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DavidAtl,

I have to assume that you and your brother have talked about the difference between before and after he was cut.
Can tell us if he prefers being cut, or wishes he hadn't done it?

Funny..well, not really funny.  My youngest brother decided to get a circumcision in college.  He was embarrassed about not being circumcised.  I've never really asked him about it, because it was my big-mouthed mother who told me.

 The really odd thing about it to me is that he is a major non-conformist.

Found another one worth a read:

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11579114

I found this on Yahoo! news today.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_fe_st/odd_court_circumcision_2

I get confused about what I see where, so I forgot until now to direct our attention to http://rjr10036.typepad.com/proceed_at_your_own_risk/2008/01/cut-or-uncut.html

And on the subject of pierced ears, my guess would be that they are, well, obvious, while the penis is usualy not publicly displayed. <g>

I'd like not to take sides on the issue of whether a 12 year old (or any child) should be circumcised, but it seems to me that if the child has gone 12 years with his foreskin intact, and since that means he's 2/3 of the way to legal adulthood, then the child should be able to wait until age 18.

However, I don't exaclty see the legal difference between a parent's deciding the circumcise a child at age 1 month versus 12 years. Whatever the parent's reason, I don't see how the courts can block it.

I have a problem with parents' piercing a child's ears, but since that can grow back to look normal, it's not the same argument.

Matticus said:

For me, the 'sensitive' bits are still well and truly covered

Now that I think about it, I'm acutally probably more sensitive underneath, too, but to the point where too much direct stimulation is uncomfortable, and thus doesn't really feel so much sexual as unpleasant! I guess that's why I'd say that sexually speaking, my foreskin is the most sensitive part of me; it's at least the most sensitive part of me to which manipulation feels good.

And Brandon, I'd like to see (more than) a little of that geek-on-car action ;-). 

Vorpal declared:

My foreskin's definitely the most sensitive part of my junk! I can have
an orgasm by a guy playing just with it, and it's often more intense
than orgasms reached by other techniques.

My goodness .. That's one I haven't heard of.  I think it's fair to say you may be in the minority there!

For me, the 'sensitive' bits are still well and truly covered - hence the lack of problem whilst cycling, etc. 

LOL Egghead! I was actually toning down my "blunt cheekiness" in that post!
 

Not the forskin itself. Just the head tends to be more sensitive when it is exposed. If i'm riding a bike or in a car I don't feel a thing unless I retract my forskin and slap my cock on the hood of the car or something.

Matticus said: Tell me though .. if it were simple to grow your foreskin back overnight, would you rather that?

Why not just sligshot around the sun and go back in time?
Seriously, if I could try it, I would. BUT, if this meant that I would have to be re-cut every day to be as I am now, no thanks.
If I were going to wish, I'd wish for another inch (or maybe two), hair on my head, or a metabolic rate that automatically burned off excess calories. All of these would be more important to me than whether I had foreskin.

I had never given circumcision as much thought as I have this week. When I asked my father about why he I was and he wasn't, he told me that foreskin was a nuisance and I was better off without it. That was good enough for me. Since I am a grower, not a shower, I don't seem to have a problem with irritation. 
Although, I must say that there are times when riding the bike that I am annoyed by the stimulation (friction). However, if foreskin is a sensative as I am led to believe, wouldn't that also be a problem?

Aesthetically, I prefer cut. I've never been with a man who isn't. Also, hygenically, my first thought upon approaching an uncut penis would be "how clean is it."

It occurs to me that this topic isn't geeky, but I can't think of a better place to discuss it.
Thanks.

I'm uncircumcised, and I have to say that I'm really thankful that my parents' doctor insisted on leaving me that way and refused to perform the procedure, despite the fact that they originally had opted for it.

I don't mean to put anyone down here or say that uncircumcised dick is the only way to go, but I strongly, strongly prefer the look of an uncut guy. There's definitely some handsome, circumcised cock out there, but I find that a lot of cut guys have a good amount of discolouration and scar tissue, and their glans look dried out from not being protected.

Unfortunately for me, all of my past lovers save one have been snipped, and I would never reject anyone on the basis that they had been circumcised. I've generally been the first uncut guy most of the guys I've been with have experienced, and while they're not sure what to think at first since it's a new thing for them, several months into the relationship, they're wishing that they had remained uncut. My current guy is actually stretching, and he's made awesome progress. He almost looks natural, and it's a huge sign of pride for him.

I'm really very strongly opposed to childhood circumcision unless it's medically necessary. If someone opts for circumcision when they're an adult, for religious reasons or otherwise, I fully support their decision, but to forcibly, irreversibly, and unnecessarily remove part of a baby is abuse. If I were to request to have a baby tattooed, even inconspicuously, I would probably have Children's Aid on my ass so fast that my head would spin, but somehow it's okay to have a baby's penis hacked? It baffles me.

 Condoms definitely reduce sensation and excitement for me, but I use them until I'm in a serious, committed relationship, like I am now! (Woo hoo bareback!) Anyways, how this compares to a guy who's circumcised, I have no idea :-).

Matticus,

Lube is a must. Astroglide lasts *much* longer than the alternatives you suggested.

One day, as in Brainstrom, we may be able to feel what someone else feels. Until then, let's discuss. <g>

As a general rule I would think that circumcision will reduce sensativity...with or without a condom.

I have no problem wearing a condom. If anything, having a foreskin makes me more sensitive, often guys who arn't don't realize it and wind up being a little too...aggressive. I would guess because the head is not constantly exposed to the elements.