Cocks are cool. I like love them. I enjoy them in their natural “intact” state, and I also enjoy them circumcised (it’s not your fault if this happened to you, and your cock is still great!). But, foreskin is awesome, and I think that you are very lucky if you still have your penis intact!
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin from the human penis. It is an invasive surgical procedure that carries serious health risks, including infection, hemorrhage, surgical mishap, and death, as well many ethical considerations.
My thoughts: Circumcision is weird and creepy. It is not medically necessary. It goes against basic human rights and religious freedoms. It is very painful. Basically, in my opinion, it is barbaric non-consensual genital mutilation. It is just strange to cut a piece of your baby’s penis off. If you like your cut cock, I’m happy for you and glad that you do, but I still don’t think it’s acceptable for someone to choose it for another human being.
One of my heroes, Christopher Hitchens, has strong feelings on the subject and says it much better than I ever could, in this video. Enjoy!
Global Circumcision Prevalence
No national medical organization in the world recommends routine circumcision of baby boys. And to take it a step further, most advanced national medical associations, including the Canadian Paediatric Society have policies that actually state that it should not be routinely performed.
There is a movement now to create more awareness about this barbaric ritual, among groups like InTact America. Like other anti-circumcision groups, they focus more on “intactness”, and don’t use phrases like “uncut” or “un-circumcised”. They aim to change ideas that the foreskin is something extra, and instead, popularize the notion that having your penis as it was as birth, intact, is actually the norm. Learn more about the myths and facts about circumcision.
For some interesting insight, Betty Dodson also has strong feelings on the subject and wrote a great essay called Male Circumcision: Mothers, Don’t Mutilate Your Baby Boys.
Female genital mutilation is not socially acceptable, so why is male genital mutilation?
Aesthetically speaking, personally, I don’t believe that there is anything inherently more visually pleasing about a circumcised penis over an intact penis. But I understand why many people seem to like the aesthetic value of the former. Mainly through no fault of their own, that’s what we have been used to seeing in art, popular culture and mainstream pornography.
It hasn’t always been this way though. Ancient Greek and Roman statues and sculptures, which depicted the ideal man of the times, generally only had intact penises, and circumcised ones were considered to be both unusual and visually unpleasing. (Large penises were also considered grotesque!) Michelangelo’s “David” is a perfect example.
Many people learn about what genitals look like from mainstream porn, and rarely do you see intact penises there. However I have definitely noticed that this is changing and intact penises are becoming much more common in porn. I have been lucky enough to play with many beautiful intact penises, and they have a very special spot in my heart, and an always welcome spot in my cooch! ;) I really do think foreskin is awesome and that you are very lucky if you still have yours in tact!
