Circumcision: The Unkindest Cut? | Asian American Poll

CIRCUMCISION: THE UNKINDEST CUT?
(Updated Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 04:39:10 AM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Do you believe circumcision is beneficial for Asian American male infants?
Yes | 34%
No | 64%
I'm not sure | 2%

Assuming you are an Asian American man, are you circumcised?
Yes | 47%
No | 53%

Assuming you are an Asian American woman, would you prefer the males of your family and/or sexual partners to be circumcised?
Yes | 33%
No | 59%
I don't care either way | 8%

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Asian Guy wrote:
"But ever think why most of Americans are circumsized?? We're not circumsized for fun. I've heard many doctors say it simply keeps you cleaner and reduces chances of cancer or some diseases. Theres a reason why they do it, and if it was bad to be circumsized America wouldn't do it!"

This is the biggest fallacy of all. There are reasons why when you start something, it keeps going for NO GOOD REASON. Circumcision is self-perpetuating. The procedure costs money, so you have millions of dollars in revenue at stake. Do you guys know where baby foreskins go? They are sold to labs for experimentation, to skin graft clinics, etc. Do you know how much all that circ equipment costs? People make those things you know, they don't just use scissors. There is a whole circumcision "industry" and they have a vested interest in perpetuating the procedure. Most doctors are from a generation who are all circumcised, so they also have a vested interest in not feeling that they had a needless procedure when THEY were born. So they keep doing it. (On the other hand, I have read that in California the circumcision rate is down to 30%. That MUST mean something, and it can't be that circumcision is all that beneficial.)

The question shouldn't be why America keeps doing it, those reasons are obvious: cuz America's been doing it for so many years and the procedure has been entrenched as a part of our society. But like I said in the previous post, is cosmetic surgery on infants something that you want as part of our culture???

The more relevant quesiton is why everyone else isn't doing it if circumcision so great. The answer to that is equally obvious: it's not!!!

(About the diseases thing: If European and Japanese men were having all these problems with their foreskin, you'd think they'd start circumcising their babies, but they don't, cuz they don't have those problems. There is also a study that shows that Scandanavian - Norway, Sweden - women, who have mostly uncircumcized partners, actually have a lower rate of cervical cancer than Israeli women, who have mostly circumcized (Jewish) partners. Something like that, I may have gotten the countries mixed up. So the disease thing is BS).
Taiwanese Guy Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at 11:08:10 (PST)

Well, this is the deal with circumcision. Europe and Japan don't do it, and they're just as civilized and healthy as Americans. It's on the decline in Autralia and Canada. CLEARLY, that means there is no significant health benefit, cuz if there really were, then you'd think all the industrialized world would be doing it. Res ispo loquitur. Whatever your opinions on the "cosmetics" of it, cosmetic surgery should not be performed ROUTINELY on infants. It seems so obvious. If people want it done later in life, that's their business. It makes just as much sense to cut baby penises as it does to cut their eyelids at birth. Think about it.
Taiwanese guy Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at 23:15:20 (PST)

Actually, it doesn't matter if the guy is cut or not, when it comes to whether or not he can last. I've been with cut and uncut, and they could hold off for the same amount of time when it comes to how soon they climax. They could hold out for hours. And both were Asian. Just curious: Do all Asians take so long to climax? I'd rather have that last question answered to my hotmail, if anyone is interested?
Miss Secret asianlover98@hotmail.com Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 14:10:04 (PST)

sex has nothing to do with whether the penis is circumsized or not. the time with an uncut partner didn't feel as good (contrary to many comments here), but mainly because i did not care for the guy. another contrary thing is that uncut guys take longer to climax, but i have experienced a 2-minute (or less) guy who was circumsized. overall, the best sex is with the guy i love. and it doesn't matter if he's cut or not.
abc girl Saturday, March 16, 2002 at 00:40:24 (PST)

Contrary to some earlier comments, it is possible to tell whether a fully erect penis has been cut or has been left uncut. Look for the circumcision scar that rings the shaft like a cigar band. Look for skin bridges, uneveness in coloration, bumps, skin tags, a dried out and rough head, and pubic hair on the shaft.

Go to the following website for medical pictures
http://www.circumstitions.com/Restric/Botched6un.html

Anyone wanting to be cut now?

Fact is, Asian males have short foreskins, leaving half the glans exposed even while the penis is flaccid. Blacks have the longest. Asian males don't need to be circumcised.

The Banana Man who loves the feeling of being peeled alive Saturday, March 02, 2002 at 13:21:18 (PST)

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