I don't want much just want my foreskin back again
No it's not TMI I shared it 'cause we're friends
My parents chose this road but I'll choose where it ends
Don't I deserve it all? Gonna grow it back again

Grow It Back Again - foreskin restoration anthem from How To with John Wilson (HBO 2020)

(Piped mirror)

I want my fucking foreskin back

Doom music starts playing

My mother used to hate it when people would get baby girls' ears pierced. Called it child abuse and mutilation.

I'm circumcised.

Not sure how badly you want it back, but it is possible to restore. Non-sugically. Basically skin under tension causes Mitosis (skin cells dividing to make more skin) - think putting on weight, gaining muscle, getting pregnant, or ear gauges. You tug the skin long enough and eventually have your hoodie back. The results are surprisingly impressive. r/restoring_foreskin has a bunch of info

I mean, the Middle East and Africa have even higher circumcision rates and it doesn't seem to be working out for them

I'm Canadian they do this here as well

The Romans used to do the opposite, and tie their foreskin shut just to be extra sure no one would see the head of their penis.

Me too, were the lucky ones

I think part of the problem with this discussion is that a lot of us who were circumcised without consent spend most of our early years thinking it's normal and there is nothing to be upset about. So when people point out the practice is generally very harmful, it is upsetting. It can be hard to process at first, and I think, unfortunately, some people double down on traditional rationalizations as a defense mechanism.

That being said, I am not a fan of people referring to my genitalia as mutilated/mangled or to me as damaged. It is completely valid to be upset about having your foreskin removed without your consent, but I feel sometimes people veer a little too far in projecting their own hurt onto others. Many people live fulfilling lives with circumcised penises, and some even do it by choice, so, speaking strictly for myself, I generally am glass half-full about it.

Why is this a both sides thing? Circumcision is a Jewish rite that became a larger thing because of a couple mentions in the Christian New Testament. It also has some medical application for individuals with certain conditions.

Doing it to all male babies doesn’t make rational sense unless you are a specific type of religious.

This mf both sidesing cutting baby dicks, smdh.

First I agree with you. Need to say that first.

If you go back to the beginning of this procedure, how(/if) people cleaned themselves looks very different from. Our modern world.

Because of that it seems it being a health issue is a lot more likely for the origin of circumscision as a regular societal practice. Even if that was not the main reason but one of the supporting reasons people allowed it to become normalized. The history of hygiene(or the lack there of) is horrifying.

I mean Lysol was developed as a feminine hygiene product... We have done some very questionable things because of snakeoil practices even in relatively modern times (which i think religion is one of the OG snakeoils)

What are we doing today that will look as crazy to the people of the future as circumcision does to many of us right now I wonder?