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I'm glad you added the edit. It's pretty rare that people decide they are unhappy with how they've been their whole life, and if they really hate it, there are procedures either way to get the affect they want.
I have to say, though, ingrown nails vs. AIDS and STDs? Not really a good arguement there.

That's what I just said.

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It's not like a guy will grow a forest in his foreskin...

Have you ever smelled a gauged piercing? They REEK. Badly. And it isn't because of lymph fluid or anything. Even completely healed large piercings stink. Why? Because moisture and dirt and crap get caught in there.

I know men who don't even touch their genitals in the shower. They just wash their hair and get out. Imagine traces of urine and dirt and sweat sitting in the folds of your foreskin. It'll smell horrible.

So... serious infection might not be a huge issue in today's society... but there's a good chance that with less than standard cleanings, you'll end up with a smelly d**k.

As far as the "they should choose" idea. Sure. I don't care. But a lot of people are treating this like "Don't pierce your babys ears! Let them choose!".. like it's no different.

Meh. Not exactly sure what my point is. I need to get more sleep.

And thats why...guys...PLEASE do not get a Prince Albert gonk xd Seriously...a fuggin piercing -through- your p***s? No gonk If my boyfriend ever thought of getting one of those id slap him into next century, however, he has NO intention of getting anything pierced in south-ville, so yeah razz

Back on topic. If i ever have any children (thats a BIG IF) and it was a boy, I would never get him circumsized. One- because I do not belong to any religions that mandate it. Two- because I am not going to cut off the skin on my childs p***s just to make it look "cuter" or any of the other reasons people have it done.(many people could argue that piercing a childs ears when they are little is also mutilating, but i have a different opinion on piercings as opposed to actually cutting off and removing the skin on a boy's p***s. I would still wait for my child to decide to have their ears pierced) Honestly, you are mutilating your child for COSMETIC appeal? A p***s, is a p***s, circumsized or not. To me, all penises are beautiful. Thats actually kind of cruel...would you cut your child's ears off because they stuck out and you didnt think they looked good? No, so dont cut the foreskin off to make their p***s look cuter. I personally like uncircumsized better.

To debate the risks of contracting STDs and aids, or developing a Urinary tract infection, those risks have a minimal difference between circumsized and uncircumsized, from what I've heard. As far as cleaning goes, its not that hard to teach your boy just to take a minute or two to retract his foreskin to clean it. Some guys dont even do that, but I dont think it affects them too adversely as opposed to circumsized. neutral There isnt really going to be too much of a build-up under the foreskin when theyre little anyways because they havent started to secrete the kind of fluids that pubescent boys and adult men do. By then the foreskin is much easier to retract.

If there are any statements i made concerning scientific facts or studies that I got wrong, please tell me so. Because of that I usually try not to quote scientific studies or facts because sometimes I do get them wrong and I would rather save face than have someone banter on about me being incorrect.

I've seen medical circumcisions and they're horrific. I don't understand why they're so damned stretched-out - when a Jewish boy is being circumcised, typically, it's by a licensed mohel and thirty seconds after it's started, it's all over except the tears.

Comparing one to the other, I'm so glad I'm Jewish. neutral