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[–] 25 points 5 months ago (14 children)

I've never understood it, even for religious reasons. It's not medically necessary, and it weakens your sex organ's ability to do the thing it is supposed to do.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    it weakens your sex organ's ability to do the thing it is supposed to do.

    I thought you didn't understand?

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    It actually is medically necessary if the foreskin is too tight (phimosis). I had it done on the doctor's recommendation and my sex life life greatly improved. But this was as an adult, so not really the same thing.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Yeah, but that' super rare. Only around 0.6% of boys experience it before they're 15. Even if you're born with true pathological phimosis, circumcision is usually a last resort because topical steroids are safer and have a pretty high success rate.

    "The incidence of pathological phimosis is 0.4 per 1000 boys per year or 0.6% of boys are affected by their 15th birthday."

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3329654/

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  • [–] -2 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    penis != boy

    better terminology could be used.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    If we were talking about adults yeah, but the study is mentioning 14 year old boys...

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago

    In this context age is not relevant as I am using the "synonym of man" definition of "boy"

    I am talking about the fact that there are non-boys with penises (Such as myself, I am AMAB agender) and boys without penises.

    There are better terms that could be used here. In this particular case, for example:

    “The incidence of pathological phimosis is 0.4 per 1000 boys per year or 0.6% of boys are affected by their 15th birthday.”

    “The incidence of pathological phimosis is, counting only people who have penises, 0.4 per 1000 people per year; 0.6% are affected by their 15th birthday.”

    Less concise but accuracy>conciseness in this context

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    For cultural reasons, it probably developed as a valuable tribal in-grouping check.

    How do we know for sure you are one of us and not a spy or an infiltrator... Well, if you are an ancient Tribal Jewish person you have a special trick to prove you are in the group.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    In what way does it supposedly weaken the dick?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Because the foreskin isn't just a useless spare part. From an evolutionary perspective, it serves a purpose.

    Think of it like buying a car and modifying the transmission. The car still performs it's primary function, but in a way that comes with trade-offs.

    Circumcision is the same. Removing the foreskin (modifying the transmission) might improve some things like hygiene, but it will also completely remove the penis' natural barrier to protect itself from excess friction

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