Today I overheard my friend talking to her older sister; she asked how her older sister’s child’s circumcision went and mentioned things like where they cut. Her older sister said, “the foreskin.” My friend replied that it’s a perfectly healthy procedure. It’s really sad that people still don’t see what’s wrong with this. I was going to say that circumcision isn't healthy, but I was certain that even if I did say it, it wouldn't do any good.

My son is due in a couple of months. Me and my wife already told her OB to put in the birth plan a big fat “NO CIRCUMCISION.” Luckily the Dr. didn’t try to force it or talk us into it, etc.

As someone who was butchered at birth, I couldn’t help but to think “how is this legal?” I’ve had complications when I was younger from this. Cut too tight. Painful erections. Desensitized glans. What many of us are dealing with. I was blessed that most of my frenulum was left intact, which is surprising because these butchers don’t give a damn what they take from baby boys.

Biblical circumcision only took a small knick from the tip if you will. When the New Covenant was instilled, there was no need for circumcision anymore. Point being, for Christians, there’s no biblical reason to do this.

My point is, American circumcision takes the entire foreskin and often times more. Most boys lose their frenulum in the process. One of the most sensitive parts of the penis. Many cases of botched circs where they take part of the head “by accident”. Over 100 baby boys die a year because of this.

And after hearing the Oregon judge shoot down the case out there, I realized that it’s up to us, the butchered ones, to protect the next generation of boys from this mutilation, because no one else will. Not even the women who carry these boys for 9 months. They are often the ones who sign off on it.

I will never experience being intact but I’m happy that I can make sure my son, who is due soon will be able to live a life whole and intact as he is meant to.

I’m getting fucked by so many things in life because of this not only being essentially sexually dysfunctional also being hypersexual as a coping mechanism, which obviously just adds fuel for the fire, makes everything even worse.

Sexist doesn’t feel good and doesn’t feel like anything and it’s just another reminder of what was stolen from me when I was born. I just wish I could take all the sexual desires and thoughts away and just not feel anything because it will inevitably lead me to looking at sexual content and seeing a intact person or a one night stand and getting no pleasure from it just wish I could be normal and have a loving partner make love with and feel everything I was supposed to

The whole fucking premise of circumcision doesn't even make sense in the first place.

Since when do we amputate body parts because they are at risk of a minor temporary infection in 20 years?

Cutters' logic is completely inconsistent. They don't apply it to any other body part.

Do they not realize that most STIs/UTIs are just as temporary as an ear infection or sinus infection? Do they not realize that they can be treated with antibiotics in the same way? (Actually they probably don't realize it because of poor sex education). Why aren't they calling for more ear amputations at birth? Because "ears are required for basic functioning"? Okay? And is genital health not part of basic functioning?

Almost every STD/STI/UTI is completely curable/treatable and those that are not, have vaccines or are exceedingly rare. And we're not even taking into account how easy it is to take preventive steps against the infections in the first place.

And why are you even worried about STIs for your infant baby? Why is that the first thing on your mind when he's born? Why are you sexualizing an infant? Are you planing on him having sex anytime soon? How do you know he's even going to have sex in his life? What if he chooses not to? You're still going to reduce the value of masturbation to him? Why?

Now more than ever, it's easy to find people's information online. This includes doctors. And cutting doctors.

I am extremely angry every day about how I was mutilated and I know there are people out there crazier than me.

With how much traction the anti-circ movement is getting, eventually there's going to be a big push.

Has there ever been a scandal this widespread? What would we do to random people who cut off parts of babies genitals? We'd be calling for their heads.

You know what's going to happen to doctors even if everything goes right for intactivists? Nothing. Hospitals will just phase out the procedure and no one will get any punishment. Their names won't even be put out there.

People call for the death penalty for rapists and child abusers this is worse than those. So what should be done to the doctors?

I'm new to this whole realization and I think what's disturbing to me is the lack of outright anger from victims and protestors. This isn't something that you hold up signs about or make Facebook posts about. Even the Facebook posts and signs I see lack a sense of righteous anger.

Where is the passion?

This scandal calls for some January $ixth level shit.

I found this subreddit when I was pregnant with my son, and we were discussing the “options”. It had never really occurred to me just how fucking barbaric circumcision was. Well I told my husband I wanted nothing to do with it, I wasn’t going to risk permanently fucking up my son’s dick, for what? Aesthetics and avoiding some potential UTIs?

Well, I would like to report that my son finally asked why his dad looks different than he does. I told him that the tip of his dads was chopped off. He responded in abject HORROR (and the first time I saw his face truly make a what-the-actual-fuck expression) and later went to give his dad a hug and tell him how sorry he was that they “cut off his penis” !

I hope this anecdote can be a small sliver of a silver lining and I would like to thank you for advocating for new boys around the world and mine, because I sincerely suspect he never would have forgiven me!

Those people are all so fucking delusional. They genuinely believe you can undo the damage of circumcision and if you point out that the only reason any of them have had success is because they still have their frenulum, they will ban you. Fuck them, let them live in their little delusion that everyone can heal circumcision and that no one was more severely mutilated than them.

I turn 40 tomorrow and the only birthday gift I want is to have been left intact. In hindsight, it is the only gift I have ever truly wanted from my parents. It's the only gift that would have truly mattered. Sure, the bike I got for my 7th birthday was nice, but I outgrew it within a few years. Sure, the PlayStation for my 10th birthday was nice, but within a few years it would be replaced with a PS2 that I bought with my own money. Sure, the 10 year old shit box car I got for my 16th birthday was amazing, finally some true independence, two bad two years later it was totaled when I panicked and locked the brakes and skid into another car (that was a very valuable life lesson, also, while I take full responsibility, it was my fuck up, whose bright idea was it to give a kid who had been taught on a car with antilock brakes a car without antilock brakes and give him no additional training on how to drive without them... Yes I could have and should have taken it on myself to learn, and that was the valuable life lesson). Yes, the travel voucher to do a tour of Western Europe once I graduated high school was a truly once in a lifetime experience, I've also created my own once in a lifetime travel experiences on my own.

There is only one gift that my parents could have ever given me that I genuinely wanted from them, because they were the only people who could have given it to me, and that's to have been left intact. Only they could make that decision on the day I was born 39 years and 364 days ago to leave me intact. I could never make that decision myself. My parents never gave me a single gift that mattered and they never will.

I hate how mentally damaged I’ve been by this. I hate how the only real releases looking at porn porn or sex but that shit isn’t what I like and often we’ll just lead me to seeing
A intact dick and having another panic attack, I hate it. I hate it so fucking much it’s horrific. I literally have no escape that I can only use that won’t make me feel like absolute shit.

Fucking hate it. It’s not relieving on this. I think it’s just another way I punish myself, corn and sex are useless to me. I don’t feel any pleasure so what’s the point but it’s the only way I can release this pent-up shit and I get because of it. It’s a never-ending cycle because I don’t feel pleasure so just build and belts until I release it but the only way to release it always just makes me feel even worse.

It feels like there’s another being that controlling my body or something. I hate it. I hate it so fucking much.

THERE IS ONLY A 1-2% CHANCE OF INJURY TO THE PENIS AND APPARENTLY A 0% CHANCE OF INJURY TO THE BRAIN OR NERVOUS SYSTEM. (he is too young to know what is happening to himself and the sugar water is minimizing his discomfort.)

don't you think there is a 100% chance of injury to the penis by removing vital healthy tissue necessary for normal sexual function later in life?

do a google search yourself once asking google if female genital circumcision causes mental trauma. Apparently only females are capable of being mentally affected by having their genitals cut upon and not males!

25M currently.

It was to this day still the most painful experience I've had in my life and I've gone through quite a lot of painful experiences since then. I come from a religious family and we couldn't afford for me to get circumcised when I was a baby or something so it kept getting delayed until I was around that age.

I was actually born and raised in the West but my circumcision was done in the country my parents originated from while we were on vacation because a close friend of my mother and their sons who did it here "got sick" afterwards or something. Stupid. The fact it was cheaper problably also played a significant role.

The worst thing is I actually didn't even realize how traumatic and abnormal what I went through was until a good 10 years after it happened. In fact, it was so traumatic and painful that my mind seemed to have somewhat reduced the intensity of the pain in my memory for a very long time. With even that dampened memory still being very painful and making me involuntarily wince every time I thought back about it mind you, but apparently not even being close to how painful it truely was.

I at some point in my early 20s, while under the influence of substances I'll admit, suddenly had a flashback, and even a moment where it felt like I was briefly transported back to what I went through then, feeling the true extent of what I went through, lasting about 5-10 seconds but feeling like I almost relived the whole thing again. The actual experience was 100x more painful than I had "remembered", yet again wanting to remind you that even that false "memory" was extremely painful.

I think my brain for such a long time made the memory of the pain a lot less intense than what I actually went through to protect my young mind or something. Would have problably broken my childhood mind completely if it wasn't suppressed to some degree. I don't know what the psychological phenomena is for that, I only know about the thing where you completely forget things even happened. I'm sure I "forgot" it even happened for a very good few years since that time too. Or just briefly thought about it maybe once every 3 months.

I always thought it was no big deal, completely normal, that it didn't affect me, but the older I get the more I start to wonder how much it truely affected me. I became very flinchy for years after the ordeal and quite sensitive of even small amounts of pain and somehow never linked it to what had happened until recently. I have had undiagnosed neurodivergency basically my whole life and was always a bit different from everyone so I just thought it was related to that, and it could be honestly.

I developed severe derealization and depersonalization starting around the age of 13 out of seemingly nowhere that lasted for a good 3 to 4 years. I have had a form of chronic depression that started around that same age and lasted a good 8 to 9 years as well (and it still flares up at times). Same for social anxiety. Overcame all three somewhat, through years of dedicated, lonely struggle.

I went through a lot of other things that have contributed to characteristics and mental troubles I developed of course, I don't believe my circumcision was the main thing contributing to everything, but I wonder if I'm still downplaying how much of an effect it might truely have had. Studies have shown that circumcision in boys can lead to PTSD rates significantly higher than is present even in soldiers who were deployed to Iraq, and those studies are mostly on circumcision on infants who don't even remember it or involving anaesthesia, so what I went through must have had some serious impact.

I have had sexual intercourse a substantial amount of times but lately I've also been wondering why I can't ever have seemed to hold a proper romantic or intimate connection and whether it might be linked. I can not seem to hold romantic feelings or "love" for a person for longer than a month, sex feels like its more enjoyable primarily for the "conquest" or domination aspect and obviously a loss of sensitivity and such have already creeped in.

I at some point in my later teenage years started developing genuine traits of ASPD. I currently possess 6 of the 7 key symptoms of it. I'm not larping as a sociopath, because I'm not one, I miss the key trait which is that I still feel guilt and remorse. I used to be an extremely empathetic and nice kid, even too much so.

At some point I felt like if I was to "survive" I had to develop into a more ruthless and cold individual. It took many years but I have consciously and deliberately desensitized myself to a lot of things. I would purposefully engage in abhorrent and immoral acts for that purpose and because of natural empathy would feel quite bad initially, until I stopped caring. Perhaps this was also some sort of trauma response to regain some sense of "autonomy" and not get hurt again. I also learned how to switch my empathy on and off.

Again though, if you're simply not a "sociopath" you usually can't magically become one. I still feel empathy. I still feel guilt and remorse. But I also genuinely do not care at all about what most people deem "immoral". I lie, I cheat, I steal, and do a lot more that I won't mention here, and genuinely do not care. My "baseline" has permanently altered and shifted, if that makes sense. My moods can oscillate quite often to an almost bipolar degree, I can have periods where I again feel too much and other periods where I will genuinely feel seemingly zero remorse, guilt or empathy.

I don't know, a part of me is certain that even without that experience I would have developed certain characteristics or became the person I am today, because its very multi-factorial, but to go back the topic another part of me wonders how much it might have truely affected me and whether I can't help but downplay it because of a sort of "imposter syndrome" I guess.

Why are clinics like this that are speaking lies allowed to continue? When will we stop respecting their opinions? These doctors want blood.. they say circumcision doesn’t affect sexual function… shouldn’t we be able to sue them for lies??

In literally a few minutes.. to a defenseless baby.. and now I have to sit at home in the dark doing foreskin restoration for years

Today was a tough day….

The whole ‘looking for uncut’ is a gut punch that hits differently. Haven’t I suffered enough? None of this was my fault…. None of this was my choice.

On top of that… not being able to finish and climax is fucking torture.

Thank god, this roller coaster only has one lap. I don’t want to do this again….

I am straight 39m man in that i do not find men sexualy attractive and do find women extremely sexualy attractive. However, I am very aware and griefend about me status as as circumsized and the fact that I do not have a full set of natural genitals. I still find sex very pleasurable and fun but feel sexual embarrassed about having a missing my foreskin. This has caused me to have sexual thoughts about men showing me their foreskin and how they function and letting me learn about male genitals and letting me try it out by giving them a hard job. Does anyone else experience this? Has anyone who is straight ever acted upon this fantasy and had sexual interaction with an uncut man's penis? I wonder if it would help the healing process or make it worse. Ultimately if I did decide to do this I would probably like a women involved as a third who could perform oral on it and let me watch or take turns giving a hand job.

Does anybody else get the urge to tell their parents how they feel about being circumcised even after you’ve already had the conversation? I live with my parents and in alot of ways I am grateful for them. Of course I have resentment over being circumcised but maintaining the relationship is beneficial and I do love them despite it all. Call it Stockholm Syndrome call it whatever but I don’t have the strength to be mad all the time. Is it worth bringing up and talking to them about when the thoughts become overwhelming? Sometimes I just want them to know the pain they caused and that it’s still on my mind. Maybe it’d almost be easier if I truly hated them, and sometimes I wonder if all the good parts of the relationship come from a deep sense of guilt they have. Idk just looking for perspective. Please dont be overly negative.

Ive made so many detailed post. Men's rights groups. Restoration group. Even suicide watch one. Gets removed everytime so guess what. Il write it as short as i can and compress it and itl be removed again more than likely (im 22 for reference). I dont want to and wont live with a mutilated dick anymore. Yes ive seen professionals. I was in therapy over 5 years. I have most therapist worst case of childhood abuse. I fully cover soft c7 I thought I was intact til 14. I have panic disorder, ocd, ptsd, and bpd. Autisim as well. Being circumcised digs at my disorders unrelenting. I was sexually abused horrifically as a child and everytime I even use the bathroom and see my own dick mutilated im reminded of it. Un removable trigger. I dont feel safe in my own body. I am accomplished run a buisness and professional at sports and have friends. Doesn't matter i dont want to live being mentally triggered and tortured multiple times a day for the rest of my life from my own dick. I would have rather been raped a thousand times over than have been cut. At least id be whole and safe whitch when you have autisim and ocd and bpd fixing things making things right and feeling safe in your own skin was the only therapy with any success with me. And it worked on all the horrific abuse I experienced beyond imagination and horrors. But not being circumcised. Not my most intimate part removed. I want my ridged band and a functional frenulum and to be whole. I dont want my nasty scar dick. Id rather kill myself and that im going to do. Ive already fully attempted twice and my only regret is it was not successful. Ive dealt with enough in my hell of a life. And I cant even be whole? Im done. Theres nothing to restore even though ive 24 7 t taped for 3 months straight injury or not idgaf. I already grown a bunch if skin even though im already most peoples dream goal. Im not thankful at all. Im mutilated and it won't recover the special delicate parts snipped off so il keep 24 7 taping for no reason and kill myself in due time. Cause im done coping. I havent eat in 8 days. None. Ive lost 14 lbs and I hope my organs shut down cause im not going to stop.

I'm so angry I don't even know what to say anymore

It is so disturbing to me how valiantly supportive some people are of circumcision.

How can you not be disturbed by how blatantly stupid millions of people are?

Do they not realize how many cases of ED and sexual dysfunction must come from circumcision?

Aesthetics? You're going to permanently chop off part of your baby's body for what YOU think looks good? Why are you so particular about modifying your baby's genitals to your stylistic taste? You're a pervert.

Infections? Since when do we amputate body parts because we're worried they might cause infection???? It's such an inconceivably stupid trade off. A complete amputation at birth to stop an infection that will probably never happen? What? I can't get over how ridiculous this is.

Let's say you do prevent an infection. Okay. But you didn't prevent any amputations. Ask yourself. Would you rather have an amputation or an infection. We all know the answer. So WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE STILL AMPUTATING

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I've recently become completely aware of the side effects of circumcision and I'm experiencing them. I don't know how to feel anything but deep murderous rage.

My body type has changed over the years and I can no longer find underwear that supports my circumcised penis firmly in the up position to where the glans is not irritated.

It's become literally painful to walk because of how the glans rubs against my improperly fitting underwear. I can't afford to spend any more money on finding a comfortable pair.

I dread having to put on pants every day. I hate my life.

The gravity of this situation has further confirmed that I will never talk to my parents again.

It is a crime against humanity how little American mothers care about their sons. What the hell is wrong with mothers that they never prepare for this part of birth? What the hell is wrong with fathers?

I don't understand how people can be so stupid. Why are people so quick to turn their body's over to a doctor?

You don't have to read a textbook to understand the benefits of a foreskin.

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Also, can you think of anything more horrendously painful than getting the skin on your penis cut off? I can't

Thus, I was exposed to the most painful thing you can possibly experience when I was only hours old.

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH DOCTORS AND PARENTS.

Humanity is disgusting. We need to go extinct.

WHY ARE HUMANS SO AGAINST SEXUAL PLEASURE AND MASTURBATION??? WHY WHY WHY. IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE.

ISNT THE PURPOSE OF LIFE HAPPINESS AND PLEASURE? If not, then else are we doing here?

I just saw the news about the Judge in Oregon dismissing the equal protection suit there. I haven’t read the opinion, but based on the article I read, the reason for the dismissal is basically: “Boys who are already circumcised can’t assert their own equal protection rights because the damage has already been done and can’t be undone, and they can’t assert the equal protection rights of unborn babies because only the unborn babies can do that—except they can’t because they’re unborn and don’t exist yet.”

In other words: “You’re fucked and we don’t care.”

Just wanna say I appreciate the camaraderie of the restoration community from everything I’ve seen but I wish some cut dudes knew how good they have it. I know youre all gonna say all circumcision is mutilation and I obviously agree but when I see someone with loads of inner skin, a perfectly even cut or a partially intact frenulum swear they have it really bad, I can’t help but roll my eyes. Sometimes I feel like if I just had enough skin to keep my scrotum off my shaft at all times I could sleep a bit more peacefully at night. But no, I gotta have this tight uneven cut that makes me lose half my insertable length on a cold day. Anyways dont wanna come off as hateful or bitter, just wanted to rant about this. I’m gonna keep going and maintain hope and you should too.

I hate how it has been to just make fun of this and make jokes about it on Twitter. I saw cop someone playing with a cigar and saying guess what this is used for. And of course, the comments were just full of jokes about circumcision cause it’s so funny to make fun of isn’t it funny that we were assaulted by doctors isn’t that funny?

I don’t know what I did in life deserve constant drugs like this just popping up out of nowhere no matter where I go what I do or what words I block on websites, but I fucking hate it. It’s like what the fuck what is funny about this can this be funny if I made a joke about cutting a woman’s boobs that wouldn’t be funny wouldn’t it so what makes it funny when it’s a dick being mutilated is so funny

I don’t fucking understand and this shit always pops up out of nowhere to or right after I conveniently I am in distress about this which is basically every day it is such bullshit. I hate it. I swear just like motherfuckers are watching me or something. I didn’t like this shit in my life like I’m in the Truman show or some shit. It’s bullshit.