Acetylene

I haven't ever seen an uncircumsized one but I kinda think that if we were supposed to be circumsized we would be born that way.

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Livia Regina

Yes they do. Mohammed was circumcised so they continue the tradition.

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And once again my ignorance is displayed for the world.

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FallenAvatar

There are select men that do have some problems with "natural" peni. Sometimes they feel discomfort with the stretching of the skin.

I'm cut, when I have the choice for me son.. I'm not sure.

NotMVH

I am uncut and like it. My forskin was tight, not phimosis but differcult to pull down far enough to expose the full head. All it took was a little information about how to stretch the skin effectivly and everything was fine in a few weeks.

God made a covenant to Abraham that if he circumised himself and his children and their succession, God would bestow upon his Family land and fortune. Its outlined in the old testament.

Nancy

I wish! I don't have to see every penis in Denmark to know that they're all uncut. It's just not done here

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Ooohhhh. I see. Thanks for clearing that up for me

string it is then.

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I like my guys cut.

To me it is the sexiest and cleanest way to go.

ixion

The "string' is called a frenulum. It's fun

nickynicole

My fiances foreskin recently revolted and had to be circumcised. He was NOT happy, and it's actually a pretty traumatic procedure on adults. One week off of work, and two months of no sex.

He still doesn't want to circumcize his children, if that opportunity ever comes up.

former newt

...revolted?

eiiii that brought a really weird image to mind of foreskin rearing up and punching someone in the face...

as for foreskin, mine's all there. my only problem with it is i think it may have resulted in my being VERY sensitive to contact. i can stretch it back with a little bit of trouble (not too much) but from there, contact becomes almost unbearable. dunno what to do about it, other than use lube, as seems to be the universal solution to a lot of problems...

ophelia783

Really, really, REALLY not appealing.....
From experience, it's an aesthetic ewwwww

Irishsean

http://hem.bredband.net/niknyk/pics/smeg.jpg

This is nasty!

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oberon

And why would it be? I wash my dick and balls every day in the shower even though it's circumcised. Doubt I'd do it any different if I was uncircumcised. It's just good practice to keep it clean, for health purposes.

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biznatch

I did absolutely not need to see that picture.
You could've posted a link to it warning the content...
Oh well
*goes off to wash his eyes with acid*

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paulskinback

I love the poetic effort to your reply! Just like the old mars bar advert
"a mars a day helps you work, rest and play"

and it fits the same way - no longer is a mars bar good for you than having your foreskin removed. I was born in england where it generally is a religious reason for having it done at birth. My grandma is jewish, and wanted it done to me and my brother - however my mum thought different! I thought it would be my dad (owing to the fact that he owns an uncircumcised penis himself) but she decided - weird but i haven't ever questioned it...

all i know is my best friend is circumcised, i am not. he feels no different when he has sex or masturbates, but obviously knows no difference. same here - how would i know what it feels like with no skin? I have come to the conclusion that, as this is THE MOST SENSITIVE part of my penis (under the foreskin) that he cannot imagine how good it is to feel how it is in the natural state.... lets decide for ourselves - we were created WITH the foreskin, so why remove it... I know from a personal view that masturbation for example is much easier, cuz when i'm ready theres no need for any lube - the skin just rolls up and down and provides its own sensual rubbing on "the glans" or my helmet/bell end as I like to call it!

although i've never seen him wank, or want to - all i can think is: Dry hand, dry cock, you're gonna need some lube to sort yourself out. All i need however is my thoughts (wank bank) and my trusty right hand (or left if i want some variation)

p.s. i am not a serial wanker I live with my girlfriend. (just for the record)

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MSD

I'd assume it's because our medical system was founded by a bunch of fucking idiots. It continues for non-religious reasons because nobody among the half of our population that opposes it thinks that infant genital mutilation is a serious enough problem to speak up about.

Don't mind me, I'm still pissed about having no choice regarding whether or not someone cut off a chunk of my wang shortly after birth.

strcrssd

In response to an above comment, yes, it does feel somewhat strange having my body altered before I was cognizent (sp?) of the options.

Further, I did NOT need to see the above picture.

I will not have this done to my son, if I ever have one.

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Nancy

It really baffles me that any woman would prefer an altered dick to the natural/original one. To me that's sorta the same thing as saying that you prefer breast implants to the real thing.

Why is a cut dick the cleanest way to go? Are you saying that if an uncut and a cut man wash their dicks the cut one will be the cleanest one?

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Suave

Classic response!

And Irish: JESUS CHRIST PLEASE MAKE A LINK AND WARN PEOPLE. I'm not that strong-stomached. Bile... rising... in throat...

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Irishsean

Shock and Awe baby, shock and awe!

Sorry guys, probly shoulda done that...

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ironmaiden7o7

And also, Suave, every muslim gets circumcised, it's against their religion if they don't. I know this for a fact.

Ananas

I've been with both "cut" and "uncut" men.

1. Cleanliness/odor - my men kept themselves clean, so no big problem. The uncut men had a more distinctive scent, not unpleasant at all. All men should be washing before and after sex anyway (and if they aren't, you should be insisting that they do). Also, most uncut men would wash, or wipe with a damp cloth, after urinating, which also helped. No problems in this area.

2. Appearance - didn't matter. Each was different, unique. I thought the uncut men to be more intriguing because of the anticipation to see what was hidden beneath the "tommy hat".

3. Reaction/response - uncut men, hands down. The uncut men were quicker to respond to any kind of stimulation, had more to work with, it was exciting to manipulate their foreskins, the natural lubrication was an absolute bonus! Just my experience, but the uncut men were more sensitive, and more vocal, during sex. I didn't see a major difference in staying power neither. Nancy is right about the "string".

BTW: Irish Sean, poor hygiene runs across the board, so does poor taste.

Sawfmonkey

...because the first I had the guy's hygiene wasn't up to par. Rank as hell! No sex happened there of course...

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Years ago in college, I had a teacher who was circumcised in his 30's. Apparently, he had been having troubles with infections under the foreskin. Until then, I had wondered if I had lost something by being clipped, but after that I've always felt that the advantages seem to outweight the disadvantages. Anyway, it's easier to keep clean when circumsized. I don't know what difference it makes besides that.

The practice seems to have come from God's sign of the covenant. All males who were of the covenant were to be circumsized as a sign of their covenant with God. You can call that cultural if you'd like, but I think the majority of Americans still want to be part of that covenant thing.

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Cedak

As far as the difference in pleasure goes...I think that is somewhat of an urban legend. I do remember reading this from a credible source a while back, although I don't remember where. The initial sensation for uncircumsized men may be greater (or maybe just more of a shock) but I'm fairly certain the orgasm is just the same in the end. I'm sure there are plenty of guys out there that would testify that they haven't lost any sensitivity over the years from plain masturbating. I doubt having the glans exposed to some fabric makes much of a difference.

jaded

Doesn\'t matter to me. Some are beautiful and some are ugly, whether they are circumsized or not.

xxSquirtxx

I've never experienced an uncircumsized penis.

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on-topic -

I'm fine with either way.
uncut - more sensitive/fun to play with
cut - perhaps aesthetically better (not because I'm culturally brainwashed. I'm just a neat freak.)
I don't like 'smegma'. - clean is clean, cut or not.

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Suave

I assume you're circumsized, because I'm pretty sure any uncircumsized guy who's had fabric rub against the glans without foreskin over it can attest that it is NOT something they could live with constantly, and it would have to numb itself eventually. That's how it is in my case at least.

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Carno

Um, no offense, but I seriously doubt you would think cut penis' would be better looking if there were no cultural "brainwashing"..

I mean, that would be like me saying that people would look better if their fingernails were surgically cut off, because it would be more neat that way. (and cleaner!)

ShaniFaye

I've had both and I prefer cut

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You took the words right out of my mouth, man.

nickynicole

I'm not sure if this has been posted yet, but I heard it about a month ago on Jay Leno. He was doing an interview with Dustin Hoffman, and they were talking about... whate else... circumcision.

Anyway, someone said something to the extent of "it's hard to clean under your fingernails, but that doesn't mean we should rip them out."

I'm pretty sure I'm recalling the proper source, but I may be wrong. The quote is still neat.

Dostoevsky

I had it done to me but I won't be passing the tradition on to my sons, should I be fortunate enough to have kids.

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kollege_gal2000

This is actually going to be a serious issue between myself and my b/f if we continue to get serious. I don't think he believes in the idea of circumcision, but I do. Yes this will most definately be a serious conversation between us seeing that we are both pig-headed and stubborn.

I always thought it cleaner, and also for religious reasons.

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xepherys

Wow, I'm amazed at the vehement reactions some of you have regarding this topic. The way I see it is as follows.

First, there are a variety of cultural, religious and medical reasons to do a lot of things. In many eastern bloc countries, children had their appendix' removed at or near birth because they were unnessecary and could cause problems later. In the US we don't practice this, and many consider it cruel, but it never hurt the kids.

Personally, I'm circumsized. I don't care. It doesn't feel weird having my body altered without my say. What if I were born with a defect that my parents had to decide whether or not to fix? Say... and extra finger. This is "socially unaccepted", but it was my "natural state". Does the same apply? Should they have let me decide later in life? Really think about it... it's no different. I'm not saying that foreskin is a defect, I'm only saying it in the concept of ones personal natural state and not having the ability to make a decision about a change.

As for:

That makes no sense at all... it doesn't HAVE to indicate "brainwashing". You know what? Despite the popular media trying to make all American men think humongous, giant breasts are attractive, I'm partial to smaller ones. Why? Because it's my own personal liking. If someone likes cut penises why does it reflect on society? There are tons of American women who prefer them uncut. Your argument makes no sense.

Overall, as for feeling and sensitivty... I'm cut, but I'm still vocal about sex. If you had uncut guys who were ALWAYS more vocal than the uncut guys you were with, could it maybe have also just been the guys? I'm not trying to sound like a prick (err, no pun intended) but there seems to be a lot of assumptions and speculation being made without any forethough.

My son is cut. If I have sons in the future I have no idea if they will be or not. Frankly, I doubt it makes a tremendous amount of difference in the long run.

wheelbuilder

If I remember correctly, I saw a study that showed women who had uncircumsized partners were at a higher risk for PID as well as cervical cancer.
I got the cut as an infant, as did my sons. The more I think about it, the less getting circumsized makes since to do to a child.

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htra0497

Uncut and proud.

Camelbackcinema

I'm proud of my turtleneck, might as well be, cause that's the way it is.