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a Personal Question For the Men... Posted: 03-01-07 23:38pm
Out of pure curiosity...how many men men
are circumcised? I know it's a personal
question,but this is an anonymous vote!
I'm curious to see how popular
circumcision is nowadays...I am sure other
people are as well!
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Tylanas
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Re: a Personal Question For the Men... Posted: 03-02-07 00:25am
coffeegrl
wrote:
Out of pure curiosity...how
many men men are circumcised? I know it's
a personal question,but this is an
anonymous vote!
I'm curious to see how popular
circumcision is nowadays...I am sure other
people are as
well!
Can I vote for my bf? lol. He doesn't come
to these forums.
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coffeegrl
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Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 32 Location: Ontario,Canada
Posted: 03-02-07 00:29am
lol!! sure
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spooled2k3
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Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 49 Location: chicago
Posted: 03-02-07 00:57am
I was circumcised as a newborn. Until
recently, I didn't know much better.. I
knew there were cut people and intact
people but didn't really know much about
it. I personally think that is females
are protected from mutilation of their
genitals, that men should be too.
I personally would like to hang the
person that said i should be cut (my
parents) and the doctor that did it. Its
a stupid way for them to make money by
cutting off the sensitive/protective
tissue on the penis.
I have spent countless hours researching
the history of circumcision in America and
there is not a single good reason for it.
Doesn't help prevent STD. Other factors
that go with it do. Like the frequency of
condom use on intact vs cut males.
What do you females think about it?
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spooled2k3
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Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 49 Location: chicago
Posted: 03-02-07 01:00am
as far as how popular it is.. This isn't
the best place to find that statistic out.
I would say that 50 - 60 percent of all
newborns in America are still being cut,
its down from near 80% in the late 80's
where that was a sharp decline, mainly in
western America.
Midwest states still have the highest
rates for neonatal circumcision.
IMO, Hopefully one day it will either be
illegal or just come to an end.
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Auzzie_Wanting_To_Help
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Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 214 Location: Australia
Posted: 03-02-07 01:08am
hey spooked.....why do you hate it so
much??? Has it affected your life in any
way???
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spooled2k3
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Posted: 03-02-07 01:30am
Auzzie_Wanting_To_Help
wrote:
hey spooked.....why do you
hate it so much??? Has it affected your
life in any
way???
That's good question. I hate it because
I feel as though something was taken from
me, which could help me out now.
My penis functions 'normally' <- minus
the protection of FS
I said it could help me out because until
you have experienced the glands of the
penis being covered you will never fully
understand what the fs does. Many
circumcised men dont get it, they are
happy with their sex life and happy with
how the penis look/functions and most dont
realize the constant rubbing of the head
of the penis on clothing like boxers or
any other underwear.
Most of my days involve a lot of walking
at the office. When the glands are
exposed and rubbing OH my god, it hurts.
When they are covered you dont have that..
Cutting off the foreskin is like removing
the protective layer of the penis.
I also said i hate it because i feel
asthough something was taken from me.
Something That I want, something that I
never would have given permission to be
cut off. My theory is this.. If its not
broken, dont fix it.
If i ever have a male child, I would leave
that decision up to them.
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HealthySex
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Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 03-03-07 06:23am
Yes, I am circumcised. I would say that
I'm happy about it, but I think that's
strictly for aesthetic reasons. However,
aesthetics are based on societal
preferences so it has no reason in logic.
That being said, I agree with Spooled.
Though it may not be as damaging as female
genital mutilation is, it is still an
mostly, unnecessary procedure and
therefore most definitely mutilation. I
don't hold ill will towards my parents or
doctor though. Especially since they are
just part of the system. People are not
infallible and will make mistakes and the
likelihood of mistakes increases when an
entire society considers it normal.
If I have a son I will not have him
circumcised. If a medical reason arises or
he decides to do so, then that is when it
will be done. The negatives of that are
that he (depending on age) will remember
the procedure, and can also remember
having foreskin and may wish he still had
it. However, not mutilating my son
unnecessarily outweighs those
possibilities.
Spooled, have you ever tried softer and/or
more supportive underwear? I used to have
some abrasive underwear that I noticed
when doing exercises such as jumping
jacks. I replaced those rather quickly as
they were quite irritating. Feel the
underwear before you buy it.
Secondly, by your anger I would assume you
have researched it, but if not...do you
know that there are ways to restore your
foreskin? It could take years to complete
the process, but it is possible. It's just
skin and it can be stretched and
multiplied, just like when people gain
weight. It may not be exactly the same as
there might be some frenulum snipping
during circumcision, but it will still be
natural skin covering your glans. If you
haven't heard of it, do some research.
There are several different products
available to help with foreskin
restoration, from tape to weights, etc. I
couldn't tell you which one is best, so
definitely do some research.
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spooled2k3
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Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 49 Location: chicago
Posted: 03-04-07 17:52pm
Although it does make me angry that it was
done.. Its not something that i wont talk
to my parents about I just wish that, as
you said, they would not follow in the
norms of society. I once asked my parents
why it was done, the answer i got was
because thats what society does.. That in
itself is what made me mad.. there was not
reason for it..no infections, not issues
but simply just because. Im not a person
who does things just because.. but thats
me not them.
I have research the topic of restoration.
Actually i am in the process. I know you
wont get the real thing back, but you can
get something that is close depending on
how you were cut. If you have alot of
inner skin you glands will still stay
covered and by moist like it was intended
to be. You also will not get the muscle
band back, but with time the skin will
stay in place on its own
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