For context, I’m circumcised and expecting a son and my wife and I are torn about the circ. We’re American so from a cultural standpoint circumcision is the default choice. Thing is, there’s no real benefit besides practicing a religion we don’t believe in, and I’m uncomfortable about cutting the tip of my son’s dick off.
On the other side, I’ve met a guy who was bullied in high school so bad for it he got a circ as an adult. Apparently crazy painful recovery. I’ve also talked to women who are generally grossed out by uncircumcised men. I don’t want to make him feel like something’s wrong with him his whole life because I was uncomfortable with the idea.
From a moral standpoint I’m against it, but from a social and cultural standpoint I feel like I should do it? It’s a crappy situation. If there’s any uncircumcised American men who want to talk about their penis I’m all ears.
Edit: I really appreciate everyone’s responses I never expected to hear from so many people. With the decision hinging on social and cultural norms it’s been really helpful to be able to take the temperature like this. I obviously need to talk to my wife, but given the overwhelming support of dick hats I don’t thing we’re going to do it. Thanks, lemmings!
If you aren’t Jewish, what reason do you have to do it to an infant that can’t possibly wait until they’re old enough to decide for themselves?
Would you be struggling with the same decision to surgically alter an infant’s genitals if we were talking about your daughter instead of your son?
Circumcision is also done by muslims. I have no idea how common it is, though, it might depend on the country.
Riad Sattouf, a famous Syro-French comic artist with a muslim father, wrote about his circumcision in one of his comics. (It was done in Syria when he was already something like 9 years old, so he actually had memories of it. From what his says, it was a normal thing for muslims to do in Syria at the time. I don’t know about now.)
On the other end, none of the muslims men I know here in France have told me they’ve been circumcised… but I haven’t actually asked them, so who knows.
That’s great, champ. Thanks for making sure to call out something that you have no idea how common or rare it is. That really adds to the discussion.
Edit: Okay, I’ve looked at your comment history and I’m deleting my answer after all, there’s no use in feeding a troll.
What a weird way to admit that you shouldn’t have posted a ridiculously idiotic “well actually” comment in the first place.
Maybe next time you’ll stick to commenting about your own culture instead of commenting about someone else’s that you know nothing about.