Also please mention your reasoning behind your decision. It is not so common in my home country - so I didn't know much about it. But he will be born/living in US. So I want to do the right thing by him/his future.
Coming from Europe, I really don’t get why this is necessary at all.
You should have asked where people are from. Tech community are not a representative sample of US population, as majority are recent immigrants.
Also most here are indians who do not circumcised.
It’s medically neutral, but it will give him a +5 defense buff against future dates who are toxic, pretentious, in-your-face, anti-religious motor mouths.
Yes, circumcised kids for sure. It’s cleaner, and looks better - there are enough studies showing how it helps lower several different infection/disease risks. Is it mutilation - sure, why not. So are earrings and tattoos - I’m not against those either.
Those who oppose to that are like people who dont believe in vaccinations
It also greatly reduces sensation/functionality. All one needs to do is shower to stave off disease,. Looks better? Lol. It looks all the same when erect which is the only time anyone else needs to see it. And, yes, body cartoons and piercings are stupid too
Disclosure: I am circed. My adult son is not. I gave him a choice once he was old enough to choose for himself. Lots of neurons lost. If you are male, think about how much sensation you get from your foreskin during sex. It is accurate that the greater amount of skin surface area means somewhat higher chance of picking up an STI, but one should be using barrier protection anyway if when having sex outside a monogamous LTR. This reduces the small additional risk to non measurable . The lone study about partners of uncircumcised having higher rates of cervical cancer from the 50s did not correct for promiscuity. The circumcised populations in that oft cited study was heavily biased towards a sexually conservative Jewish population, that had a lower exposure rate to HPV, the real culprit. Many later studies have refuted the conclusion of that one study. Bottom line is why make the choice for your child before they have a voice? Let them decide when they are older. Put away the money you save by not having it done. By the time the child is 18 the fund will be large enough to pay for elective surgery if they choose to have it.
If I didn't have it at birth I'd opt out... I can't imagine being old enough to decide for myself and dealing with the pain. That being said I am and so are my 2 boys
That hardly seems fair to any of you. Sorry to hear
Genital mutilation is a abhorrent whether it’s a male of female. Can’t believe it’s still accepted under the guise of religion or culture
Comparing female genital mutilation and male circumcision is so disingenuous and it’s why this thread can’t have good discussion.
There are many different types of female circumcision. It’s disingenuous to lump. them all together. Some are radical where they remove the entire inner labia, clit and clitoral hood. In others, all they do is trim back the clitoral hood, which is JUST like male circumcision .
Circumcised looks better is what I got from many of my dates. I'm but it's just a preference and there's no right/wrong in that.
True story: Made out with a girl in a bar, took her home, about to have sex. She stopped me because I am not circumcised. Repeated one other time. Both occasions with white girl. My advice: you better circumcised your kid if you/your kid plan to stay in US. (Disclaimer: I am not marrried nor have kids)
Half the responses on here are from ppl bitter about getting theirs chopped off
Wow, you must have seen so many di**s and listened to their bitterness :P
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An archaic practice, and surgical mutilation. An obscenity, touted for cleanliness (perhaps when there were no showers and baths for only the wealthy), 'to look like' and so on. Dancing machinations of the ill informed, punishing themselves in generational, circled lock. (no)
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Why so salty?