Circumcised men, how do you feel about your parents having mutilated your penis without your consent?

These things are very controversial when it comes to women, but apparently most think it’s ok when it’s about men.

Do you blame your parents? Why did they do it? Scared of HIV? Not wanting to explain their son how to clean underneath the foreskin?

ExpensiveConstant,

I have literally never thought about it other than when these types of discussions come up. If I hadn't been circumcised I would probably think about it the exact same amount

Krakakaaa,

What if you have kids?

Cap,
@Cap@kbin.social avatar

TL;DR: Don't care

Was a baby when it was done so don't remember any of it. Been this way my whole life so have nothing to compare it to. Never bothered me, never was a topic of conversation, and nobody ever cared...probably because it is extremely common where I live.

DarkGamer,
@DarkGamer@kbin.social avatar

Very unhappy and violated. I don't have a lot of sensitivity left (except in one area they missed) because they took too much foreskin. It makes me last longer but I can't help but wonder what I'm missing.

morphballganon,

I’m delighted that it was handled when I was too young to remember. Who wants to fix it in adulthood? Not me.

So glad I don’t look like an anteater now. They did me a solid.

rah,

fix

What do you believe circumcision fixes?

morphballganon,

See my 2nd paragraph above ^

rah,

Wow.

morphballganon,

(Tell me you look like an anteater without telling me)

BURN,

Not a problem

Never wished I was uncut, don’t really mind either way. I’m not having kids so I won’t have to make the decision, but I’d likely have them cut too.

VegaLyrae, (edited )

I guess only men can answer but fuck it.

Trans women who want to get rid of their penis get shafted (pun intended) by circumcision as it reduces the amount of material for GRS.

That plus those who want to keep it have to deal with the same impacts as other penis owners. Perhaps even more so, as lack of T and atrophy are not assisted by the loss of the protective layer.

Most people don't really have a string opinion though, since you don't often find someone who experienced a sex life with a penis in both configurations.

Phanatik,

You've presented quite the leading question but I'll answer for myself.

I was raised Muslim (now I'm atheist) so naturally, I was circumcised. It was done because that's the rite of passage. Am I angry that it was done without my consent? Yes. Could my life have been better with a foreskin? I have no idea. How is my life now? I have many things to complain about, and none are related to my circumcision.

dan1101, (edited )

Wow what a loaded question. If I had my preference I would have remained uncut but I don’t blame my parents for following social/medical standards. Being cut hasn’t been a problem.

Pat_Riot,
@Pat_Riot@lemmy.today avatar

Pretty good. I like my dick. My wife likes my dick. I never had a complaint about my dick before I met my wife. If I’m missing anything by being circumcised I can’t imagine what it might be. I don’t really think I’d like my dick to be any more sensitive than it is. It was done to most of us in the States back in the 70s. I have a friend who had to have it done in his 30s and he said it was fucking awful. I’ll take what I have.

be_excellent_to_each_other,
@be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social avatar

I don’t really think I’d like my dick to be any more sensitive than it is.

Exactly how I felt in my twenties. Hell, I used to wish I had an off switch for the whole damn thing.

Now in my 50s - a smidge more sensitivity would be OK. An "on" switch would be good too.

😁

Pat_Riot,
@Pat_Riot@lemmy.today avatar

I’m over half way through my 40s, no complaints to date.

Koen967,

I never had a complaint about my dick before I met my wife.

This implies that your wife does complain about your dick 😜

Uranium3006,
@Uranium3006@kbin.social avatar

I'm very angery I was sexually assaulted. I want my body back

oshitwaddup,
@oshitwaddup@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz avatar

Not good. Restoring is such a slow frustrating process

southsamurai,
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

About the same as I feel about rage bait titles

be_excellent_to_each_other,
@be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social avatar

I'm actually kind of annoyed by rage bait titles.

I like my penis though.

emmanuel_car,

Do we have to use such charged language? I was circumcised for a genuine medical procedure, nothing to do with hygiene, religion, or trends, so I’m very glad my parents had that done. Not so glad it had to happen in the first place, but very happy with the end result.

BlueSquid0741,

Pretty good. Glad that I don’t have a foreskin. No offence to people who do, but it freaks me out. Any time I watch porn and it features a penis that clearly shows foreskin I get weirded out and have to find another video.

(Don’t know if that’s something uncircumcised people can relate to going the other way around?)

Way back when I lost my virginity, the girl I was dating was like “oh nice, my last boyfriend wasn’t circumcised and he didn’t like to clean himself very well”. Made me feel good in that very nervous moment.

I had this done to me when I was 7 years old, due to some medical issues I’d had in my really young years of life. I didn’t think much of it then, just like being kinda excited about being a hospital patient. I was given a very generic/non-branded action figure as a surprise afterwards, which I named after the surgeon, who had been super nice to me. And I got some time off school.

angstylittlecatboy, (edited )

I’m not actively mad about it but I agree it shouldn’t have been done and shouldn’t be normalized.

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