Are you circumsized?

Religious reasons or health?

Health reasons.

Who knows? Tradition?

circumsized? Does that mean having someone measure the girth? :p

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.

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.

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

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

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.

SamIam;605800 wrote:

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.;)

Elspode;605884 wrote:

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.

Elspode;605884 wrote:

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.

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....

At least that's what the Jewish doctors said.

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

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.....

Cut. I had no choice in the deal. And it is a hell of a lot easier to have it done as an infant than as an adult.

monster;606178 wrote:

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

That's what the alien told Abraham. But the alien knew all about foreskin cancer.:p

and trichinosis.

monster;606178 wrote:

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

After WWII, they decided it's better not to be easily identified.

fair point