Well, I'm going to start off by saying that I'm not circumcised. As such, Male Circumcision has never really been something I've thought much about u until recently. I'm aware that Female Circumcision is illegal and that it involves cutting of a certain lady bit and as such is considered to be genital mutilation. However, Male Circumcision does not suffer the same stigma and is generally considered a perfectly safe medical procedure. However, I have a grandson and his father is a Bosnian Muslim. So, as a baby, he was circumcised. It never really bothered him up until he started reading things online about how circumcision can make your man bits less sensitive and reduce sixual pleasure. Ever since he's found out, he's been very resentful towards his mother about going along with getting him circumcised. Now, he's sixteen and he has a girlfriend. I'm very close with him, almost like a father figure since his mother and father are divorced and he confides a lot in me. He's said that when he and his girlfriend have six he doesn't enjoy it much and that he can barely feel anything with a condem on.

Now, I'm not circumcised, and I'm not a doctor. I don't know if circumcision is meant to affect the sensitivity of your man bits or anything of the sort. I also don't claim to know whether circumcision is wrong or not. But I know that being circumcised really bothers him. It makes him feel incomplete and like less of a man. He's jealous of other uncircumcised boys and how much more they enjoy six. I can't help feeling that maybe all this is in his head, and that he just needs to have a more positive attitude when it comes to six, but I don't know. It is his body and I feel bad for him not having a say in the decision that was made for him. I know his mother didn't put my stock into at the time. I feel bad for him, I really do. So, I was wondering what the consensus was on Male Circumcision here on the forums? Are there any circumcised men on here who would like to weigh in?

I'm very conflicted on the issue, myself. On the one hand, it can help prevent disease and such, but I can see the way it's affecting my grandson and the way it's really emasculating him. It seems almost like he was castrated, in a way. Though that may be an exaggeration. I feel like he should have had a say in this decision since it is his body. I don't feel like it was his parents right to make that decision for him. Especially when it's affecting him now that he's old enough to be sixually active. So, what is the opinion of the people here on these boards? Do you think male circumcision is wrong and do you have any advice for my grandson about how he can cope with the feelings of impotence he's having? It's really making me worry for him. Thanks for all your help in advance.

How else will people get wrinkle free eyelids.

I wouldn't mind having it, but to be honest I've never really felt a sense of longing for the tip of my [censored] so I guess I can't complain.

Edit: To clarify my opinion, I don't think it's "right", but since I don't really care I find it difficult to say I should've been given a choice when I got older. I"m indifferent to how it turned out.

That's awful.

It's true though.

The way it is done today, yes it is wrong. Baby boys have just as much right as a grown man to not have their body altered for religious reasons.

If I could choose, circumcision should be something the boy should be able to accept or decline when he is old enough to understand the procedure and possible consequences. Maybe at age 16 or something.

I'd argue that it's wrong the way it's done today, without consent. You shouldn't alter someone's body at a stage where they can't decide for themselves, whether it's for religious reason or just medical procedures. The latter has often been an argument for circumcision, because it's said to reduce the risk of HIV and prevent other stuff etc cetera, but I still don't think that makes it alright. The kid should be able to decide for himself when he is old enough to understand what the consequences of circumcision are.

I am not sure how long this thread will stay open. As long as the discussion remains mature and flame free, then it will remain open. However, 0 Tolerance for shenanigans in this thread, and that includes Religion.

It isn't wrong as a procedure, a relative's kid had to have one due to repeated infections, but I do think having it done for cultural reasons is the same as, say, those lip plates in some African tribes, an unneccesary alteration.

I can't see any reason to not think that it's absolutely wrong to do it to someone without their informed consent unless it's a genuinely important health matter.