Iceland to ban male circumcision

[DiscoVenus 17]

2 hours ago, South Blonde said:

To those of you who are worried about losing sensibility and stuff... As a guy who's had sex before and after getting circumcised I can assure you it doesn't change that much. It just takes longer to get aroused. That's it.

As long as health reasons are concerned, it's been proven that circumcision has a lot of pros when it comes to overall hygiene and and incidence of STDs and other diseases.

Just because you want your foreskin back for some reason, that doesn't change the fact that circumcision is really helpful and should be considered as a way to treat and cure phimosis and other health problems. Creams and stuff won't help you in the long run.

And please do not act like a doctor if you aren't one and do not act entitled just because you went through this surgery as a baby. If you don't really know what is it like to have or not have a foreskin, stop being judgemental.

However, if you're willing to do it for aesthetic or religious reasons, I don't really blame you. Honestly I don't care. Just keep in mind that you only have one penis (hopefully) so be careful...

If by "health reasons" you mean stuff that can be prevented by WASHING it, it's completely unnecessary. If circumcision is used to treat things like phimosis (or living somewhere where STIs are so rampant it's VERY necessary) that's all it should be for. Parents wanting to change someone's body because of their beliefs or because of aesthetics (which is weird people would want to change a baby's body to look "better") shouldn't be above the child's rights 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

8 hours ago, IndieKylie said:

I had a friend who had to get circumcised for the same reason. He was able to keep some of the foreskin, so it's almost like they took 75% off so he could properly clean under it and stop any discomfort. That being said, his penis doesn't look entirely appealing with a partial circumcision. Visually I say keep it or remove it. But, this choice at the end of the day shouldn't be an aesthetic one. 

 

How do you know what his looks like?  

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Also #MyPenisMyChoice

[sarahb 17,205]

I just want to point out that male circumcision and female circumcision are NOT equivalent to each other.

[South Blonde 6,363]

19 minutes ago, DiscoVenus said:

If by "health reasons" you mean stuff that can be prevented by WASHING it, it's completely unnecessary. If circumcision is used to treat things like phimosis (or living somewhere where STIs are so rampant it's VERY necessary) that's all it should be for. Parents wanting to change someone's body because of their beliefs or because of aesthetics (which is weird people would want to change a baby's body to look "better") shouldn't be above the child's rights 

Of course I was talking about serious issues. It's still a surgery, it should not be taken lightly... 

[Bebe 17,289]

1 minute ago, sarahb said:

I just want to point out that male circumcision and female circumcision are NOT equivalent to each other.

Totally not equivalent I agree, thanks for pointing it out. I mean FGM, in certain forms, can lead to fatal bleeding, chronic pain and a whole list of serious health complications. It's a far more complicated and dangerous procedure that can lead to far more common, serious and long lasting complications. When a clitoridectomy is performed, the equivalent for men would be having the entire head of their penis removed.

I think the constant comparison between the two is unhelpful for the side against infant/child circumcision because most people, I think, realise there is a world of difference between the two.

That's not me defending early circumcision, which I think is ethically problematic and shouldn't be practiced, it's just that treating the two as the same diminishes the trauma of FGM that is undoubtedly far more pronounced and severe. 

[Vergil 2,296]

3 hours ago, RadioIsOurs said:

That's sad, I assume you're American, where everyone's unnatural?

Imagine only being exposed to guys with no dicks...

Eww i prefer guys with no dicks! 

You assumed wrong. I barely speak English. Ooops. 

And I was just joking.

i don’t get the rest of your post but: yeah you’re right. 

[Economy 52,864]

6 years in prison tho? Jim I agree with the ban actually but I think 6 years is a little excessive

[Werk 13,166]

12 hours ago, Melech said:

so y'all better give me that hit thread

 

 

9 pages so I guess you've been blessed by male circumcision. Truly erotic and magical 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

1 hour ago, Economy said:

6 years in prison tho? Jim I agree with the ban actually but I think 6 years is a little excessive

6 whole years

[Stevo 708]

Doesn't circumcision take away more sexual pleasure?

[Melech 9,900]

6 hours ago, sarahb said:

I just want to point out that male circumcision and female circumcision are NOT equivalent to each other.

I think no one except some politician said that. But the argument that because A does more harm than B, doesn't mean that B is not harmful. 

[sarahb 17,205]

31 minutes ago, Melech said:

I think no one except some politician said that. But the argument that because A does more harm than B, doesn't mean that B is not harmful. 

Oh yeah absolutely. Just that I've seen the comparison made in several places though and like @Fable said, it weakens the argument against infant male circumcisions. Also if people aren't familiar with what female circumcision involves, they might think it's no worse than male ones. 

[Melech 9,900]

13 minutes ago, sarahb said:

Oh yeah absolutely. Just that I've seen the comparison made in several places though and like @Fable said, it weakens the argument against infant male circumcisions. Also if people aren't familiar with what female circumcision involves, they might think it's no worse than male ones. 

Yeah, I was just pointing that out cause I have seen people using that argument to proof that male circumsition in general is okay

 

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They’re over uncut is ugly