Are you circumsized?

dar512 · 11-04-2009, 10:29 AM

Religious reasons or health?

fargon · 11-04-2009, 11:02 AM

Health reasons.

Spexxvet · 11-04-2009, 11:50 AM

Who knows? Tradition?

monster · 11-04-2009, 12:01 PM

circumsized? Does that mean having someone measure the girth?

Sundae Girl · 11-04-2009, 01:45 PM

Interesting points here (another Cellar thread).

I'm still baffled by two Western nations (US & UK in my case) having such different attitudes.
Cut or uncut makes no difference to me - and neither grosses me out.

The only men I've known who have been cut have been for health reasons. And by health reasons I mean because of specific foreskin problems. Hygeine problems occur with cut and uncut men - that's not health, that's personal grooming.

Undertoad · 11-04-2009, 02:19 PM

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The only men I've known who have been cut have been for health reasons. And by health reasons I mean because of specific foreskin problems.

You mean

Phimosis

It seems common. I knew a guy with it. He said it was terrible. He said he would cut his son if he had one. Sure, just look at that picture.

SamIam · 11-04-2009, 06:39 PM

I've been with both. Can't say that I can tell any reason difference once we get down to doing the nasty.

Juniper · 11-04-2009, 10:32 PM

I never saw one that wasn't. Except in pictures. It's weird!

Elspode · 11-04-2009, 11:35 PM

I have no idea why I'm circumcised as it was done when I was born 53 years ago, and thankfully, I can't remember it. I'm pretty sure it wasn't religious, though, as we aren't Jewish.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-05-2009, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I've been with both. Can't say that I can tell any reason difference once we get down to doing the nasty.

I've been both, and I agree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

I'm pretty sure it wasn't religious, though, as we aren't Jewish.

But there's a good chance your Mom's doctor was.

morethanpretty · 11-05-2009, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

I have no idea why I'm circumcised as it was done when I was born 53 years ago, and thankfully, I can't remember it. I'm pretty sure it wasn't religious, though, as we aren't Jewish.

A lot of christians (that I know) practice circumcision too. Also, it could be that there is a belief that its somehow healthier, which I have no idea what the reasoning is behind that.

monster · 11-05-2009, 11:01 PM

christians don't do it for religion.

.... See what happens when you ban religeous education from schools....?

the health reasoning is...
(1) foreskinsa are harder to wash than no foreskins
(2) penile cancer is usually cancer of the foreskin. Remove foreskin, reduce risk....

xoxoxoBruce · 11-05-2009, 11:53 PM

At least that's what the Jewish doctors said.

monster · 11-06-2009, 08:14 AM

right. Except that wasn't the Jewish reasoning was to mark the chosen people as separate from the hoy polloy?

monster · 11-06-2009, 08:15 AM

But I guess as Jesus was a Jew, cutting makes you more in his image?

ooh sorry that was supposed to be an edit to the other post. now it looks like I'm talking to myself. well nothing new there, I guess.....

View Poll Results: Are you circumcised?
I am a circumsized male	15	65.22%
I am an uncircumsized male	2	8.70%
I am a woman, but didn't want to be left out	6	26.09%
I am a woman, and have had genital cutting	0	0%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

11-04-2009, 10:29 AM	#1
dar512 Just too white and nerdy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,778	Are you circumsized? Religious reasons or health? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-04-2009, 11:02 AM	#2
fargon Lecturer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 790	Health reasons. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I am the King of Nothingland I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

11-04-2009, 11:50 AM	#3
Spexxvet Pariah Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,716	Who knows? Tradition? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

11-04-2009, 12:01 PM	#4
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,502	circumsized? Does that mean having someone measure the girth? __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

11-04-2009, 01:45 PM	#5
Sundae Girl famously pink Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 10,630	Interesting points here (another Cellar thread). I'm still baffled by two Western nations (US & UK in my case) having such different attitudes. Cut or uncut makes no difference to me - and neither grosses me out. The only men I've known who have been cut have been for health reasons. And by health reasons I mean because of specific foreskin problems. Hygeine problems occur with cut and uncut men - that's not health, that's personal grooming. __________________ "It's all energy give and take anyway." T E H Shaw

11-04-2009, 06:39 PM	#7
SamIam Say! I like green eggs and ham! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: One step away from the Land of Enchantment Posts: 447	I've been with both. Can't say that I can tell any reason difference once we get down to doing the nasty. __________________ "Our life is what our thoughts make it." - Marcus Aurelius

11-04-2009, 10:32 PM	#8
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,076	I never saw one that wasn't. Except in pictures. It's weird!

11-04-2009, 11:35 PM	#9
Elspode O'er ripe and manky Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 11,735	I have no idea why I'm circumcised as it was done when I was born 53 years ago, and thankfully, I can't remember it. I'm pretty sure it wasn't religious, though, as we aren't Jewish. __________________ Peas and Logic, Patrick We are the other people...you're the other people, too. - FZ

11-05-2009, 11:01 PM	#12
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,502	christians don't do it for religion. .... See what happens when you ban religeous education from schools....? the health reasoning is... (1) foreskinsa are harder to wash than no foreskins (2) penile cancer is usually cancer of the foreskin. Remove foreskin, reduce risk.... __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

11-05-2009, 11:53 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 32,457	At least that's what the Jewish doctors said. __________________ Excuse me Miss, does this handkerchief smell like chloroform?

11-06-2009, 08:14 AM	#14
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,502	right. Except that wasn't the Jewish reasoning was to mark the chosen people as separate from the hoy polloy? __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

11-06-2009, 08:15 AM	#15
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,502	But I guess as Jesus was a Jew, cutting makes you more in his image? ooh sorry that was supposed to be an edit to the other post. now it looks like I'm talking to myself. well nothing new there, I guess..... __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

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