Should I circumcize my son?

[Nacht]

I don't even know how to spell it

[Tom31]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

The matter is now strictly a matter of parental preferrence.

The problem is that in general, elective procedures can only be legally consented to by the person undergoing the procedure.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Nacht
So the majority of the americans is circumsized.... ... I didn't know that... you silly people.

I think that currently about 50% of male babies get circumcised. Prior to the 1970s it was considered a reasonable preventive measure, but when studies showed that babies did indeed feel a great deal of pain from the procedure doctors began to re-examine their recommendations. From 1940 to 1980 circumcision almost a routine part of obstetrical care. The rate fell considerably after 1980 until recently the putitative AIDS prevention effect was reported.

Circumcision was never popular in other parts of the western world despite its alleged health benefits because....well....you know.....THOSE PEOPLE get circumcised, don't they?

[Tom31]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

there appears to be no functional difference between circumcised and uncircumcised men.

There is a continuum here. If don't do ANYTHING to the penis, THEN there is no functional difference. If you cut off the entire penis, then there is a BIG functional difference. Circumcision lies somewhere between leaving the penis alone and cutting the whole thing off.

[SuperSneak]

Originally posted by Asher

Don't try to be a psychologist, Sneak, it doesn't fit you well.

You and Horse are such unbelievable morons.

Just **** off.

Hate to break it to you kid, but I happen to have a degree in Psychology as well.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Tom31


The problem is that in general, elective procedures can only be legally consented to by the person undergoing the procedure.

We're not in Canada where children are the property of the people's state, Tom. In the US parents can give consent even to elective procedures as their child's legal gardian.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Tom31


There is a continuum here. If don't do ANYTHING to the penis, THEN there is no functional difference. If you cut off the entire penis, then there is a BIG functional difference. Circumcision lies somewhere between leaving the penis alone and cutting the whole thing off.

Can you supply clinical data demonstrating such a hypothetical functional difference?

[Tom31]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
The problem is that uncut can never understand the cut and vice versa, however, we can all get off the same.

Guys who have lost half their penis due to an accident can still get off. In fact, even guys who have lost their ENTIRE penis can still manage to get off. That's not the point!

[Tom31]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
We're not in Canada

That's OK, I won't hold it against you...
But even in the US there are limits to what a parent can legally consent to.

[Asher]

Originally posted by SuperSneak
Hate to break it to you kid, but I happen to have a degree in Psychology as well.

No wonder you couldn't find a real job.
Everyone knows psychology degrees are worthless unless you get a masters/PhD or get an MD to accompany it.

[SuperSneak]

Originally posted by Asher

No wonder you couldn't find a real job.
Everyone knows psychology degrees are worthless unless you get a masters/PhD or go on to be psychiatrist.

Aren't you clever? Psychology is but one of my degrees. And seeing as how you don't even hold one, perhaps you'd best wait until you do to contribute to the topic.
I'd think after the spanking you got from White Elephant and the current mountain of logic that Dr. Strangelove is hurling on your screechy hypothesis, you might want to lay low for awhile.
And, as I said before...I'm not averse to printing this (and other) rather revealing threads up and sending them to your parents.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Guys who have lost half their penis due to an accident can still get off. In fact, even guys who have lost their ENTIRE penis can still manage to get off. That's not the point!

I lose nothing by having my foreskin off... that is what I meant by de minimis, btw. I can have sex just the same, and it feels damned good.

[Tom31]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove

Can you supply clinical data demonstrating such a hypothetical functional difference?

This study found that circumcised men engage in a "more elaborated set of sexual practices," i.e. they masturbate more and get more oral sex. Maybe this is because they require stronger stimulation.

http://www.cirp.org/library/general/laumann/

Of course there are tons of anecdotal reports.

[Dr Strangelove]

Tom, take a look at the studies linked to the article you hyper-linked. The one study of functional differences between circumcised and uncircumcised shows that the only functional difference between the two was a higher rate of sexual dysfunction among uncircumcised men over 45. OTOH circumcised men were more likely to engage in heterosexual oral sex and masturbation.

[Asher]

Originally posted by SuperSneak
Aren't you clever? Psychology is but one of my degrees. And seeing as how you don't even hold one, perhaps you'd best wait until you do to contribute to the topic.

You're right, it takes someone with at least one degree to figure out that a psychology degree is worthless. Hmm. Or not...

What are your other degrees, Sneak?

I'd think after the spanking you got from White Elephant

He was spewing nonsense about never paying cash for a car because you should be investing that money in the stock market. Not everyone wants to invest every single penny they get, especially considering if that happened last year I'd be paying interest on a car AND losing thousands in the stock market. He has a different approach to buying cars, but I don't believe he's got the right one. He treats cars as an investment, I treat them as a necessary product.

and the current mountain of logic that Dr. Strangelove is hurling on your screechy hypothesis

What the hell are you talking about? Dr. Strangelove agrees with me for the most part.

And, as I said before...I'm not averse to printing this (and other) rather revealing threads up and sending them to your parents.

Just shut the hell up, Sneak, you wouldn't know where to send them in the first place. Stop trying to pull that ****.