July 15, 2012 - Circumsized Baby

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

The most amazing thing, to me, is that the social pressure to maintain this, and the actual operation, is mostly done by women.

I'm against that.

In this country, most male circumcisions are performed by male doctors, and most women say they leave the decision on whether to circumcise their sons up to their husbands.

Originally Posted by DanaC

In the school playgrounds, little girls who haven't had that done to them are teased and called dirty by those who have.

As young as playgrounds, no. But yes, in this country there is definitely an association with uncircumcised penises being unclean, among teenage and 20-something girls.


I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying the whole mindset is not as foreign as you might believe.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

As young as playgrounds, no. But yes, in this country there is definitely an association with uncircumcised penises being unclean, among teenage and 20-something girls.

I dont think there's any social pressure to circumcise males here.