Indeed. It's one of those things that, after it gets banned, will be looked upon in exactly the same fashion as the foot crushing thing from China (Japan? I can't remember).

If someone wants to get circumcised, they can. But mutilating your own child's genitals is monstrous.

Yeah, I'm uncut, my father is uncut and my sons are uncut. I've always thought that the choice should be left up to the individual who owns the cock. I could give two shits if my kids grow up and wanna get snipped, it's their choice. I don't however like the idea of government telling people that they can't do it. So I guess I could have just quoted Kasz.

maybe we should start circumsizing women too, then.

Already happens in some countries... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting

The United Nations has also declared February 6 as "International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation"

They have a day for everything I suppose...

lol All Penis are disgusting if you really look at it. Besides, pull the skin back and it's the same goddamn shit. 

OT: I really don't see the big deal. Just like Abortion, I'm pro choice. IF the parents wanna circumcise the kid, fine, it doesn't really matter. From what I have read, you run risk of infections and stuff with or without it. I think it's more of a cultural thing at this point, because both have the pros and cons. Then again, maybe some new studies have found something different. Basically, let it be the parent's choice. Easy, done, move on to bigger problems.

Well for one.  Penis amputation.

Seriously botched circumsiscions are between  1 and 4%.

VS the

1 in 100,000 percent chance of developing Penis Cancer if uncircumsized (actual number)... which generally only occurs at the very end of ones life.

Yeah.  I'd much rather take the 1-4% chance of having my junk ruined at birth... (well moreso than normal circumsicision does!) then the  .001% that i might get a horrible disease and lose  my penis much later.

Then, of course, the MUCH less pleasure during sex thing... which you know.... is kinda relevant.

And in general as long as you use proper hygenie your less likely to get scarring or an infection vs being uncircumsized.

1 in a million is the estimate of penises lost from complications from circumcision.


studies on sensitivity are inconsistent as there are studies that show lessened sensitivity and studies that show increased sensitivity.

so you can stop with your FUD

So would you then propose a ban on all "mutilation"? Cutting off excess fingers, toes or say a tail, until the age of maturity, when they are able to make their own decision?

And thank you...although, the way things have unfolded in the past 2 games make me wish that your Habs were able oust them in the first round.

What foot crushing thing are you talking about?

Didn't say lost.  I said negativly effected via botched circumsision.

Some research studies show as many as 9 kids out of every 100,000 die who go through circumsision.

Source: THYMOS: Journal of Boyhood Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2010, 78-90

As for the studies... it's not even if you actually look at the studies... and who funds them... on the one hand... Medical people, on the other hand...mostly religious people who want circumsision to not look bad since a religious tradition isn't worth a childs life to a lot of people.

There is a reason why the US is the only country that circumsises people for non-religious reasons.

And that's general ignorance in the United States.