re: #154 APox

I have not seen any science posted on this thread above the “benefits” of circumcision and the only ones I have found is cleanliness (Yeah… I mean I guess if they cut off 70% of your foreskin it is easier to keep clean) but come on… really?

Did you ignore Alouette’s link to the WHO recommendation for circumcision as prophylacic against HIV for any specific reason when making this statement?

There are medical benefits, and a few medical risks. The studies that have done have, overall, come to no specific conclusion when analyzed in a group; some say there’s some loss of sexual pleasure, others don’t.

And, it seems pretty clear how discounted the idea of FGM vs. circumcision idea is in this thread, but I’d still contend that each can be considered human rights violations.

It’s really tiresome to have FGM brought up when talking about male circumcision. It really does trivialize what FGM does, and why it’s done. I would really suggest that if you want to have a rational conversation about male circumcision, you not compare it to a procedure it doesn’t resemble in the least.

And yet, when it is done to males, it is seen as “cleanly” and I assume there is some type of masculine bond formed (as Alouette pointed out in Judaism it is the job of the “father” to set this whole thing up).

Is there any specific reason you’re ignoring that male circumcision is not supposed to have any effect on the male sexuality?