This topic actually hits home with me.
I remember being teased throughout highschool for being one of the only guys in the locker room with an uncircumcised penis. It's amazing how something like that can make you self-conscious. Even though I also gained a reputation for having a slightly larger than normal penis, the uncircumcised part stuck. I used to be called "turtleneck" and other stupid names referring to my completely natural genitals.
On the flip side, we have a community that asks no questions when it comes to whether or not they should mutilate their children. I know a lot of fathers that say, "I'll circumcise my son, because I want him to look like me." I truly feel sorry for his son if he ends up losing a limb.
Other parents assume there are too many medical benefits to circumcision to ignore the practice. From reduction in penile cancer, to reducing the spread of std's; many parents are convinced to circumcise their sons. On the other end of the spectrum, it is illegal to circumcise a female infant's genitals. It is considered mutilation by harming the body of an unconsenting baby girl. And yet, unconsenting little boys are mutilated everyday by people who love them most.
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