Castration of the mentally handicapped

[Tesla]

I was circumcised when I was around 20, I think.

Then I masturbated for the first time in the following year. It made be sick.

At 20?

Was your foreskin too tight to retract?  I think it is called phimosis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis

How badly did the circumcision hurt?

Callaway, may I ask why you are asking Peegai for all these grusome details. I doubt my stomach could take it...

I used to think that if I had a little boy, I would have him circumcised.  Everyone I know had it done when they were babies or not at all, so that's why I want to ask him how much it hurt.  As for the rest, I was just curious, but Peaguy knows me well enough to know that he does not have to answer any questions of mine that he doesn't want to.

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference: http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1998060404.shtml

I wish I hadn't been circumcised.

[Lucifer]

why's that?

[maldoror]

I heard that it makes yr. penis less sensitive; maybe that has something to do with it.

[Tesla]

why's that?

Loss of sensation.  Circumcision ablates the most sensitive parts of the penis.

the foreskin contains 50% of the surface area of the penis. Each circumcision cuts off what would grow to be 6 inches of tissue, laden with 240 feet of nerves and 1,000 nerve endings Removal of it can only lead to a drastic loss of sensation during sexual activity.

That, and there's really no other reason for it.

[Lucifer]

yuck.  sounds barbaric to me. 

[Tesla]

yuck.  sounds barbaric to me. 

Indeed.  There is far too much barbarism in this world for us to consider ourselves so advanced and civilized. 

Fuck 'em.

[maldoror]

Isn't it supposed to prevent some sort of disease though? I wasn't circumcized, but I was raised Jewish. 

[Scrapheap]

That would explain why it's been some time since a girl made me get off.

[Calandale]

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference:

Well, anesthesia is always a major risk.
Especially with a young patient.

And, it's not like they're really human yet.

[Calandale]

why's that?

Loss of sensation.  Circumcision ablates the most sensitive parts of the penis.

the foreskin contains 50% of the surface area of the penis. Each circumcision cuts off what would grow to be 6 inches of tissue, laden with 240 feet of nerves and 1,000 nerve endings Removal of it can only lead to a drastic loss of sensation during sexual activity.

I don't know about this. I had a frank discussion
once, with guys my age, and the ones who were
clipped seemed to have an easier time getting off,
especially from oral. I had brought it up, after something
in Penthouse suggested the same.

Basically, the theory is that the foreskin makes one
stroke harder when masturbating, and thus desensitizes
the head.

[Lucifer]

yuck.  sounds barbaric to me. 

Indeed.  There is far too much barbarism in this world for us to consider ourselves so advanced and civilized. 

Fuck 'em.

QFT.   

[renaeden]

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference:

Well, anesthesia is always a major risk.
Especially with a young patient.

Local anaesthetic?

I thought being circumsised would make a guy less prone to infections and stuff because the area is easier to clean.

[Tesla]

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference:

Well, anesthesia is always a major risk.
Especially with a young patient.

Local anaesthetic?

I thought being circumsised would make a guy less prone to infections and stuff because the area is easier to clean.

No, in fact, the foreskin helps protect against infection.  The glans penis is an internal organ until puberty, which is why you should never retract a prepubescent boy's foreskin in order to clean in there.  It is actually attached to the glans penis and can cause damage if it is forced to retract. 

Besides, if that were the case then everyone would have their tonsils removed at birth.

[renaeden]

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference:

Well, anesthesia is always a major risk.
Especially with a young patient.

Local anaesthetic?
I thought being circumsised would make a guy less prone to infections and stuff because the area is easier to clean.

No, in fact, the foreskin helps protect against infection.  The glans penis is an internal organ until puberty, which is why you should never retract a prepubescent boy's foreskin in order to clean in there.  It is actually attached to the glans penis and can cause damage if it is forced to retract. 
Besides, if that were the case then everyone would have their tonsils removed at birth.

Wow, I never knew all that. Thank you.

[Eclair]

They anesthetize adults, some babies are not be so lucky.  45% of doctors still do not anesthetize infants when performing the circumcision.  Because: the "procedure does not warrant anesthesia."     Reference:

Well, anesthesia is always a major risk.
Especially with a young patient.

Local anaesthetic?

I thought being circumsised would make a guy less prone to infections and stuff because the area is easier to clean.

Circumcision also makes the penis smaller at erection than had it not been circumcised.  Less play in the skin to increase the length.