Circumcision

With the uncovering of the injustice of racism, homophobia, and the gender binary, I'm surprised that the issue of male circumcision hasn't come to light. I am against circumcision (not counting voluntary circumcision as an adult) and I am confused why anyone isn't.

Basically, when an XY child is born, the parents get to make a decision; Whether to circumcise or not. When the baby is circumcised, its foreskin is removed in a safe medical procedure. About 8/10 penises in USA are circumcised, and 3/10 in the whole world.

There are several reasons one might circumcise their child and I'm about to explain why each one is stupid. "It's more hygienic and smells better that way." Not true. To clean the head of an uncircumcised penis, there are two steps: Pull back the foreskin, and rinse. The foreskin actually helps the penis stay cleaner by protecting it from dirt and bacteria. "It looks better that way." Well that's dumb. Obviously butt implants make a person's ass look better but it's not like I'm going to send in my baby to surgery to get that big booty. Your personal preference does not give you the right to cut off part of your baby, right? There's no way that logic flies, right? There's no reason circumcision needs to still exist, right?

But sadly, the most common reason to circumcise is tradition. "His dad's circumcised, so he should be too." Wrong! Genital mutilation is not genetic!

So here are the benefits of foreskin. Under the foreskin is a mucus membrane (wet all the time) and that mucus keeps the head of the penis safe and protected and cozy in its little blankie. When you cut it off, the head of the penis becomes desensitized and dry, which makes it very vulnerable and actually lessens sexual pleasure.

The most obvious disclaimer of all, I certainly hope, is that a baby is unable to give consent. Basically, if you circumcise your child you are literally cutting off a part of their body before they are able to talk. You solely are making the decision that they don't get to have a foreskin even if they want one. Why? WHy do wE DO ThiS! If a parent were to get their newborn's ears pierced they would be faced with all kinds of judgment and a knock on the door from Child Services, but when it comes to chopping of parts of penises (an action that is more painful and much more permanent) nobody blinks an eye.

Please do not do this to your child. Please just let your poor kid's penis be. Mother nature knows what she's doing.

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