Circumcision
On our way to the Mall today (DC) we passed some Circumcision demonstrators holding up signs like “Circumcision Decreases Sensation” and “Circumcision is Torture.” And, indeed, Circumcision is a touchy subject with many interesting ethical pros and cums. But, honestly, when it comes to circumcision there’s only one legitimate question:
Does Circumcision make you a better or a worse writer? (it must have some effect, right ??)
If it makes you a worse writer then I want the procedure reversed. I want to be uncircumcised. And I want to talk to that cold-hearted bastard of a rabbi who took the knife to me 42 years ago and who therefore was no true patron of the arts.
If it’s better to be circumcised then great. And, thanks Reb (Rabbi). You did a great job.
And keep snipping !!!
Tags: better writer, circumcision, rabbi
I’d say this is the most masculine post HTMLGIANT has seen but darby already said that length is the only objective measure of superiority
I’d say this is the most masculine post HTMLGIANT has seen but darby already said that length is the only objective measure of superiority
ehh… novels, short stories, plays, movies, music, dance, it’s all foreplay, anyway.
ehh… novels, short stories, plays, movies, music, dance, it’s all foreplay, anyway.
the most masculine—- God that’s flattering…..
but, seriously, there is female circumcision also.. (even though not pictured here or performed by rabbits… i mean rabbis)….. and as gruesome as they are the question still persists:
does it help or hurt the writing ??
the most masculine—- God that’s flattering…..
but, seriously, there is female circumcision also.. (even though not pictured here or performed by rabbits… i mean rabbis)….. and as gruesome as they are the question still persists:
does it help or hurt the writing ??
i would not throw around the phrase “female circumcision,” since it seems like sublimated rape or something.
i would not throw around the phrase “female circumcision,” since it seems like sublimated rape or something.
Uncircumcised dicks are gross.
Uncircumcised dicks are gross.
The last thing I need is more sensation in my dick.
The last thing I need is more sensation in my dick.
welcome rauan!
what authors were uncircumsized
welcome rauan!
what authors were uncircumsized
yes, “female circumcision” is all charged up. bad, etc. but phrases are made to be thrown around,….. and this is a post, in the end, about writing,……
yes, “female circumcision” is all charged up. bad, etc. but phrases are made to be thrown around,….. and this is a post, in the end, about writing,……
thanks, Blake…. and maybe we need to do a survey,… what about shakespeare? dante?
thanks, Blake…. and maybe we need to do a survey,… what about shakespeare? dante?
don’t ask me how, but i know for a fact that john updike was/is uncut
don’t ask me how, but i know for a fact that john updike was/is uncut
i’m circumcised — long story about a short subject. fuck.
i’m circumcised — long story about a short subject. fuck.
i mean ‘uncircumcised,’ jesus
i mean ‘uncircumcised,’ jesus
At least someone had the guts to say it.
At least someone had the guts to say it.
For some reason I think DFW probably had a really big, uncut dick. That was his secret. And why he thought he was a fraud. Because everyone called him a genius, and he was, the work is there to back that up, but what he really was was a poonhound. I bet his dick was heavy.
For some reason I think DFW probably had a really big, uncut dick. That was his secret. And why he thought he was a fraud. Because everyone called him a genius, and he was, the work is there to back that up, but what he really was was a poonhound. I bet his dick was heavy.
I am looking for someone to do an expose’ on a custom. I am a nurse in newborn nursery. The pain that sweet tiny baby boys go through during a circumcision horrifies me. It is surgery without anesthesia. It is 10 minutes of pure hell. The pain is so horrendous that many babies go into shock immediately. They just stare and make gurgly noises. They are the lucky ones. The others remain perfectly aware of the pain that goes on and on. Their piercing screams haunt me.
In history, the earliest surgery was done without anesthesia. Just tie them down and do it quick. Some people were willing to have surgery once. But I’ve read that people refused to endure surgery a second time – even if it meant death. They knew how severe the pain was, and decided they would rather die than endure that pain a second time.
How can intelligent, educated people not realize that a scalpel causes a horrendous, sharp, excruciating pain that no human being should ever have to endure. Tell me how a custom can be so strong that it overpowers intelligence and common sense.
For example, the Chinese custom of “binding” young girls’ feet. The toes were forced down under the foot [ breaking bones, I believe ] and tightly bound forever. So the feet couldn’t grow. Forever small. Big feet were considered UGLY. No one would marry a girl with big feet. Can you imagine the pain? Americans are not under the influence of Chinese customs and from a distance, we are apalled! But in China, even after a law was passed against foot-binding, some parents would still do it – knowing that they were going to prison. That is how strong a custom can be. It can cloud judgement.
The pain of circumcision wouldn’t be quite as bad if the foreskin was fully developed at birth. But it is still adhered to the glans [ head of the penis ] and does not separate naturally for several years. Mother Nature may be slow, but it produces an exquisitely sensitive sexual organ.
The first step of a circumcision is to rip the adhered foreskin off the glans using a metal probe. But the two skins are still fused as one. And patches of skin are ripped off the glans in the process. I see the glans of these tiny penises with skin missing and the tissue exposed every day. The pain is supposed to be comparable to having a metal probe forced under your fingernail and ripping it back and forth until the fingernail comes off. Imagine the pain! It is now recommended that a pain block be used. But it is not a law. So only a few babies get it.
So why do we do it? Because it is what we are used to. A custom. Explain that to a baby that is enduring a pain that no human being should ever have to endure!
There are many other reasons not to circumcise. It is removing the best skin of the penis. The foreskin contains approx. 20,000 specialized nerves that enhance sexual pleasure. The skin remaining is crude and has only a fraction of the sensation. The foreskin is NOT extra skin. It is there so that the penis can get longer during an erection. It is designed to unfold and stretch out, allowing the penis to grow. In the process, the foreskin is pulled off the glans. The glans is then uncovered and now the intact penis looks the same as a circumcised penis. They end up looking the same during an erection. But the intact penis is larger and has more sensation.
Over the years, doctors have invented excuses for circumcision and the public latches onto them. These excuses are false and misleading. There is no reason good enough to inflict such sharp, excruciating pain on someone you love. To forever decrease his sexual pleasure. To amputate the best, most sensitive part of his penis. To violate his human rights.
As I watch parents hug and kiss their new babies. Then insist that their babies endure a pain that is comparable to a fingernail being ripped off with a metal probe. And then a scalpel cuts – with no anesthesia. I want to scream, “Do you love your baby, or hate him?”
There are many organizations that would help you with an expose’. They are easy to find on the internet. Please help! Babies are weak. This custom is strong.
I like that “was/is”. You, sir, are a stickler!
I feel that you are not short on “signs” in general.
I am looking for someone to do an expose’ on a custom. I am a nurse in newborn nursery. The pain that sweet tiny baby boys go through during a circumcision horrifies me. It is surgery without anesthesia. It is 10 minutes of pure hell. The pain is so horrendous that many babies go into shock immediately. They just stare and make gurgly noises. They are the lucky ones. The others remain perfectly aware of the pain that goes on and on. Their piercing screams haunt me.
In history, the earliest surgery was done without anesthesia. Just tie them down and do it quick. Some people were willing to have surgery once. But I’ve read that people refused to endure surgery a second time – even if it meant death. They knew how severe the pain was, and decided they would rather die than endure that pain a second time.
How can intelligent, educated people not realize that a scalpel causes a horrendous, sharp, excruciating pain that no human being should ever have to endure. Tell me how a custom can be so strong that it overpowers intelligence and common sense.
For example, the Chinese custom of “binding” young girls’ feet. The toes were forced down under the foot [ breaking bones, I believe ] and tightly bound forever. So the feet couldn’t grow. Forever small. Big feet were considered UGLY. No one would marry a girl with big feet. Can you imagine the pain? Americans are not under the influence of Chinese customs and from a distance, we are apalled! But in China, even after a law was passed against foot-binding, some parents would still do it – knowing that they were going to prison. That is how strong a custom can be. It can cloud judgement.
The pain of circumcision wouldn’t be quite as bad if the foreskin was fully developed at birth. But it is still adhered to the glans [ head of the penis ] and does not separate naturally for several years. Mother Nature may be slow, but it produces an exquisitely sensitive sexual organ.
The first step of a circumcision is to rip the adhered foreskin off the glans using a metal probe. But the two skins are still fused as one. And patches of skin are ripped off the glans in the process. I see the glans of these tiny penises with skin missing and the tissue exposed every day. The pain is supposed to be comparable to having a metal probe forced under your fingernail and ripping it back and forth until the fingernail comes off. Imagine the pain! It is now recommended that a pain block be used. But it is not a law. So only a few babies get it.
So why do we do it? Because it is what we are used to. A custom. Explain that to a baby that is enduring a pain that no human being should ever have to endure!
There are many other reasons not to circumcise. It is removing the best skin of the penis. The foreskin contains approx. 20,000 specialized nerves that enhance sexual pleasure. The skin remaining is crude and has only a fraction of the sensation. The foreskin is NOT extra skin. It is there so that the penis can get longer during an erection. It is designed to unfold and stretch out, allowing the penis to grow. In the process, the foreskin is pulled off the glans. The glans is then uncovered and now the intact penis looks the same as a circumcised penis. They end up looking the same during an erection. But the intact penis is larger and has more sensation.
Over the years, doctors have invented excuses for circumcision and the public latches onto them. These excuses are false and misleading. There is no reason good enough to inflict such sharp, excruciating pain on someone you love. To forever decrease his sexual pleasure. To amputate the best, most sensitive part of his penis. To violate his human rights.
As I watch parents hug and kiss their new babies. Then insist that their babies endure a pain that is comparable to a fingernail being ripped off with a metal probe. And then a scalpel cuts – with no anesthesia. I want to scream, “Do you love your baby, or hate him?”
There are many organizations that would help you with an expose’. They are easy to find on the internet. Please help! Babies are weak. This custom is strong.
I like that “was/is”. You, sir, are a stickler!
I feel that you are not short on “signs” in general.