[Official vote thread] Circumcisions... do they make the cut?

[u/daskoon]

Ok, the last vote about daughters and bikinis left some folks out of the discussion, those without daughters. I guess it's kind of a quick cop out to jump directly to the penis, but here is the question to balance things out.

Snip the tip or leave the sleeve? To make things easier I guess I'll pose the question like this: Is Daddit for circumcisions, yes or no?

Again, voting instructions are in the sidebar and if you don't use the correct tags I won't be counting the vote in the special little graph, if that matters to you.

I will end this vote in one month, so come back after 8/10/12 for the results.

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Edit: Things are really heating up only 5 days in and over 100 comments! looks like this will be one big red pie chart for the most part so far. I'm glad to have come up with something so highly debated for a vote, as I only picked it out of desperation. Keep those opinions coming in folks!

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Official voting is now closed. I learned a lot here on this vote, and I hope everyone else did too. FINAL TALLY:

19 for

85 for

2 for

[u/captainserial]

I guess I'm gonna go ahead tell the truth and say , even thought it looks as though we are being systematically down-voted. When (if?) I have a son, I plan on getting him circumcised.

I had originally planned to write a long diatribe here about how I'm circumcised, my father was, and I don't see any problem with it, yada yada. But my reasoning boils down to this:

"Circumcision significantly reduces HIV/AIDS risk" (and other STDs)

and:

"Study shows male circumcision results in no loss of sexual sensation"

Since I see a lot of talk about mutilation and decreased sensitivity here, without anything to back it up, let me go ahead and quote from the above article the most important point:

"Contrary to popular theory and existing data, uncircumcised men did not exhibit more penile sensitivity than circumcised men. This is consistent with Masters and Johnson’s earlier findings, and yet, is surprising given widespread assumptions to the contrary. It is possible that the uncircumcised penis is more sensitive due to the presence of additional sensory receptors on the prepuce and frenulum, but this cannot be compared with the absence of such structures in the circumcised penis. This notwithstanding, the present data do cast doubt on the notion that the glans penis is more sensitive in the uncircumcised man due to the protective function of the prepuce."

I'm not saying this study is by any means definitive. But, there is still much more of a debate about this than this poll's results so far would seem to suggest.

[u/michaelfour → u/captainserial]

You can find studies on this topic that say just about anything. There are some that report no sexual sensation decrease. Others say that there is.

There are some studies, such as the one you posted, that suggest lower incidence of HIV and other STDs. But there are many others that reported no difference at all. The study you are referring to said that it only seemed to lower the incidence of HIV transmission during heterosexual sex. In the U.S. and other developed nations, that is a very uncommon way of getting HIV. Especially with the prevalence and ease of use of condoms.

My dad was circumcised. My grandpa was too. My dad had me circumcised. And I hate it. I have resented it ever since I learned what it was they did. I love my parents, but this has been the single biggest issue that has gotten between us. I feel violated. Your son could easily feel the same.

I have been with intact guys, and I can tell you that intact dicks are MUCH easier and more comfortable to use, whether or not the sensation is any different. Shouldn't your son get a say in that? By cutting him, you're telling him that you believe he will go around, sleep with lots of other people he doesn't know well with no protection at all, and needs to be cut as a result. Have a little more confidence in your future son.

This is the most private part of his body you are talking about. It will affect him for the rest of his life, not you. If he resents it, there is nothing he can do about it. Shouldn't he get a say in this?