Circumcision, Modesty and Sexual Kinks

Because circumcision is performed on the sexual organ it is intertwined with sexuality even though many people don't really regard it as something obviously connected (e.g. because they think of circumcision as a religious obligation not to be discussed in the context of sexuality).

No Such Thing as an Unbiased Opinion on Circumcision

I no longer believe that there is such a thing as an unbiased opinion on circumcision. People try to present their own beliefs as some sort of eternal truth, and even present logical arguments in favor, but since they never agree with each other they cannot all be true at the same time.

Circumcision and Nudity

Cultures where people run around naked typically don't practice circumcision while cultures that do typically require people to be clothed and may even have taboos against seeing each other naked.

Men Expect a Tight Cut and a Bare Glans

My circumcision style is a result of a compromise. Considering how much trouble I had with it at one point, it almost feels like the story of the ugly duckling that turns out to be a swan at the end.

The Weirdest Thing About Circumcision

 The weirdest thing about circumcision is that it sounds so horrifying yet it is so beneficial.

Just thinking about getting part of their dick cut off makes a man flinch and when one first hears about what is actually done it is terrifying. It must have been even more so before anesthetics were invented.

Yet when you actually do get a circumcision it turns out to be an improvement to your health and pleasure. OK, it still hurts a lot unless you are numbed up for the procedure, but once you heal it is great.

I am sure it has something to do with why many religions and cultures have adopted it as a rite. You must have some faith that things will turn out OK, and brave enough to go for it.

But for those who go for it there is a reward at the end.

What's up with Partial Circumcisions?

I have mentioned on this blog several times the importance of removing the entire foreskin properly, and leaving the glans completely uncovered for health and comfort.

Yet people sometimes have their foreskin only shortened, not removed.

Does Medical Circumcision Hurt?

The first thing every single guy facing circumcision asks is how much it is going to hurt. Most people in developed countries get a circumcision in a medical setting, and with modern medicine really there should not be any pain.

This post is going to be different from my usually cheerful dismissal of concerns about circumcision pain, and mockery of grown men who claim that they desperately want a circumcised penis but they are too cowardly to go under the knife.

I do think that concerns about circumcision pain are blown out of proportion on the Internet, often for the purpose to serve as propaganda against circumcision. But that is no excuse not to admit that sometimes shit does happen, and people experience far more discomfort than what they have bargained for.

This post may not make the best bed time story if you are going under the knife in the near future.

Just a warning, some parts of this post may be very disturbing, you may end up wishing you haven't read it.

Some Thoughts on the Healing Process

 I really try to avoid giving advice, but there are so many weird things circulating on social media that I feel compelled to clean up some points.

Circumcision Pain, Masculinity and Spirituality

Traditionally circumcision and pain used to go hand in hand. Later anesthesia was invented and circumcision became a medical procedure instead of being just  a religious / cultural practice, and the relationship has become more complicated.

Reasonable Style Choices

 People seem to obsess about circumcision styles these days as if style choice was some sort of fashion statement.

Circumcision Means Cutting off the Foreskin

Just arguing semantics here. People always talk about various things being similar to a circumcision, or even think of them as 'a kind of circumcision'.

One could wear his foreskin retracted 24/7 which would have most of the same health benefits as being circumcised. Or one could be born without a foreskin (aposthia).

The whole foreskin and nothing but the foreskin

Circumcision supposed to mean removing the foreskin from the penis.

Circumcision and Body Image

Most men value their penises above  almost any other body part (perhaps with the exception of their balls) and want to feel good about it.

Because circumcision changes how a man's penis looks like it has an impact on the owner's body image and self esteem.

Why All The Obsession With Other Men’s Penises?

Circumcision supposed to be a personal matter.

It has health and other benefits but they are mostly limited to the owner of the penis and his sex partners.

Spreading the Misery Around

Why do so called intactivists who were circumcised at birth (thus have no memories of ever having a foreskin) love to perpetuate the idea that having a foreskin is somehow “awesome”?

Apples and Oranges

Describing clitoridectomy and infibulation as “female circumcision” is kind of like describing a beheading as “He has accidentally cut himself shaving.”

It Is Not Meant To Be Torture

Even though circumcision was probably invented as a means to mark the transition to adulthood, and pain was an integral part of the experience, it was never meant to be torture.

About Fool-Proof Chinese Contraptions

People ask questions from time to time where to get one of these Chinese circumcision devices.

Don’t Be a Wuss

Many men who want to get a circumcision keep postponing it because they obsess about how painful it is going to be.

Just Because You Are Loud Does Not Mean You Are Right

One of the main reasons I have started to write this blog was that half the Internet is covered in anti-circumcision propaganda and I think my opinion is just as valid as the next guy’s.