Circumcision is grievous bodily harm, German judges rule

[go west young man]

21. I have just the opposite story for you.

I'm English, a naturalized citizen, and uncircumcised. When we moved the the U.S. my older brother was circumcised at 17 (his own choice) because he felt weird at school after seeing all the American guys circumcised in the locker room. They would make fun of him. He was in pain for 3 weeks after the operation and wished he'd never gotten it done. Myself and my younger brother stayed uncircumcised. We washed regularly and never had a problem. Now it's 25 years later and when we recently talked about it my older brother says it's one of the stupidest things he ever did and regrets loosing his foreskin. His own kid's are uncircumcised today.

The infection aspect that is always brought into the debate has more to do with impoverished countries way back when that had limited access to clean water supplies. In the modern day that argument is mute in the US as almost everyone can easily clean themselves. That leaves just religious reasons and social conditioning (as the majority of males are circumcised). I feel the US is lagging well behind on this issue. It is the destruction of the beautifully formed human body right after birth. A child should not have to suffer such pain upon arrival in the world. And if they choose to go for it when they are fully grown let the be "their" right.