BlackParadePixie wrote:
how so?Kyle07 wrote:
it implies that circumcised is the standard / normal
like we don’t refer to normal lady parts as “unmutilated”
BlackParadePixie wrote:
how so?Kyle07 wrote:
it implies that circumcised is the standard / normal
HeyCameron wrote:
You know, if you so desire another term, you can always use “intact” for “uncircumcised”.
Miko-chan wrote:
It gives priority or dominance to circumcised, as if it was the normal one and anything not like it the “un”
like we don’t refer to normal lady parts as “unmutilated”
maseb wrote:
Terms for many things have changed over the years, language evolves. LGBTQ+ didn't exist until fairly recently, the terms used prior are considered slurs or derogatory now by some people.Birds18 wrote:
this is a stupid debate. People have been using the term circumcised and uncircumcised long before any of us were even alive.
That being said, natural seems to be a good way to describe a penis with a foreskin because boys are born with one, but so many boys have it removed that to them their status is "normal"
And @Sean2001 another reason years ago to circumcise boys was to prevent masturbation. I believe I read that was a much more common reason than hygiene at the time. Maybe the masturbation prevention argument fell out of favor and it was replaced by the hygiene theory. Which I think I can safely say is something so basically simple to teach, like washing your face, that it's a ridiculous reason to perform one. I understand religious reasons based on tradition but that doesn't mean I agree wholeheartedly with them.
CooperJ wrote:
That could not have be said better!!
But we who are not circ'd still get stared at in the pe locker room. I've been teased too. But, I know I'm lucky to have my foreskin.
Gabraham247 wrote:
I think we ALL need to be careful with our words. Nobody should tease you for anything! Least of all your penis and your parents decision to not circumcize it. But you also should be careful. You wrote, "I'm lucky to have my foreskin." That implies that circumcized boys should feel unlucky.CooperJ wrote:
That could not have be said better!!
But we who are not circ'd still get stared at in the pe locker room. I've been teased too. But, I know I'm lucky to have my foreskin.
CooperJ wrote:
I guess you could take it that way, though I sure didn't mean it like that. I guess I was implying that since so many boys are circ'd, I was lucky - oops there I go again. I can't phrase it another way - without unintentionally insulting some! Let's drop the whole discussion.
maseb wrote:
And @Sean2001 another reason years ago to circumcise boys was to prevent masturbation. I believe I read that was a much more common reason than hygiene at the time. Maybe the masturbation prevention argument fell out of favor and it was replaced by the hygiene theory. Which I think I can safely say is something so basically simple to teach, like washing your face, that it's a ridiculous reason to perform one. I understand religious reasons based on tradition but that doesn't mean I agree wholeheartedly with them.
CooperJ wrote:
...I can't phrase it another way - without unintentionally insulting some!