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C'mon, your anti-circumcision zealotry is undercutting (pun intended) the credibility of your whole position. I shouldn't have to be the one to inform you of this...it should be rather self-evident. Why would anyone who is uncircumsized be so zealously opposed to circumcision, to such a point that he cites bogus information from anti-circ activist groups? Typically people aren't motivated to such zealotry unless they have some emotional or personal stake in some issue. You weren't circumcized, so that's not it.
The only other logical explanation is that you harbor some resentment and bitterness, perhaps some lingering confidence or self-esteem issues, because when you were a child, your funny looking dinky didn't look like all the other kids', and therefore you're on a mission to ensure that no child go through what you had to, by attempting to have everyone's dinky look the same (like yours, of course). >>
I have explained my motivations more than once, you can choose not to believe me if you wish. I do not intend to mislead anyone, nor is my reasoning related to "zealotry." I am opposed to circumcision because it is fvcked up to cut people's penises without their consent. I am happy with what I have. In fact, to be honest, I have had problems with my foreskin. I had a condition called "frenulum breve" where my frenulum was too tight and would tear during intercourse (VERY painful!). Well, I had to have surgery to have my frenulum snipped down the center, effectively allowing it to stretch further. In any case, the urologist recommended that I consider circumcision-- since we were going to be doing surgery down there, we might as well do that to if I wanted it. So, I began doing intensive research in some sexuality classes at Oberlin College on the history of circumcision as well as researching the effects of the actual proceedure, including speaking to people that had it done while they were adults. In the end I chose not to be circumcised... then a terrible thing happened... The day before the surgery the nurse called to confirm my appointment for my "circumcision." I was like, "What! It shoud be a simple frenoplasty (snipping of the frenulum), not circumcision!" She checked the records and it said circumcision next to my name. I called urologist and asked him what up. He told me that he thought a circumcision was the best option. I was so pissed off because I had gotten outside opinions that specifically told me that circumcision was NOT necessary. So it seemed like my doctor was trying to press it on me even after I had told him 'no'. I went back to his office for another visit and he told me that it wasn't necessary and I made him sign an agreement that he would not circumcise me, but only follow the outlined proceedure for a frenoplasty, while I was under anestheisa. In the end it all turned out well and I healed quickly and now things are working great. However, that experience made the issue very salient for me. Given all the evidence I read I can't see any good reasons to continue this practice.
Everything I have written above is true to the best extent I can guarentee, including the source of modern American circumcision (see more below). In fact, to prove I am not a anti-circ freak I have linked the two main circumcision websites out there--one is VERY pro-circ and the other is VERY anti-circ. Read them and make up your own mind.
http://www.cirp.org/ <-- this one is ANTI
http://www.circlist.org/ <-- this one is PRO
Also, just for you "tcsenter," here is a quote from a book called:
The Destroying Angel : Sex, Fitness & Food in the Legacy of Degeneracy Theory, Graham Crackers, Kellogg's Corn Flakes & American Health History. By John Money. 213 pages (April 1985) Promethean Press; ISBN: 0879752777 Also,
HERE is the link to this book on Amazon.
This quote is of Dr. John Kellogg, (of Kellogg's cereal, no joking!), a very religious doctor from the late 19th century. He was firmly against masturbation, and sex in general, and popularized circumcision as a method to curb this sinful "self-poluting" activity.
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Treatments for Self-Abuse (masturbation) and its Effects:
"A remedy which is almost always successful in small boys is circumcision...The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anesthetic, as the brief pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind...In females, the author has found the application of pure carbolic acid to the clitoris an excellent means of allaying the abnormal excitement. " -- Dr. John Harvey Kellogg >>
On another note, here is a couple items from Kellogg's list of symptoms associated with masturbation or as he sometimes called it, "Solitary Vice or Self-Abuse."
#7. Sleeplessnes, #11. Love of solitude, #12. Bashfulness and #13. Unnatural boldness, #14. Confusion of ideas, #24. Capricious appetite, #28. Use of tobacco, #30. Acne.
OMFG! This guy was freakin' crazy!
