Circumcision is a controversial topic  and we here at BluntMoms love a good debate.

There are movements out there comparing the circumcision of newborn male babies to child abuse .  Public health officials actively discourage and shame parents who choose to circumcise and the procedure is no longer covered by some provincial medical plans. Don’t even think about bringing up the issue at book club unless you are prepared for full scale warfare.

 Me? I’m proudly pro-circumcision. My boys’ dad is Jewish and although he is a non-practicing, bacon-loving Jew, it was extremely important to him that our boys be circumcised. He felt strongly that his boys be “like Dad” in the dong department, that he honour his Jewish heritage and that we take measures to reduce their chances for infection later in life.
In Canada, circumcising your newborn is done is a private clinic and is efficient, painless and safe. It can be a little traumatic; not for the baby but for the parents. No sane parent wants to see their child in pain, if only for a moment. Both of my boys cried once during the procedure then promptly fell asleep. There were no complications, or infections and the follow up visit to remove the bandage and gauge healing was equally painless. In fact, it was quite funny as there is a certain renowned doctor who who uses the follow up visit as an opportunity to remind exhausted, sleep-deprived parents of his vasectomy practice as he tends to your newborn.
All of my friends who chose to circumcise their babies had similar experiences. And that I believe, is the key word: choice. It was our choice to circumcise our boys just as it was our choice to put them in soccer instead of softball or have them vaccinated or letting polio take them.  We did our research and made informed, educated decisions that would affect our children’s future and we are confident we made the right choices for our family.
As for those people who try to compare male circumcision to female circumcision, I call bullshit. You can’t rationally compare the sterile, safe and humane circumcision of a barely conscious newborn to the barbaric mutilation of a girl’s genitalia. Female circumcision is practiced in misogynist countries, usually when a girl begins to menstruate, on the cusp of womanhood and can no longer be trusted to be obedient and remain chaste. It is a blatant act of aggression to control a woman’s sexual urges and discourage her from masturbation, experimentation and straying from her marriage. There are no health benefits of female circumcision. Female circumcision involves the removal of the external female genitalia and is usually done with an unsterilized, rudimentary tool. It can be so traumatic, physically and emotionally, that most women can never enjoy sexual intercourse, experience intense pain during urination,and can develop infections, cysts or suffer from infertility, extreme bleeding or in some cases death.
Heavy stuff, right? To lighten the mood, I’ll tell you that I have my own reasons for being pro-circumcision: a circumcised penis is, to me, an attractive penis. My sexual partners prior to marriage were circumcised. My husband, needless to say, was circumcised. My first encounter with a non-circumcised penis after my divorce was something out of American Horror Story. I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing. It was just…wrong. Like a snake in a sweater or one of those one eyed worms from “Dune.” I tried to master it the same way I learned to drive a manual stick, but one move in the wrong direction at the wrong speed and things would just….stall.
I couldn’t stop thinking about what might lie beneath that loose layer of lubricated skin: dirt, sweat, worse. It’s been some time since that terrifying encounter yet I still shudder at the memory.
Call me racist, sexist, shallow, cock-ist whatever but I. Just. Can’t. Truth is I wouldn’t touch an uncircumcised penis with your vagina, ladies. Hopefully my future daughters-in-law will feel the same way.
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47 Comments

  1. We didn’t. Daddy isn’t…most of his friends aren’t. My husband is the cleanest man I know. You could eat off his foreskin. Ba dump bump. I’m teaching my son to clean his penis so that its not a zone of dirtiness. No dunking needed for him. Any penis that isn’t cleaned is going to be a zone of infection…foreskin or not.

    There is a reason in my mind that circumcision is really only prevalent in North America outside of the Jewish religion. Its cosmetic. Like piercing your newborns ears…a practice I also abhor. If he wants to go foreskinless when he gets older…more power to him. And I couldn’t rationalize strapping my son to a bed so the tip of his dinkie was cut off.

    And my husband probably would have left me if I said I wanted it done. He’s pretty proud of his shrouded manliness. And I must say…I’m pretty fond of it myself.

    • I also got my son circumcised!A high and tight with no frenulum, many moms may disagree and that’s completely normal but I won’t change my stance on this.It’s MUCH more attractive and hygienic than if he went uncut, he also could’ve suffered from future problems by his foreskin, I’m also sure it will help with his future partners as he may have lost sensitivity but will still be able to enjoy sex, with the only difference that he will last longer in sec satisfying his lucky wife or husband.I’m all for it as in the post and would recommend it to any mom who is wondering what to choose!

      • A lot of people are turned off by large labia minora. The law doesn’t allow us to take blades to our girls, but if it did would you trim your daughter one day so she’d be more attractive to her “lucky” husband or wife? Cutting off that “excess skin” would reduce smegma in your daughter just as it would in your son – so more “hygienic,” as you say. (Soap is an alternative to a blade – for boys and girls.) While you’re at it, get your little girl a clitoral hood (ie, foreskin) reduction. That way, her clitoris can be chafed and rubbed by her clothing as a teenager and allowed to dry out a bit. This will ensure that she too will take longer to orgasm, therefore synching her up with a male partner whose sensitivity was intentionally reduced by his mother so he’d last longer for his future sex partners. (That’s the most disturbing part of Victoria’s post.)

        Or, you could stop putting blades to childrens’ genitals altogether. I hear sex works really well as nature intended it.

        Too late for me and, apparently, too late for your boys (You have said you won’t change your stance.). But for anybody else reading this who hasn’t yet made a decision, please know that many men wish this had not been done to them. And if you’re going to do it, please don’t do it for something as shallow and thoughtless as cosmetics or what your son’s future partners might (MIGHT!) think. With the rates of this barbarous procedure dropping steadily, there’s a great chance your son’s first lover might be SURPRISED (and, dare I say, turned off?) by seeing a penis with a scar running around it.

        The mere fact that people spend so much time debating this issue (which, if decided in favor of “Yes, circumcise,” is irreparable) should, I suggest, persuade parents to “No, don’t circumcise.” If your son decides for himself that healthy tissue on his body (with myriad functions) should be removed, then that’s his call and he can make it. Let one of your first acts of love toward your boy be permitting him to decide for himself whether his body should be altered in this most personal and permanent of ways.

      • A lot of people are turned off by large labia minora (look at the booming labiaplasty business). The law doesn’t allow us to take blades to our girls, but if it did would you trim your daughter one day so she’d be more attractive to her “lucky” husband or wife? Cutting off that “excess” skin would reduce smegma in your daughter just as it would in your son – i.e., more “hygienic,” as you say. (Soap is an alternative to a blade, FYI – for boys and girls.) While you’re at it, get your little girl a clitoral hood (i.e., foreskin) reduction. That way, her clitoris (which, by the way, comes from the same place in a developing human as the glans penis) can be chafed and rubbed by her underwear and allowed to dry out a bit. This will ensure that she, too, will take longer to orgasm, therefore synching her up with a male partner whose sensitivity was purposefully reduced so he’d last longer for his future sex partners. (That was, by far, the most disturbing part of Victoria’s post.)

        Or you could just not put blades to ANY child’s genitals, boy or girl. I hear sex works really well as evolution designed it.

        It’s too late for me and, apparently, for Victoria’s boys (“I won’t change my stance on this”). But for anybody who hasn’t decided, please know that many men wish this choice had not been made for them. But if you make this choice, please don’t do it for something as shallow and thoughtless as cosmetics or what your son’s future partners might (MIGHT!) think. With the rates of this barbarous procedure dropping steadily, there’s a good chance your son’s first lover might be SUPRISED (and, dare I say, turned off) by seeing a penis with a scar running around it.

        The mere fact that people spend so much time debating this issue (which, if decided in favor of “Yes, circumcise,” is irreparable) should, I suggest, persuade parents to choose “No, don’t circumcise.” If your son decides for himself that healthy tissue (with myriad functions) should be removed from his body, then he can make that decision for himself. Let one of your first acts of love toward your boy be permitting him to decide for himself whether his body should be altered in this most personal and permanent of ways.

  2. You said it Reply

    Skin is in. You took the words right out of my mouth and especially the ear piercing thing. Once my boys are older they can decide for themselves whether to snip or not, same with piercings and tattoos. However I won’t force my kids to any of the above for purely cosmetic reasons.

  3. This article is nonsense. There is no reason to perform this babaric and medically pointless ritual.

    THe operative word is CHOICE. You’re trimming off erogenous skin from the genitalia of a newborn.

    How many men ‘opt’ to do this later in life. Virtually none.

  4. I’ve had to make this decision twice now, and both times I strongly considered my options. Between the reports of my step-mother, who works in a private clinic and is present for these procedures, the research I’ve done regarding potential infection risk, cleanliness and aesthetics, I quite frankly, couldn’t agree to do this.

    My step-mother, who had her own son circumcised, btw, told me of the horrors of having to strap the baby boys into the contraptions, trying to soothe them. Sterilizing their little penises and even with the freezing options, the painful screams that come afterwards. She said there is NO WAY that it is a painless procedure, and given her vast experience and personal choice, I believe her.

    Not only does circumcision remove over 40,000 nerve endings from the tip of the infant’s penis (if done correctly) the risks of infection are far greater when there’s an open wound involved. The same way I am teaching my sons how to clean their ears, toes and other extremities, I will teach them how to clean their foreskin and the rest of their genitalia. The likelihood of having an issue (shortened foreskin, infection or otherwise) later in life that results in the need of a circumcision is VERY small compared to the risks of performing the procedure to begin with.

    If I had a daughter, I wouldn’t pierce her ears because an infant doesn’t understand why it hurts, nor can she decide what she wants cosmetically at that stage. I don’t know who she will grow up to be or like or how she’ll want to appear, so I can’t make that judgement call for her. This isn’t a haircut, it’s a permanent, non-reversible, cosmetic procedure. I wouldn’t have my child’s facial features altered (with the exception of something like a cleft palate etc.) surgically, so why would I do the same to their genitals?

    I didn’t make the decision based on sexual preference, I’ve been with both “types” of penis and quite frankly, it really makes no difference. Either way my child will not know what having sex without a foreskin is like if they’ve always had it and vice versa.

    The argument of having son look like daddy, in my personal opinion, is not valid to me. Although my sons’ father is intact, like them, and strongly advocated against circumcision, if we would’ve made another decision it wouldn’t have been difficult for me to explain the difference to my kids. In fact, to assume they can’t understand basic differences in physical appearance is underestimating their capabilities. In the same way that I will explain why their Dad’s skin is black and theirs is light and mine is the lightest, or we have some friends that are asian and some that are indian, I will do the same regarding why their penises may not look like other people’s penises. No two vaginas are alike and we certainly aren’t comparing, are we?

    The reason that this procedure has declined so much in recent years is because more and more people are researching and debunking the myth’s that have travelled through time with the procedure. The rates of increased change of HIV/STD’s are minimal, and really shouldn’t we be more focused on teaching our children about protected sex and contraceptives rather than why their penis is ever-so-slightly more likely to contract a disease or infection, should they come into contact with someone who carries it?

    For me, this whole argument is about how you approach it. If your main concern is how your child’s penis looks, what kind of message are you sending anyway? We spend so much time teaching our children that it’s okay to look, act, be different, but when it comes to their penises they’re all supposed to look the same? I don’t get it.

  5. I did a LOT of research on this knowing a boy was on the way. Outside of religious tradition (which is not rational pragmatic or scientific but influences people`s decisions) I could find no pragmatic reason to do it. Some friends did purely because Dad was.
    I wonder what the sausage fest in high school locker rooms will look like in the next 20 years. Many people opting out of the procedure.
    I don`t think I could have gone through with the actual event anyway though.

  6. Again, must empathize that it a CHOICE that parents make together. It is a personal choice that I will not be judged for anymore than I would allow someone to judge me for vaccinating my children.

    I am an educated, empathetic and well travelled person (who has seen the horror of female genitalia mutilation first hand) and I wouldn’t change my decision for the world. This is a procedure that has been practiced in Judaism for thousands of years. How about religious freedom? That some European countries – Norway & Sweden most recently – have proposed a ban on circumscion – is blatantly anti Semitic. Why isn’t THAT discussed?

    • I know this is an older post but just wanted to offer my two cents. I live in one of those countries and even though a ban has been proposed I don’t think it’s going to happen. The fact that some politicians try to post a bill banning circumcision doesn’t reflect the opinion of the people which is much more diverse. As a guy who chose adult circumcision at the age of 25 after my wife introduced the idea I think I’m one of an increasing number of men and women that find circumcision an improvement. I have never looked back an my wife digs it too and says it looks so much better and that it feels safer to have sex without the “hood” in terms of hygiene. When discussing on forums and such a high number of women state their preference of a circumcised member, what’s stated in public it’s not necessary the same as what they really prefer.

      • My girlfriend forced me to be circumcised when I was 22 y.o. just because she preferred so. I was against it but now I’m ok with it. Anyway, as a male, I think only women should decide about male circumcision, because wellness of women is more important than our foreskins. Moreover I admire moms who decide to circumcise their sons, because it’s surely a brave choice for a mom.

    • RighteousIndignation Reply

      empathetic people wouldn’t mutilate their own sons.
      nor anyone’s sons.
      you don’t get to claim to care about anyone while simultaneously pay someone else to maim their genitalia.

      That’s the opposite of caring, that’s nothing but hatred.

  7. I’m with you on religious freedom, and on the fact that it’s not comparable in scale or horror to female circumcision, but I’m sort of uncomfortable with the repeated comparison to vaccination and the intimation that uncircumcised men are unclean and undesirable.

  8. Lee Christie Reply

    Both my partner and I wanted our sons circumcised. We think it looks better and is easier to keep clean. My PARTNER HAS THE MOST GORGEOUS ‘HIGH CUT’ DICK AND WE WANTED OUR SONS TO GROW UP WITH PENISES THEY COULD BE PROUD OF. My oldest is 14 and he likes his penis the way it is.

    • I am more fortunate by far than most men in regard to circumcision. Not only was I circumcised at birth by a female MD (a rarity of sorts in the early 1970s) but my mother wanted to watch it and when I was ten she told me about it and how I did a lot of “screeching” during my circumcision and how at one point both she and the woman circumcising me both broke out into hilarious laughter. I doubt that I enjoyed it, but understood later the offensive tissue needed to be removed. After I graduated from high school I sent a thank you card to this woman who circumcised me as a baby and I got a nice response. As if all that wasn’t enough, though she was retired by then and having done 2,983 circumcisions, she later introduced me to a female OBGYN who I married less than a year later, and she executes lots of circumcisions frequently in a larger hospital. She speaks at women’s clubs and ladies church groups urging circumcision for all males. She is appalled that there are so many malcontent males grumbling over being circumcised “without their consent,” sure they were, but they aren’t entitled to any input, the medicos are the ones qualified to know the science which is heavily weighted in favor of this tissue being absent from society. My wife is always happiest coming home on days when she’s done one or more circumcisions on baby boys.

      • It means the scar is far back from the head. With infant circumcisions it tends to go with a tight circumcision where more skin was removed so there’s no looseness. Some techniques tend to be higher or tighter than others.

        When my son was circumcised his mother was worried about adhesions and asked the doctor to ensure there wouldn’t be any. He complied with a higher than average circ – the scar in my sons case is about mid shaft.

        • I did the same for my son’s, they are cut extremely tight no loose skin completely bare and exposed keeps the head clean and dry, scar half way back, very cute.

    • Me too, made sure both my son’s were circumcised high and tight, so cute and clean that way, much sexier and women prefer it that way.

  9. We circumcised our son because we thought everybody in the whole damn world was doing it and didn’t want our son to be the only one with extra skin on his penis. Honestly it never occurred to us to NOT circumcise. Now, 8 years later, I know that tons of communities and cultures don’t regularly practice circumcision. I see both sides now. But the deed is done, and my son’s penis happens to be super-adorable. Annnd I hope he never sees this comment.

    • Kristen, you are so weird. I love you, but you’re weird. And this comment was kind of mom-creepy. I think you should write a blog post about being mom-creepy now as penance.

    • Sandip Das Reply

      Circumcision of penis is not depending on any religious view.
      Circumcision is a medical and scientific procedure.

      There is no need to penis foreskin.It medically proved.

      Any kind of religious men can go for Circumcision.

      Circumcised penis has too much medical benifit.
      In India penis Circumcision is very rare among Hinduism.
      But there is no specific reason about penis Circumcision in Hindu Holy book.

      Many hindu men are Circumcised for various reasons.
      No one can’t tell that Circumcision of penis only for that particular religion.

      I am Hindu by faith yet my penis is Circumcised.
      Circumcised penis is so much better for multiple activities.

      Many of my Hindu friends are Circumcised in different ages or different reason.

      Circumcision of penis is continuing since ancient history.
      That time there were nothing religion in Earth.

      Circumcision has many health benefits beyond any controversy.

      No one can’t judge the religion to see the Circumcised penis.

      Statistics say everyday thousand of hindu men goes for Penis Circumcision.

      I am hindu boy but my penis is Circumcised.
      Being a Circumcised Hindu bou I really pleased.

      If necessary for Circumcision so it’s better to undergo Circumcision surgery with pleasure.

      I have no problem to being Circumcised such as belongs from Hindu religion.

      Each and every men needs penis Circumcision to think for future beyond religion.

      I am Hindu boy and Circumcised.

  10. I’m with you. We wanted our boys circumcised because that is our family’s tradition. We didn’t want to have to explain to them why they were different from Daddy. I think it comes down to a personal choice. But I agree, that they are prettier when they’re circumcised 😉

    • Lee Christie Reply

      And most women agree. I want my sons to feel confident about their bodies and by giving them a really good circumcision I think we have done the best for them. they seemt so think so too!

      • Most women? I can only assume you mean most women in America… There aren’t many men in Europe, outside of Muslim areas like Bosnia, that have the procedure done! And the numbers are thankfully dropping every year! There are genuinely no proven health benefits to it! I would never advocate banning it, but I absolutely 100% think it should be their choice, not the parents! I know several boys over here in the UK who were depressed in school due to the teasing they would get!

        • Laurie, the UK isn’t the US. If you lived in the Southeastern US, you would know that much of the US experiences subtropical heat, and humidity in the summer. The average daytime high temperature for London for the month of July, is the same as the average overnight LOW temperature for Atlanta, Georgia for July–72 degrees F. There are many other places in this and other regions as hot or hotter. As someone who grew up in the South before circumcision was as common in the region as it is now, especially amont adults, I can recall seeing any number of adult males “pick at themselves,” when they thought no one was looking (but alas, often someone was), something you don’t see now. The US in general is MUCH warmer than the UK. Even International Falls, Minnesota, which sometimes has the distinction of being the coldest place in the lower 48 states in the winter, has an average daytime high of 78 F for July.

  11. For my husband and I it came down to the same. My husband is circumcised and wanted our son to be the same, which I fully understand. I personally feel its cleaner and, my own opinion here, much nicer to look at. We wanted the best for our son, the most any parent can do for their children.

    • Mary: When I was expecting our son I talked to several friends and family members about what to do. Almost all said it was a good idea to go ahead for health reasons, his and any future partners. Vast majority of them had their boys done. Two women are nurses and they also believe it to be a good thing. We had it done and have never second guessed our decision. The guys told me that it is never even thought about, but they feel good about being circumcised.

  12. My Parents had me circumcised in 1955. As an only Son, I had myself sterilized, and went to court to change my name. My mother became an alcoholic, and committed suicide, and my 91 year old Father resides in a Nursing Home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, He has not seen me in over 40 years. The Father of my children is a Man with a foreskin, and my Son has a beautiful uncircumcised penis, as God intended!!!

  13. An uncircumcised penis is really a very ugly thing. It looks like an aardvark’s snout. No way would I want to go through life grossed out my own penis. Thank God (and my parents) that I was circumcised.

  14. I have to agree with the author of this article. We have decided to circumcise our son when he arrives… soon… in fact I kinda wish this pregnancy was already over. For us it was a simple decision. Hubs is circumcised so he wanted his son to be too, and for me, the cleanliness and health factors are something I agree with. Being from the UK I have experience with uncircumcised men and the difference I found when I met my husband was like night and day. So when it came to making the decision we both said yes.

  15. I agree with most mothers and their reasons to circumcise, although I choose not to remove my boy’s foreskin, and believe when my they are adults they can make up their own minds. My boy’s father whom I no longer see, had been circumcised at a young age. After meeting my current partner who has not had the snip, I started to enjoy sex again, and found intercourse to be more pleasing for me. I didn’t put this down to SO intact penis, but his higher girth. Is it wrong of me to base possible penis size in adulthood with choosing not to circumcise? And how close is the father son anatomy anyway? I do realize that circumcising a penis of average or higher girth would not make much of a difference. But a penis that is already of lower girth and then has skin removed, for condom sake! isn’t it better for them and future relationships that they keep all that they have? I remember my ex did have to his credit a larger end of that glands bit, that stuck out quite a bit higher than his thinner penis shaft, is this due to circumcision? Do we have to consider our partners, bite our pride and be blunt moms about this topic? Or is it impossible to tell what our sons will grow into?

  16. We won’t be circumcising our son. From what I see, the circumcised penis is becoming extinct. My husband and I go to (family rated) nude beaches and naturist resorts. My husband and daughter(3yo) love it there. Many families of various backgrounds and open minds at these places. For the boys under 3, I would say 90% are not circumcised. For the teenagers, I would say 30% are circumcised. For the men over 40, I would say 60% are circumcised.

    We have chosen not to cut our son (Daddy is uncut) because we feel it’s not necessary. Do you know how many babies have died from being circumcised. (In N. America)?
    What about penile deformities when the procedure isn’t done right??

    Oh… and as for getting HIV? Still not a reason…. or even the slightest concern for us.
    Breast cancer rates are much higher…. should I remove my daughter’s breasts when she hits puberty???

    Decision is yours,
    BEE

  17. I remind women that all men have differing opinions on circumcision. I suspect the majority of men are OK with being circ’d . I was circ’d while in my mid twenties by a urologist for pain while trying to retract. My wife had never commented on it but after I healed, she stated that she always wished that I would be. We now have a fantastic sex life and I cannot see any downside to it. I wished my parents had it taken care of earlier.

    • Not a mom. I was Circ’d as adult my choice and a hard one to make, no pun intended. I look at studies some opposed others in favor. There were so many conflicting views it was very confusing. My primary concerns were loss of sensation, pain, infection and bleeding. Eventually pro circumcision won out. There were many blogs that showed the entire procedure from day 1 to almost two years later and the men were proud of the result. Whereas many opposed web sites seemed like people who were stating negative aspects of circumcision that they were hearing second hand.. My wife was supportive and we found an excellent doctor who listened to my concerns and performed high a circumcision. He left the frenulum intact and placed to scar line a third of the way down. It been great no regrets. But after going through it i could see how things could go wrong and why its declined. Many opponents stress consent or the risks involved and those points r very valid. To parents who r confused id say wait let ur kid decide if its a huge moral debate. To parents who are in favor id recommend finding an experienced doctor, using a Gomco clamp and opting for a high circumcision leaving more of the inner foreskin, its very sensitive. I get frustrated with people who assume that everyone who is circumcised has issues, many of us are happy and better off because of it. In the past they were scaring people into having it done that their kid would suffer terrible infections etc, and now its the opposite, if u circumcised ur kid ur dooming them to a life time of erectile dysfunction bla bla. Either way is fine, I liked my foreskin but dont miss it either. Life goes on. .. Neat and Clean. Thnx

  18. Jennifer Whitelaw Reply

    What a good article. My son was born in January and I took him in to a clinic to get circumcised and I am so happy with my decision. I think circumcision makes the penis way better looking, and easier to keep clean. I have heard of men who need to get it done as adults. And I have heard of all the problems more common in uncircumcised men (smegma, tight foreskin, infections.) I liked that remark: do not touch one with your vagina, ladies.

  19. Saif Sultan Reply

    I’m so glad my mom had me and all my brothers circumcised. It looks so much better and is easier to keep clean.

  20. My son is masturbating always every time , i was by the doctor and he just told me to have a penectomy done.

    Which circumcision method would be the best option ?

    Are some harder methods possible than high and tight ?

    Or even than a Penectomy.

    My son is 4 years.

    I just told him a year to stop but he didn’t.

    And that is now in doctors opinion the last option.

  21. “basically women’s genitals are more important to women than men’s are to men” -this woman.
    no, they are equal because it’s the exact same crime.

  22. As someone who raised a son to mid teens un-cut, I can definitely say I would NOT do it again. IMO, boys should be circumcised. Period. Forget the philosophical and Look at the PRACTICAL issues. An old fashioned “baldy” is best for any boy.

  23. The pro-circ people in this thread are strikingly focused on cosmetics – specifically, the supposed ugliness of an “anteater” and the apparent beauty of a “baldy.” Some guys are turned off by large labia minora. But the ones who make jokes about “meat curtains” are rightly called crass and told to shut up. I can only imagine what one would say to a person who dared to suggest “trimming” little girls so they’d be “lean and tight” and, therefore, more pleasing to future sex partners. Some women with larger labia minora choose surgical solutions for this perceived cosmetic issue. Again, some WOMEN with larger labia minora CHOOSE…. We don’t restrain them as infants, stick a syringe of lidocaine between their legs, then start cutting. That, we say, would be criminal, barbaric, and a human rights violation.

    I was circumcised as an infant and wish I hadn’t been. There are many, many men like me. If you’re trying to decide “yes” or “no” on this issue, maybe consider the possibility that your son will grow up to believe something was taken from him that shouldn’t have been.

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