Circumcision ?

[Deleted member 848]

Aesthetics are subjective and mostly based on familiarity. I myself am circumcised (duh, Muslim family), but I CERTAINLY won't have any potential children of mine cut.

Dude. Eww. Foreskin = gross.

 

[Deleted member 848]

I'll probably have my kids cut cuz its a cultural thing, and it worked well for me and I'm glad my parents did it pour moi. I completely sympathize with-- and understand the other side of the spectrum.

I'm happy that we all have the ability to choose this sort of thing-- and one option isn't forced onto us all.

Good day.

 

[MVP]

I'm happy that we all have the ability to choose this sort of thing-- and one option isn't forced onto us all.
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But aren't you forcing it upon your kid? Why not wait until he is 18 and let him decide by himself?

 

[MVP]

I'll probably have my kids cut cuz its a cultural thing,

Theoretical question - just what if you will fall in love and marry a Sikh girl and she would be against it because of her religion? Would you compromise?

 

[Siro]

Theoretical question - just what if you will fall in love and marry a Sikh girl and she would be against it because of her religion? Would you compromise?

He probably would. Circumcision is not an Islamic law. It's a tradition.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/health/circumcision-policy/

I rest my case.

 

[LogGrad98]

https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/health/circumcision-policy/

I rest my case.

From the article:

But the "benefits are not great enough to recommend routine circumcision," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement, and the decision to circumcise should be up to the parents in consultation with the child's doctor.

Fair enough.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

From the article:



Fair enough.

Doctors never universally recommend anything. Even exercise cannot be universally recommended because it is bad for people with a variety of different conditions. "Newborns are better of circumcised." Fair enough....

 

[LogGrad98]

Doctors never universally recommend anything. Even exercise cannot be universally recommended because it is bad for people with a variety of different conditions. "Newborns are better of circumcised." Fair enough....

Pap smear? Colonoscopy? Mammogram? There are routine procedures.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

Pap smear? Colonoscopy? Mammogram? There are routine procedures.

If you knew anything about medicine you would know that there are situations that the things you mentioned shouldn't be performed under. I don't have the time or the crayons to educate you.

 

[LogGrad98]

If you knew anything about medicine you would know that there are situations that the things you mentioned shouldn't be performed under. I don't have the time or the crayons to educate you.

Since you have devolved into ad hominem attacks I will consider the discussion over.

 

[Deleted member 848]

But aren't you forcing it upon your kid? Why not wait until he is 18 and let him decide by himself?

Well, I (along with the government of Canada) force lots of things onto our kids. Education, immunizations-- the list goes on. Unfortunately, society isn't purely libertarian. Of course, the line is at different spots for different people-- to me, circumcision is also one of these "freedom violations", but its something that worked for me, fits within my culture-- so I don't see it as harmful for the child. I wouldn't want him to wait until it's 18, because from many accounts I have heard it is much more painful, and has a higher chance of having complications (admittedly, I have heard this anecdotally, but I don't see it as far-fetched necessarily).

Theoretical question - just what if you will fall in love and marry a Sikh girl and she would be against it because of her religion? Would you compromise?

Yes. As siromar said, circumcision is an Arabic tradition-- and not a tenet of Islamic faith.