why you shouldn't circumcise your kids

[@isheuebejwkakwvwgwhshsheiw7522]

as an American woman with no kids, i guess i haven't formed my official opinion on this matter yet. but regardless, this video was super informative and well put together. thanks

[@ImTero]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fritnat]

The kind of circumcision you're talking about is ritual penectomy, more specifically neonatal. You say it is done for different reasons however contradict this by saying the decision is made simply to conform. The reason, as with all circumcision, is to brand the new generation as owned by the community. All the claims are simply means to encourage compliance. It really shouldn't be necessary for any mention of reasons not to put your child through a ritual penectomy any more than any other prehistoric blood sacrifice. The reason this appears to be so is because of the cutting narrative, in its most perverse form cuttingspeak. The moment this issue is entered into by bringing up reasons not to, the practice is granted some legitimacy as it implies that a decision is to be made with pros and cons. We don't oppose ritual teeth extraction on the basis of allowing your kid to enjoy eating more, rather we say this is a harmful tradition which hurts your kid for no sound reason so don't do it. We don't entertain the notion that the cape flats smile means you can give your partner better head or that it prevents tooth decay. So to the narrative.. No, the 4skin is not the protective wrapping of the jewel of the sensitive head, rather it is itself the jewel supported by the head and there is mutual protection when not in use. the 4skin contains the most erotogen parts of the P while the head in the least sensitive being the buffer and spearhead as it were. Until modern times ie post WWII it was considered mutilation even by those practicing it. It is only after the horrors of WWII that cuttingspeak has taken this on so that cutting communities and many others now consider stating this to be akin to hate speech. Even today for insurance purposes Lawinsider (US organisation) states: _Mutilation means the permanent severance or total irrecoverable loss of use of a finger, toe, ear, nose, genital organ, or part thereof._ Of course cuttingspeak makes out the 4skin is not a part of the P. Strictly speaking it is illegal in most countries since it is an assault however at best a blind eye is turned to it and at worse regulations are enacted implying it is legal or even legalised like in Germany in 2012. the question is why even in a country like Finland it is still practiced by some and goes unpunished? It is the only basic human rights violation condoned globally and as such marks the height of the bar we as humans have reached on the humanity level.

[@denisepope8599]

As an RN, who cared for a 40 year old male patient who had to have a circumcision due to infection. His whole penis and gonads swelled up horribly and he was in horrific pain. The nerve endings are not present as much as a baby. My adoptive son had to be circumcised at two years old because his foreskin got stuck on the head of the penis. If the foreskin is not retracted back and forth to stretch it; the foreskin can Strangulate the penis. That was what was happening to my son.

[@ImTero]

Great point! Phimosis, as it’s called, is almost always a very valid reason for circumcision. But also it’s pretty rare.

[@lukeherdaii9528]

So masturbation is actually healthy to keep the for skin from “malfunctioning” or whatever? Interesting

[@goleson100]

Pro/circ here, but I’ll take it either way. 😅

[@NusaColeman]

I guess in the past when hygiene wasn't as good or common place or available to most, it was an easy way to avoid syphilis, ghonnorea etc. While it's still not super and there have been viral vids just this year about how horrendous male hygiene is in America and how clueless most 20something college educated men are, it's gotten better I imagine for sure. Mr Kellog was such an odd one, I heard he had something to do with the invention of kibble for pets to save on tins? He got a govt contract to develop lots of low nutrition high conservation stuffs like cereal but also kibble to save the tin which pet food pates came in for the war machine. Appreciate y'alls POV as usual! Is there no religious exception in Finland only medical to approve circumcisions? I understand they're moslty Lutheran but I guessed maybe Jews arrived from Russia and elsewhere circa WW2?

[@ImTero]

You can get a religious or medical (Phimosis) exception in Finland.

[@nightdriver]

how do you think cutting part of the penis off would help to avoid syphilis, gonorrhea, or any other infection? do you think female circumcision was also useful in the past when hygiene wasn't as available to most?

[@ImTero]

I don’t think either would help in any meaningful way! Hence the video :)

[@nightdriver]

@@ImTero Right, I was asking NusaColeman since she seems to think it would help.

[@bigbowl5044]

​@@ImTero How old were you when you came to the US? Did you speak English pretty well when you first got here?

[@lukeherdaii9528]

15:34 juicy one, you dork 😂