe in pain, and they go into shock. It hurts, trust me.<BR/><BR/>Circumcision removes healthy, erogenous tissue. It has been estimated by Canadian researchers that up to 80% of a male's erogenous tissue is amputated during a circumcision.<BR/><BR/>We've also heard people say, “It’s cleaner.” If boys can learn to blow their nose, brush their teeth, and wipe their butts after using the toilet, they can learn to pull back their foreskin and wash. (Incidentally, the foreskin is normally attached to the Glans and may not separate until puberty. When this is the case, it should be left alone, not forcibly retracted)." http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.com/<BR/><BR/>http://www.birthpsychology.com/birthscene/circ.html#levensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-18897240783771662222009-01-30T08:17:00.000-05:002009-01-30T08:17:00.000-05:00There seems to be a lot of posters who didn't or w...There seems to be a lot of posters who didn't or wouldn't circumcise their sons. I think that is great. Although I don't think that should be a consideration, I hope people who are concerned with the 'look like others' will consider the response here. I look forward to the day when circumcision is forgotten like other parts of 18th century medicine or bronze age rituals.<BR/><BR/>I think the best way to do this is just what is being done here, talking about it and eliminating the overwhelming number of myths concerning intact boys. Since once people realize most of what they've grown up to believe is wrong, the decision is easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41268792252180274812009-01-30T01:05:00.000-05:002009-01-30T01:05:00.000-05:00This topic is so painful for me I can't read the c...This topic is so painful for me I can't read the comments. It hurts my heart too much. We did it to our son. We fought over it and he had his reasons and at the time they were compelling to him. I gave in and hated myself for my postpartum weakness. There are no excuses. It was a huge mistake and now we both regret it. Even him. If we could undo it we would. My biggest parental regret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-66947739831348666412009-01-29T23:42:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:42:00.000-05:00Paula said... I feel there is no right or wrong an...Paula said... <BR/>I feel there is no right or wrong answer on this topic - it is the parents decision to do what they feel is best for their son.<BR/><BR/>......................<BR/><BR/>Statements such as this are a projection to protect or relieve that individual of any responsibility for their actions or feelings.<BR/>If we accept, that babies are born perfect as Nature/God designed them to be - and that's how the vast majority of the people in the world see it - why would some parents think it's their right to interfere with Nature/God's design?<BR/>Wouldn't it be ingratiating on the parents part, if the parents decided it was their sons decision to decide how he wants his own penis to be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21787296316393097822009-01-29T23:17:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:17:00.000-05:00No one is aware of the deep implications and life-...No one is aware of the deep implications and life-long effect (of circumcision). All that takes place in the first days of life on the emotional level shapes the pattern of all future reactions. How could a being aggressed in this way, while totally helpless, develop into a relaxed, trusting person?<BR/><BR/>Dr. Frederick Leboyer<BR/>Birth Without Violence, 1975Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-2379868045219991912009-01-29T23:14:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:14:00.000-05:00Sex with a circumcised penis has been likened to '...Sex with a circumcised penis has been likened to 'trying to appreciate one of Goya's masterpieces by looking at a black and white photograph?' <BR/><BR/>Kenneth Purvis, M.D., Ph.D.<BR/>The Male Sexual Machine: An Owner's Manual,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80563354569433268842009-01-29T23:08:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:08:00.000-05:00So I’ve kind of been meaning to blog about this fo...So I’ve kind of been meaning to blog about this for awhile. I’m approaching this from a medical standpoint so it isn’t inappropriate or anything. It is just something I’m rather opinionated about.<BR/><BR/>Why is the US so obsessed with circumcision? I can see that it had its place in history, a time when bathing was a once a week event, but what about now? Why has this utterly barbaric and now obsolete practicing still being performed? It really perplexes me. After all, the US is about 65-70% cut and I know that the practicing Jew population does not come near to those numbers.<BR/><BR/>The procedure has already been shot down by many doctors. Having no foreskin does not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases, does not lower your chance of getting AIDS, nada. Foreskin just needs to be kept clean like any other part of the male body.<BR/><BR/>Another big reason people advocate for circumcision is purely for cosmetic reasons. Some people value having no skin on the penis (which was there PURPOSEFULLY). But if any woman wants to judge a man by that, I’d humbly ask her what part of her vagina she would like to give up. I don’t thing girls really understand that it is not some detachable body piece. The pain infant males go through is painful to watch. If you want to see, search up Penn and Teller’s BULLSH!T episode about the matter.<BR/><BR/>Am I against circumcision? No. There are valid medical reasons why it is performed in some cases. And what if a guy just wanted to be cut? Sure, whatever. But in those cases it can be a consenting male that willingly goes under the knife to get those results. Not an infant who is having an operation that will change his physical appearance for the rest of his life and something he has to deal with.<BR/><BR/>It is something people should really put more thought into. Don’t just do it because the “majority” does. America is one of the last countries still holding on to this spiteful surgery.<BR/><BR/>ps- I should clarify. I find nothing wrong with circumcisized penises. The problem lies in infants not having a CHOICE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-7180896372115730652009-01-29T22:56:00.000-05:002009-01-29T22:56:00.000-05:00Male Circumcision – Much More Than The Mutilation...Male Circumcision – Much More Than The Mutilation of Sexual Pleasure <BR/><BR/>By Jamie Glazov<BR/>FrontPageMagazine.com <BR/><BR/>THAT MALE CIRCUMCISION mutilates male sexual pleasure is a fact that has been thoroughly documented. It is unfortunate, therefore, that this anti-sexual savagery continues to be widely practiced in our own society. <BR/><BR/>Even more unfortunate is the fact that not only does male circumcision reduce male sexual pleasure, it also inflicts severe emotional and psychological damage upon its victims. Yet there is even more ignorance and indifference about this fact than about the anti-sexual component of male circumcision. <BR/><BR/>Don’t kid yourself: circumcision of the male foreskin, which is almost always inflicted without anesthesia, is extraordinarily painful and traumatic. Whether or not this violence is experienced by a newborn, a young child or an adolescent, the victim’s brain and emotional state is sharply and negatively affected.<BR/><BR/>Think about it: the penis is an organ that is connected to the operation of the brain and, aside from the overall objective of procreation, it is designed for the experience of sexual pleasure and the expression of love. So when it is mutilated with painful violence, the victim obviously suffers a permanent alteration of his normative brain development for the normal expression of sexual pleasure and love. All future experiences of genital pleasure involve, to certain degrees, the memory – even unconscious -- of severe pain. <BR/><BR/>Developmental neuropsychologist Dr. James Prescott has done extensive research into the neurological damage caused by circumcision. He has documented how the excruciating genital pain that is suffered, even "unconsciously," by a new-born male baby, has long-term, damaging consequences on his ability to separate the differences between pain and pleasure in love and intimate relationships. The brain system that has been designed for pleasure is, because of circumcision, encoded with pain. It is simply a fact that this reality disfigures subsequent experiences of pleasure -- and not just in the sexual context. <BR/><BR/>The blurring of pain and pleasure in the developing brain provides the foundation for many circumcised males to need pain in order to experience pleasure, or vice versa. It would not be unreasonable to argue, therefore, that much of the violence in a society could very well be rooted, in part, in the extent to which that society practices male circumcision. <BR/><BR/>Scientific studies have consistently shown that circumcision disrupts a child's behavioral development. Studies performed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine revealed that circumcision is followed by prolonged, distressed non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Because of the infliction of unbearable pain on their neural pathways, circumcised babies withdrew into a type of semi-coma that lasted for days and sometimes even weeks.<BR/><BR/>Numerous studies have confirmed that children and adolescents who experienced circumcision were terribly frightened during the assault and exhibited behavior problems after their circumcisions. Among the symptoms were stuttering, obsessive compulsive reactions, ticks and aggressive behavior. Psychological trauma also included the development of night terrors, temper tantrums and rage. In many children, suicidal impulses developed. Fear of authority was also greatly increased.<BR/><BR/>Studies have also shown that that circumcision adversely alters the brain's perception centers. Moreover, circumcised boys have been shown to have lower pain thresholds than girls or intact boys. <BR/><BR/>Male circumcision has been shown to disrupt the mother-infant bond during the crucial period after birth.<BR/><BR/>But we know how crucial this bonding is, especially in terms of what we know about how developmental deprivation of affection in the maternal-infant relationship leads to future violent destructive behavior in the child-turned-adult.<BR/><BR/>Neuronal damage occurs in babies who are deprived of maternal affection. In other words, even if a mother gives her circumcised baby affection, there is evidence to suggest that this dynamic is often distorted because of the effect of the circumcision itself – in terms of how the baby is able to receive affection after being the victim of excruciating violent pain.<BR/><BR/>The point here is that circumcision prevents the normal sensory stimulation of the brain and emotional well-being, which is essential for normal human development and function. <BR/><BR/>Let us also keep in mind that, in many cases, circumcision literally destroys an individual’s life. Many boys, for instance, have been transformed into girls because their circumcisions went wrong.<BR/><BR/>It would be silly, of course, to suggest that all males who are circumcised are sociopaths or psychopaths. That is simply ridiculous and we know better. But that is not the point. The point is that, in terms of what medical science tells us about the genitalia’s relationship with who we are, perhaps we should begin to think twice about mutilating our baby boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-18212993143516045842009-01-29T19:53:00.000-05:002009-01-29T19:53:00.000-05:00My hubby is circumcised. All four of our sons are...My hubby is circumcised. All four of our sons are circumcised. I feel there is no right or wrong answer on this topic - it is the parents decision to do what they feel is best for their son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-57343229873051927062009-01-29T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-29T16:03:00.000-05:00I forgot to add that it's my thinkging that many o...I forgot to add that it's my thinkging that many of the later in life circumcisions came about due to misinformation about how to properly care for the intact foreskin, leading to problems and infections. From the D.O.C. website, in Finland, where they don't do newborn circ, the risk of needing a circ later is is one in sixteen thousand, six hundred sixty-seven (1/16,667).Avonleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207506579954260744noreply@blogger.com