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Circumcision does not reduce sensitivity

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  • kaz67kaz67 Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Maybe, just maybe, its because no one should give a fuck about a little vestigal flap of skin that no one will ever notice anyway?

    You already said that line dipshit, and someone already called you on it.

    The foreskin is not vestigial.

    What is it used for?

    That has nothing to do with whether its vestigial or not.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestigial

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Because it's not worth caring about.

    It is worth not giving a fuck about, however. If you think it decreases sensation regardless of the outcome of the scientific study in the OP, sure, keep it, whatever. If you want to have it done to yourself or your kid, it will have zero impact on their life, ever, so snip it off, whatever.

    And yet men go to extraordinary and painful lengths later in life to recover their foreskins.

    Which is completely, profoundly, inutterably retarded.
    Full circle!

    So there you have it - you don't care, that other people do - apparently - you don't care about. Me me me me me. Anyone who disagrees is clearly retarded!

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Maybe, just maybe, its because no one should give a fuck about a little vestigal flap of skin that no one will ever notice anyway?

    You already said that line dipshit, and someone already called you on it.

    The foreskin is not vestigial.

    What is it used for?
    I do imagine it's purpose was to protect the glans of the penis from incidental environmental damage, sunburn that sort of thing. As it stands it is a handy masturbation aid at the minimum.

    But its already erect anyway?
    Whatever.
    I say its vestigal because it was useful once and is not anymore, because there are millions of useful devices that are used by nearly all males in the world for protecting their wang. These devices are called pants. In case these fail many wear backup devices called underpants.
    Therefore DarkPrimus, you are the dipshit.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Maybe, just maybe, its because no one should give a fuck about a little vestigal flap of skin that no one will ever notice anyway?

    You already said that line dipshit, and someone already called you on it.

    The foreskin is not vestigial.

    What is it used for?

    It's a sheath designed to protect an extremely sensitive part of the body.

    If only someone would invent underwear, or pants.

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  • HozHoz Cool Cat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    And yet men go to extraordinary and painful lengths later in life to recover their foreskins.

    Which is completely, profoundly, inutterably retarded.
    I have to agree. I think the benefits of being uncircumcised come from maturing from birth with the "feature". Forcefully growing foreskin later in life just doesn't seem reasonable.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    People who don't want circumcision oppose in on a moral basis and, if allowed, would enact legislation preventing it for the sake of a bunch of tiny babies who wont remember it anyway.
    I want to circumcise any sons I have, but I don't have any problem if you don't, because I shouldn't have control over your life.

    Do you think that it's right that people have to tell the hospital "No, don't circumcise my child"?

    Unnecessary surgery should not be the default practice.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    But its already erect anyway?
    Whatever.
    I say its vestigal because it was useful once and is not anymore, because there are millions of useful devices that are used by nearly all males in the world for protecting their wang. These devices are called pants. In case these fail many wear backup devices called underpants.
    Therefore DarkPrimus, you are the dipshit.
    And yet funnily enough regardless of it's vestigial nature or not (something clearly not well defined in the literature) you have yet to show why the better option is clearly to remove choice from people.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Because it's not worth caring about.

    It is worth not giving a fuck about, however. If you think it decreases sensation regardless of the outcome of the scientific study in the OP, sure, keep it, whatever. If you want to have it done to yourself or your kid, it will have zero impact on their life, ever, so snip it off, whatever.

    And yet men go to extraordinary and painful lengths later in life to recover their foreskins.

    Which is completely, profoundly, inutterably retarded.
    Full circle!

    So there you have it - you don't care, that other people do - apparently - you don't care about. Me me me me me. Anyone who disagrees is clearly retarded!

    Yes, that is exactly what I said.

    :roll:

    A dude who tries to regrow his fucking foreskin has some mental issues.

    why are you so passionate about this, again? aside from "IF WE DON'T SOLVE THE MINOR PHILISOPHICAL ISSUES HOW CAN WE SOLVE THE BIG ONES" which is also stupid as hell, and not just because I disagree with it.

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  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Hoz wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    And yet men go to extraordinary and painful lengths later in life to recover their foreskins.

    Which is completely, profoundly, inutterably retarded.
    I have to agree. I think the benefits of being uncircumcised come from maturing from birth with the "feature". Forcefully growing foreskin later in life just doesn't seem reasonable.
    People ultimately do lots of things that aren't reasonable. Provided it doesn't impact on others then I'm largely concerned with whether it makes them happier. And they would say, it does.

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Why is your apathy about this issue superior to caring about it?

    Because it's not worth caring about.

    It is worth not giving a fuck about, however. If you think it decreases sensation regardless of the outcome of the scientific study in the OP, sure, keep it, whatever. If you want to have it done to yourself or your kid, it will have zero impact on their life, ever, so snip it off, whatever.

    And yet men go to extraordinary and painful lengths later in life to recover their foreskins.

    Which is completely, profoundly, inutterably retarded.
    Full circle!

    So there you have it - you don't care, that other people do - apparently - you don't care about. Me me me me me. Anyone who disagrees is clearly retarded!
    How many people care so much about a fucking foreskin that they put in so much time and effort to recover it anyway? And how many of these people are masochists? No one is willing to answer this because it throws a wrench into their idea that foreskins are divine tools and the most useful part of the body, and therefore you would want to undergo 1-5 years of pain to recover one.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    People who don't want circumcision oppose in on a moral basis and, if allowed, would enact legislation preventing it for the sake of a bunch of tiny babies who wont remember it anyway.
    I want to circumcise any sons I have, but I don't have any problem if you don't, because I shouldn't have control over your life.

    Do you think that it's right that people have to tell the hospital "No, don't circumcise my child"?

    Unnecessary surgery should not be the default practice.

    I'll agree with this at least.

    Jewish conspiracy!

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    it has caused a few problems

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I say its vestigal

    You can say that blue is red, but that doesn't make you correct.

    Your personal re-definition is worth jackshit.

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Its a shame that underwear is made of barbed wire and thatch that will turn the head of your penis into a bleeding mass without a foreskin.
    Oh, wait, underwear is soft.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Meh, I'm just happy that my foreskin is probably helping out a burn victim, or something of the like. They do use that flap, right?

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  • kaz67kaz67 Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Well the problem with circumcision is an unnecessary operation is being performed on someone without their consent. Granted its a minor operation but dosen't that still strike you as being a little wrong?

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  • tyrannustyrannus i am not fat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    oh come on

    you cannot tell me you haven't worn really nice underwear and like
    well
    had to pretend to drop your books?

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I don't really think there's any reasonable stance beyond "Don't get your kid circumcised if you've got a problem with it."

    The "Nobody should be circumcised as an infant because I think it's wrong!" thing is kind of lame.

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  • HozHoz Cool Cat Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Its a shame that underwear is made of barbed wire and thatch that will turn the head of your penis into a bleeding mass without a foreskin.
    Oh, wait, underwear is soft.
    Not soft enough for an uncircumcised person to feel comfortable going about with their foreskin pulled back.

    Hoz on
  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    How many people care so much about a fucking foreskin that they put in so much time and effort to recover it anyway? And how many of these people are masochists? No one is willing to answer this because it throws a wrench into their idea that foreskins are divine tools and the most useful part of the body, and therefore you would want to undergo 1-5 years of pain to recover one.
    Why don't you go and post the statistic on how many are masochists, coz you know I'm not the one making the positive claim about that one. The fact is people do, and you've yet to show me why we should ignore their desires?

    Why is it so important to you that we allow people to arbitrarily impose this little bit of unnecessary coercion on people, for a completely optional procedure that can in fact be performed any time in a man's life, but which cannot be easily reversed and does in fact cause emotional and/or psychological distress to people that could otherwise be completely avoided?

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    the head of my dick isn't covered in scar tissue, and that's what the foreskin is supposed to be covering, right?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I don't really think there's any reasonable stance beyond "Don't get your kid circumcised if you've got a problem with it."

    The "Nobody should be circumcised as an infant because I think it's wrong!" thing is kind of lame.

    I would say I agree on the principle of religious freedom, but then I remember that I was applauding whatever state it was that gave a minor a blood transfusion even though their Christian Scientist parents were like "no we want our kid to die".

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    the head of my dick isn't covered in scar tissue, and that's what the foreskin is supposed to be covering, right?

    It's the part "under the mushroom", so to speak. I don't recall the scientific term for it and I don't want to look at a bunch of wangs looking up the term on Wikipedia.

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  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Its a shame that underwear is made of barbed wire and thatch that will turn the head of your penis into a bleeding mass without a foreskin.
    Oh, wait, underwear is soft.

    Could you hi-light the bit where I said that happens?

    Thanks.

    Yes, it's soft, but that skin is a lot softer. It is irritating to some, others don't notice it. If you rub your wang against cloth like that, it will eventually dry out and get irritated. Which is what your doing, very, very slowly with underwear. This isn't really important, it's just another reason. Really, the important ones are:

    It's unnecessary surgery.
    It can't really be reversed, and it's being performed without the consent of the patient.

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  • INeedNoSaltINeedNoSalt with blood on my teeth Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I don't really think there's any reasonable stance beyond "Don't get your kid circumcised if you've got a problem with it."

    The "Nobody should be circumcised as an infant because I think it's wrong!" thing is kind of lame.

    I would say I agree on the principle of religious freedom, but then I remember that I was applauding whatever state it was that gave a minor a blood transfusion even though their Christian Scientist parents were like "no we want our kid to die".

    Man I got my circumcision and my parents are not religious.

    And I'd have to agree with that, too. Whatever's in the kid's best interest, I guess, I just don't feel that circumcision is really a negative thing. I'm sure at some point I've thought, "I guess it would've been nice to have some say in this," but just as quickly followed it up with, "Whatever, I don't really care."

    Edit: also agree that it shouldn't be the default, but something that is done with parental consent.

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  • Alchemist449Alchemist449 Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I'm circumcised, but my kid won't be. I empathize with my my parents probably chose this (I don't want to know exactly, that'd be the worst. conversation. ever.) but I don't think it's all that important for my spawn to undergo this procedure.

    Also, if you insecure enough about yourself to the point where you stretch the skin of your penis to repair damage done to you by your evil parents....you've got bigger problems than a less sensitive meatstick.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    the head of my dick isn't covered in scar tissue, and that's what the foreskin is supposed to be covering, right?

    yes but that's not where it's cut from.

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I say its vestigal

    You can say that blue is red, but that doesn't make you correct.

    Your personal re-definition is worth jackshit.
    Sorry, you're right. All I've proved is that the foreskin is nigh useless and thus has no effect on evolution. All it is is a useless flap of skin that no one should care about, sorry.

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    It can make for some pretty awkward situations depending on your pants, your penis, and the way you move.

    I've had my share of awkward moments from getting my glans rubbed on a warm day.

    And oh geeze if that happens when you're moving fast.... that's one place you do not want to chafe.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I don't really think there's any reasonable stance beyond "Don't get your kid circumcised if you've got a problem with it."

    The "Nobody should be circumcised as an infant because I think it's wrong!" thing is kind of lame.

    I would say I agree on the principle of religious freedom, but then I remember that I was applauding whatever state it was that gave a minor a blood transfusion even though their Christian Scientist parents were like "no we want our kid to die".

    Man I got my circumcision and my parents are not religious.

    And I'd have to agree with that, too. Whatever's in the kid's best interest, I guess, I just don't feel that circumcision is really a negative thing. I'm sure at some point I've thought, "I guess it would've been nice to have some say in this," but just as quickly followed it up with, "Whatever, I don't really care."

    Edit: also agree that it shouldn't be the default, but something that is done with parental consent.

    If it wasn't the default, I would wager good money that the number of children who are circumcised when they are infants would drop dramatically.

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    So, at worst, and assuming I have these imaginary calluses on my dick, I last longer with a female.

    Terror!

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    It can make for some pretty awkward situations depending on your pants, your penis, and the way you move.

    I've had my share of awkward moments from getting my glans rubbed on a warm day.

    And oh geeze if that happens when you're moving fast.... that's one place you do not want to chafe.

    Never ever in my entire life, even once, has my dong gotten chafed.

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  • electricitylikesmeelectricitylikesme Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I don't really think there's any reasonable stance beyond "Don't get your kid circumcised if you've got a problem with it."

    The "Nobody should be circumcised as an infant because I think it's wrong!" thing is kind of lame.

    I would say I agree on the principle of religious freedom, but then I remember that I was applauding whatever state it was that gave a minor a blood transfusion even though their Christian Scientist parents were like "no we want our kid to die".

    Man I got my circumcision and my parents are not religious.

    And I'd have to agree with that, too. Whatever's in the kid's best interest, I guess, I just don't feel that circumcision is really a negative thing. I'm sure at some point I've thought, "I guess it would've been nice to have some say in this," but just as quickly followed it up with, "Whatever, I don't really care."
    Which is the issue at hand. The fact it's considered a minor matter by the populace doesn't (a) make it a minor matter necessarily, but (b) doesn't mean we should simply ignore the relevant moral issues, of which in this case are "is it actually ok to unnecessarily deny someone a choice?"

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  • PicardathonPicardathon Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    the head of my dick isn't covered in scar tissue, and that's what the foreskin is supposed to be covering, right?

    Could a foreskin really have helped you there? That sounds kind of serious.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I say its vestigal

    You can say that blue is red, but that doesn't make you correct.

    Your personal re-definition is worth jackshit.
    Sorry, you're right. All I've proved is that the foreskin is nigh useless and thus has no effect on evolution. All it is is a useless flap of skin that no one should care about, sorry.

    It is not useless. Several people have already told you why it's there.

    I can't walk around with my foreskin pulled back because the skin there is too sensitive to be rubbing against my underwear.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Fallout wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Fallout wrote: »
    Without a foreskin the head of the penis rubs on the fabric of the underwear for... oh I don't know... your entire life?

    Does that cause anyone trouble?

    I mean, is it a problem? For anyone?

    For me? Not even a little bit.

    And that would be because you were circumcised when you were an infant and scar tissue formed and so the skin is not as sensitive as it would be if you had a foreskin and then it just magically disappeared, leaving what is underneath exposed to chafing.

    So, at worst, and assuming I have these imaginary calluses on my dick, I last longer with a female.

    Terror!

    You seem to be under the impression that scar tissue = horrific looking mutilations. No, sorry, scars don't always look abnormal.

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