Thoughts on circumcision?

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I'm anti-circumcision as I think it perpetuates (at least in America) feelings that are anti-sex/pleasure. The practice is still done to males, and even worse is female circumcision/mutilation. For context, the practice was originally done to reduce sexual pleasure to make people more pure. Sounds kind of outdated and barbaric, no?

Anyway, I had the chop. My parents are conformists. What can you do.

Well... I don't know if circumcision perpetuates an anti-sex/pleasure mentality (maybe it does this because it is perceived of doing this), but circumcision is certainly, at least partly, grounded in religious tradition dating back thousands of years.

Now, one can debate the legitimacy of these traditions, whether they still apply to today's time, etc, but there is always (I think) intrinsic worth in practicing traditions.

As far as the societal impact of circumcision goes, I'd say it is minimal. There isn't much discrimination that can result from a man being or not being circumcised, minus in the bedroom, of course.