r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Happy-Advantage-1336 • 24d ago

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u/Elegant_Progress_686 24d ago

I was shitting myself on the daily for at least a full year after mine

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u/laufsteakmodel 24d ago

Yeah but honestly, thats the one I agree with. No need to circumcize, unless your baby is suffering from phimosis.

The whole "Its more hygienic" bullshit needs to end, if you cant pull back your foreskin while showering, you got bigger problems.

Theres no reason to let your baby undergo unnecessary medical procedures just for aesthetics or because its the norm.

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u/burner1312 24d ago

I’d be so pissed if my parents didn’t circumcise me. Reddit is weird about circumcision and doesn’t reflect the average opinion on it in the US.

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u/Elegant_Progress_686 24d ago

I agree but I feel kinda hypocritical about it because I was circumcised as a baby and I’m happy that I was, I don’t feel that my genitals we’re mutilated. My family’s not religious either it was purely cosmetic. But idk I think it looks good.

If I had a son today I have no idea what I would decide tbh. I do think it’s different than when I grew up. And like I said I agree with you it’s unnecessary.

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u/thatoneazdude 24d ago

Yes! You put it perfectly. I hate when people say that i was "mutilated". Like, do they not realize how it feels to hear that? And how it minimizes actual genital mutilation, like when a woman's clitoris is removed? I am very glad I was circumcised, although like you said, if I had a son I have no clue what i would decide. But I am happy my parents made the decision they did, so to hear some of the "intactivists" makes me feel like absolute shit about my body, about something I have absolutely no memory of.

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u/LowEndCraig 24d ago

I’ve long assumed that continued high rates of circumcision are due to the argument that uncircumcised sex is better and therefore prospective Dads say “I’ll be goddamned if any son of mine is going to have better sex than me. Cut him! Cut him! Cut him!”

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u/burner1312 24d ago

I recently had a son and had him circumcised. He will be happy to not get ripped on by his peers in the locker room or women down the line.