Even Jews Are Axeing Circumcision

[Strike For The South]

Lemur I love you but you really need to shake this whole circumscison thing. Its getting werid

[Lemur]

Lemur I love you but you really need to shake this whole circumscison thing. Its getting werid

What, I'm not allowed to add another fixation to the Backroom? Not every thread can be about abortion, religion, gun control, politics and the evil of Micronesia. Somebody's gotta stand up for the wang.

[HoreTore]

What, I'm not allowed to add another fixation to the Backroom? Not every thread can be about abortion, religion, gun control, politics and the evil of Micronesia. Somebody's gotta stand up for the wang.

I'll take a snip thread over a gun thread any day...

@Ichigo: Yeah, I kinda understood that... I contemplated a joke in response, but they were all to manly for me...

[Csargo]

I'll take a snip thread over a gun thread any day...

@Ichigo: Yeah, I kinda understood that... I contemplated a joke in response, but they were all to manly for me...

[Reverend Joe]

Lemur. Stop.

This topic is like radiation. It may not bring as much "badness" to the backroom as many other topics, but any addition of "badness" can universally be considered bad. So stop it.

[Kadagar_AV]

My point of view... as an atheist.

I believe anyone who feels like cutting in their penis should be allowed to do so.

However, doing it on someone who is newly born and doesnt have a say is in my view considered to be torture and should be prosecuted.

i have a friend whos parents are jewish... he however doesnt really fall for teh godstuff, and he kind of hate them for having cut his penis to shreds.

Mainly because the girls go "wtf is that" when they see it...

And of course, it makes the penis less sensitive, and I and probably any other man kind of likes a sensitive penis, for various reasons;)

So feel free to cut away, but forcing it on someone should be illegal.

EDIT: For me the question boils down to: who does the penis belong to? The child or the parents? For me the answer is simple.

[KukriKhan]

I haven't posted on penis-chopping in a while, so...

It's been at least (gasp) 34 days !!

For Gah's sake, don't cut your boys. The only way to end this madness is to choose the right thing when the time comes.

So this is now an advocacy thread vs an info/opinion-gathering thread. np.

I'm all for "Leave the body alone, as it was born and grows. Modifications can be done later, when the mind in that body can decide on its own."

I caught plenty o' hell for that stance with my first wife and our 2 daughters. They lobbied-pleaded-demanded-begged for pierced ears for the girls. I firmly refused, citing our mutually-agreed stance (as above).

10 days after our divorce, by phonecall, I was informed that both girls (age 7 and 2) had pierced ears. I sent solid gold, hypoallergenic earrings in response.

So much for memory lane. IMHO: if it were more advantageous to cut the foreskin, boys would by now be born without one. Let it be.

Full disclosure: I'm circumsized. My depression-era parents were big on the hygiene aspect.

[Goofball]

I believe anyone who feels like cutting in their penis should be allowed to do so.

However, doing it on someone who is newly born and doesnt have a say is in my view considered to be torture and should be prosecuted.

Really?

There are those among us (myself included) who believe that the medical and social benefits of circumcision are real and outweight any downside. For that reason, I had my son circumcised after he was born. I am not Jewish, so religion had nothing to do with my decision.

I was present during the whole process and quite frankly, my son seemed to go through less discomfort during the circumcision than he did when undergoing another medical process that his criminal father subjected him to against his will: vaccinations.

Still think I should be prosecuted?

i have a friend whos parents are jewish... he however doesnt really fall for teh godstuff, and he kind of hate them for having cut his penis to shreds.

Mainly because the girls go "wtf is that" when they see it...

Hmmm. Anecdotal, I know, but most women I know find uncircumcised penises to be unsightly.

[TinCow]

Somebody's gotta stand up for the wang.

Doesn't the wang stand up for itself?

Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week.

[Whacker]

Doesn't the wang stand up for itself?

Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week.

Oh noes! He's channeling Gregoshi! Someone get him the antidote quick before the puns get worse!!

[Gregoshi]

Doesn't the wang stand up for itself?

Thank you! Thank you!

Just what this thread needs - a stand up comic...

I'll be here all week.

...apparently on Viagra.

[Samurai Waki]

But with the rise of new Technology, in twenty or so years the damage done by circumcision may not be so much of a big deal. You can have your cake and eat it too (though I suggest against that).

[Blodrast]

But with the rise of new Technology, in twenty or so years the damage done by circumcision may not be so much of a big deal. You can have your cake and eat it too (though I suggest against that).

Saaaay, what do you know that the rest of us don't ? I sure hope that this Technology you speak of is not in the same boat with the one hinted at in all the emails for enlarging my manhood that I've been getting...

[CountArach]

Lemur I love you but you really need to shake this whole circumscison thing. Its getting werid

[Adrian II]

What, has no one mentioned the secret handshake, the blood sacrifices and the protocols of Zion yet?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I was born with a foreskin, cleaning the whole area is part of my daily hygine ritual, to be honest I can't imagine being comfortable in pants without it.

Besides, next time I have to dive out of a window naked and run down the street I have a funny feeling it will elicit fewer screams in it's current state. It also won't get so damb cold.

As far as cancer, well if a woman has her breasts and nipples removed that removes the chance of cancer completely.

Sound like a good idea? I mean, it's not like women need them in the modern age, is it?

[Bijo]

My short response follows:

I see no gain in removing the male genital foreskin nor do I see gain in a general belief, religion, or habitude, in doing so. One advantage I detect is possible increased easiness of cleaning. And perhaps there is the possibility of less sensitivity? If true, this could be regarded as some kind of advantage in certain situations.

Circumcision, disregarding Jews, Christians, or whomever applicable... why? Good day.