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Click hereThis essay is neither for or against circumcision, I just want to add some aspects of the custom which seem to have been lost over time. These are my own opinions which I thought were general knowledge but I see no mention of them in any of the essays on circumcision.
If you do not agree with any of the claims I make, please state your corrections, objections in the comments section, for these are my opinions, drawn from my limited observations and I welcome your comments, be they good or bad.
When the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians, some six thousand years ago, the pharaoh had all male slaves circumcised. According to the bible, he did this as a means to identify his slaves but that was not the primary reason.
According to the ancient texts and I'm sorry, I cannot refer you to them as I don't remember where I read it, the pharaoh had his slaves circumcised as a means of making them acquiescent or rendering them gentle. It was a common practice in those days for the victors of war, to give their prisoners a choice; "Your foreskin or your life."
Taking an enemy's foreskin reduces some of his aggression. Many victors returned from their battles, boasting of the number of foreskins hanging from their spears.
When the circumcised prisoners returned to civilian life, they were referred to as gentleman. Consider the foreskin as a shield. A man with a shield can be overly aggressive; with out a shield, he must stop and think or plan his aggression. A circumcised man is more cautious and sensitive to his surroundings.
One only needs to look at the prisons in the United States of today; of the convicted felons incarcerated for violent crimes, there is an overwhelmingly high number, maybe ninety percent of uncircumcised or natural men in relation to the over all male population of the U.S.. Again, I must apologize for not being able to prove my claim but there are no scientific surveys that I know of, as yet.
Getting back to Egypt and the enslaved Israelites; along comes Moses and frees them. In leading them to freedom, Moses comes down from the mountain with the ten commandments. There is nothing in the commandments that I can see, that states, they must circumcise their new born males.
Once the Jews are free, they are no longer required or forced to mutilate the genitals of their new born males but they continue the practice. They even go so far as to make it a celebration. Why?
Did the elders discover; that there are more benefits to not having a foreskin? That sexual intercourse is more pleasurable for the male? That husbands and wives experience less genital infections? That the risk of pregnancy is reduced? That young boys going through puberty are much easier to control?
When I was a young man, I had a very large circle of friends and I would say that half of them, like myself, were circumcised. It seemed to me at the time, that the natural boys, were more aggressive, more fool hearty, quick to do a double dog dare. In school they got into trouble more often then my circumcised friends.
Boys going through puberty do stupid, dumb and dangerous things. In this country, women out number men, something like two and a half to one. At birth, we start out with an equal number of boys to girls but some how along the way; we lose a high number of boys, many of them are lost during puberty or before they reach the age of twenty five.
If we reduce the number of circumcisions performed in this country, will the death rate of this age group increase accordingly? The young man who recklessly crashes his motorcycle; was he circumcised? I think not but we need to start asking that question.
When I first saw a natural penis, I thought the boy was primitive and I was modern, after all; I cut my hair, shaved my face, clipped my nails and had shed my foreskin. I thought I was superior but now I'm not so sure.
By not having a foreskin; my sexual pleasure is enhanced but it may be short lived, especially during sexual intercourse which could leave my partner unfulfilled and less likely to become pregnant.
In development; the growth of the glans or head of a circumcised penis is not restricted by the foreskin so the head grows larger, giving the penis the appearance of a lolly pop, unlike a natural's growth which is more like a pencil; more suited to injecting it's sperm.
The large round head of a circumcised penis has a greater area of sensitivity, giving the man far more pleasure than his natural counter part, however; the larger head serves as a suction device on the with-draw motions of intercourse thus, sucking the sperm away from the egg.
A natural man with that extra layer of skin, can last much longer during intercourse thus giving the woman multiple orgasms. I know that my own wife prefers uncircumcised men but things are what they are. If I want to last a long time, I have always had the option, of putting on a condom.
Am I a cuckold because I am circumcised? I don't think so but in comparing married women, I would say, in my opinion, that women who are married to natural men are more likely to remain faithful, however; they are more likely to be abused.
My circumcision may be a contributing factor as to why I tend to be passive or submissive with my wife and yet; I can be very aggressive or dominating when meeting a woman who appeals to me.
Two thousand years ago, the Romans embraced the Hebrew teachings of Jesus Christ and by doing so, they should have converted to Judaism but at the time, they would have had to undergo circumcision. Not wanting to sacrifice their foreskins, they formed the Roman Catholic Religion. We (note we) even have a holiday named, The Feast of the Circumcision, commemorating the circumcision of Jesus.
If the Romans had converted to Judaism by submitting themselves to circumcision, then maybe today; Michelangelo's David would be circumcised and the past two thousand years of human history would have been a more gentle time?
- COMMENTS
Anonymous8 months agoThe ghetto. Imagine thinking genital mutilation is good or okay or justifiable or has any benefits in any way shape or form. Grow up.
Anonymous9 months agoYou really need to study your Old Testament. Circumcision goes back to Abraham. It is a very important part of Abraham’s Covenant (agreement) with God that Abraham and all males in his household including servants would be circumcised. In return, God promised Abraham that his seed will multiply and his offspring spread. The Covenant between Abraham and God and the tradition of circumcision is many years before the Jews were enslaved by the Egyptians and Moses parting the Red Sea. And it is why circumcision is so important for the Jews (it is the foundation of their Covenant with God).
Anonymous12 months agoInteresting. I was circumcised at birth like a dog having his tail docked. I was domesticated like the story says. Don't agree that it makes a penis more sensitive.
Anonymousover 3 years agoDunsmuir says circumcision was to humiliate the captured warriors: "In ancient Egypt captured warriors were often mutilated before being condemned to the slavery. Amputation of digits and castration was common, but the morbidity was high and their resultant value as slaves was reduced. However, circumcision was just as degrading and evolved as a sufficiently humiliating compromise. Eventually, all male descendents of these slaves were circumcised."
tonguelasher01over 4 years agoThis is purely anecdotal; but a woman I once was going out with told me that the penis works better during sex, because it has a sheath that generally has or gets a certain amount of natural lubrication, which makes movement easier, at least in the initial stages of intercourse, and even later if the woman is not lubricating as much. Think of a lipstick inside it's casing. I know she had sex with a lot of men, so I do think she has a reasonable perspective based on her experiences.
Anonymousover 5 years ago1. Removal of the foreskin will not change human behavior any more than docking a dog's tail or ears will change his. A Doberman that isn't altered to meet dog-show standards will still chase you out of the back yard - if you're lucky enough to get away!
2. Circumcision was ordered for the members of the house of Abraham, including sons and servants, by G-d, the Lord of Hosts, not punny Pharo, many years prior to the Israelites sojurn into Egypt.
3. Overwhelming scientific and epidemiology evidence documents the health benefits of circumcision. Studies of HIV transmission in Africa have been halted prior to planned conclusion because the benefits of the circumcision were to obvious to ignore, ethically.
Thanks for your essay. It is not badly written, just too reliant on anecdote and contrary to facts.
DOUG out
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Anonymousover 7 years agoI hope this was all said tongue in cheek, because virtually everything you said was back ass wards! A circumcised penis is far LESS sensitive than an uncircumcised one. What gives you the idea that the head of a circumcised penis will grow larger than its uncut counterpart. There's no logic or truth to that statement. I have to believe you made up all these outrageous claims just to see what kind of comments you'd get. If you were serious about any of these comments then you are seriously misinformed. Sorry, only a 1, because that's the lowest I could give.
Anonymousover 8 years agoI'm uncircumcised. In my early 20s I talked to my doctor about getting circumcised only because I was self conscious about having a foreskin. My Doc said he felt the same way at my age and got a circumcision. He said it was a huge mistake. He said that sex was far more pleasurable before circumcision. The reason; because the foreskin shields the glans, it makes it more sensitive when it is touched. A circumcised penis is constantly rubbing against the fabric of a male's underwear. You may not realize it if you are circumcised but this has the effect of significantly desensitizing the glans. If you're circumcised, you might be thinking; that's BS, I have plenty of sensitivity in my glans. Yes, sure, it's sensitive, but not nearly as sensitive as an uncircumcised penis. I'll give another example. If you've ever watched a porno and seen a girl giving a guy a handjob, you'll notice that most circumsised men don't have much of a problem with a girl stroking the glans. On the rare occasion when you see an uncircumcised porn star like Manuel Ferrara, who happens to love getting hanjobs, you'll notice that he rarely, if ever allows the girl to pull the foreskin all the way back and let her rub it. Why? Because it's so pleasurably sensitive, it can be painfully pleasurable. I'm not kidding.... painfully pleasurable. Now that I'm older and not self conscious about having a foreskin, I'll say that you couldn't pay me to get a circumcision. You might also think that if I'm that sensitive, I probably don't last long in bed, right? Not true at all. I last as long as I want. Why? Because once again, the foreskin limits (doesn't completely block) the sensation of intercourse. Additionally, because the glans is so sensitive (this is my personal belief), my erections happen much quicker and get fully erect. I'm 46 now, so staying physically fit, eating the right foods, getting enough sleep and staying away from alcohol also contribute to a healthy sex drive, but I'm convinced that having this level of sensitivity in my glans is a huge help. The best part of course is the pleasurable feeling itself. Receiving a blowjob is amazing. A handjob is spectacular, and my woman is blown away by the control she exerts over me with the lightest touches of her thumb on not only the underside of my glans but the top side as well. Intercourse, absolutely phenomenal. Final thought. I've read that a woman's clitoris has roughly 6,000 nerve endings and that a male's glans has roughly half that amount. I wonder if these findings are bases on a circumcised male and if the results might be different for an uncircumcised male. I suspect that there is a difference. Finally, I'll say that I've never had any health issues with a foreskin. I shower twice a day most days, sometimes once, but there have been occasions when I've gone longer than a day without a shower (due to unusual field conditions) and I've never had a health related issue with my penis. If you're already circumcised, don't worry about it, I'm sure you still enjoy sex. However, if you have a son, consider leaving the decision to him when he becomes an adult.
Anonymousover 8 years agoYour wrong about circumcise cock being more sensitive. Im partially circumcised with extra skin in the frenulum area. this is by far the most sensitive skin on my body and gives me pleasure. I wouldn't have it removed for the world. Also the foreskin acts as a roller bearing during intercourse providing pleasure for the man and his partner.
abc101over 11 years agoI never thought i would get so interested in this topic and spent the last half hour reading this and the long comments. Strangely a very interesting topic and something to think about.
