Did you circumcise?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We never considered it. To us, it's mutilation and we have no religious beliefs to "justify" doing it.

What is aborting a fetus then?

It’s…aborting a fetus.

If you believe a fetus is a human being, then of course abortion is killing a human being which is worse than mutilation. If that is the case I suggest you not have an abortion.

+1

And I don’t believe any religions require it.

[Anonymous]

Am I allowed to laugh at the "it looks better" argument?

Because let's be honest, they look ridiculous either way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't want to when he was born, but my son developed unrelated health issues when he was around eight years old that required frequent catheterization, and our pediatric urologist strongly recommend we get him circumcised just to make that whole process easier. She did it in-office with a gomco clamp that day and I'm very glad we went through with it, it makes cathing him a lot simpler, and it's just one less thing I need to worry about.

You made your eight year old son with zero foreskin problems suffer through a circumcision just because you didn't want to "worry" about the ten seconds it takes to pull back his foreskin while putting a catheter in?

And do I even want to know what a gomco clamp is?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

If you talk to people about this irl, you should leave out that last sentence. This preoccupation with your future high schooler's sex life is getting creepy.

[Anonymous]

Yes. But we’re Jewish

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

What are you basing that on?

[Anonymous]

Yes of course!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

What are you basing that on?

The data showing that white wealthy moms aren't any less likely to circumcise now than they were 20 years ago. Also, my best friend is literally a pediatrician in Nova and she said it's still very rare for her to have a patient with a foreskin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

What are you basing that on?

The data showing that white wealthy moms aren't any less likely to circumcise now than they were 20 years ago. Also, my best friend is literally a pediatrician in Nova and she said it's still very rare for her to have a patient with a foreskin.

That seems flat-out unbelievable to me, unless she is in very rural, poorer VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We cirmcumsized. When my son gets his first blow job I don’t want the girl to run the other way

Was that your experience when you first blew an uncut penis?

I'm not the person you're replying to, but honestly? Pretty much. I don't want to break any fourm rules so I'll try not to be graphic but it wasn't a good experience. My first and only sexual experience with an uncut penis was a boy I took back to my dorm after a party my freshman year of college. I was gonna suck it, but when he pulled it out and I saw the extra real estate hasn't been snipped off I decided to just use my hand, he made me feel bad about not sucking it so I started to, but the feeling of wrinkly skin in my mouth was just foul, so after about thirty seconds I stopped, made up some excuse about my roommate coming back soon, stopped, and made him leave. I then laughed about how gross it was with all the girls in my dorm, who all made it very clear they now had zero interest in ever getting with this guy.

So yeah, I think uncircumcised penises are gross, but what I really was thinking about when I decided to get my son circumcised wasn't that i personally find uncut gross, but that whole conversation I had with my friends after that hook up. I just couldn't bear to ever have girls talking about my son that way. Sorry if that's shallow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

What are you basing that on?

The data showing that white wealthy moms aren't any less likely to circumcise now than they were 20 years ago. Also, my best friend is literally a pediatrician in Nova and she said it's still very rare for her to have a patient with a foreskin.

That seems flat-out unbelievable to me, unless she is in very rural, poorer VA.

The number she gave was around 85% of her male patients are, and she's in a wealthy suburb.

[Anonymous]

Ewww no that’s disgusting!

[Anonymous]

Two boys. No circ for either. DH did not care and was happy to spare them unnecessary surgery. As a younger woman I had had lots of hot sex in Europe and noticed that guys who weren't had an advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is obviously a loaded topic and people who are anti it seem to feel a LOT more strongly about it than people who do it…as evidenced by this thread. FWIW I’m 36, grew up here, went to UVA; in my group of 15ish girlfriends - we’re moderately UMC successful professionals - everyone circumcised. This is anecdotal but my friend works at a preschool - her consensus is that most white families do it, many Hispanic families don’t

Yep

That’s slowly changing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhds/9circumcision/2007circ9_regionracetrend.pdf

That data is making the opposite point of what "intactivsts" love to bring it up to make.

Yes, the rate of circumcision nationwide is decreasing, but if you look at any individual demographic on its own, the rate isn't going up or down by any significant degree. Latina moms are by far the least likely demographic to circumcise in the US. That's also the demographic that's grown the most in the past decade. Of course that'll result in the nationwide circumcision rate decreasing.

But if you live in an area that's mostly white, that circumcision rate hasn't actually changed. For example, I don't think there are any more uncircumcised boys at Langley now than there were 20 years ago.

What are you basing that on?

The data showing that white wealthy moms aren't any less likely to circumcise now than they were 20 years ago. Also, my best friend is literally a pediatrician in Nova and she said it's still very rare for her to have a patient with a foreskin.

I dont know what the threshold is for wealthy but all of my friends have HHI over 150k and none of us circumcised our sons. We are all white women. College educated, professionals, etc. Mostly married to minorities except one who is married to a foreigner (UK).

It is interesting to me that you bring wealth into it. Why?