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Just a Quote I Came Across...
| Tue, 06-07-2011 - 10:56pm |
... and made me smile - and agree! :smileyhappy:
"Intact genital hygiene for a male is easier and less time-consuming than either oral, feminine, or anal hygiene. (If a man takes more than 10 seconds to wash his foreskin, he is likely doing so with a smile on his face.)"
Christopher
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I'd like to explain something which may be revealing to many Americans. I have touched on this before but perhaps not as fully as perhaps I should.
Until I began visiting and contributing to online websites discussing and/or debating male circumcision, I had not come across -
"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant
"Almost any manmade phenomenon i
"Initially, I noted North American anti-circ parents stating unequivocally that while the foreskin was still adhered to the glans, the penis needed no more cleaning than any other part of a boy's body."
Yes, something I've been seeing more and more lately is the mantra "Only clean what is seen."
Mark, I can forgive them for that much. I might have been one of them if our UK culture had followed the same timeline. Fortunately it didn't
Christopher
"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant
"Almost any manmade phenomenon i
Frank, I will try to be back tomorrow at an earlier time to answer your reply. You rarely leave me without much to comment upon!
Christopher
"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant
"Almost any manmade phenomenon i
And circumcised penises also produce smegma. It's just rubbed off in the underwear. Hardly "cleaner".
Frank -
"Just as a note, a popular and effective homeopathic remedy for foreskin problems is to spread plain unsweetened yogurt on the genitals."
This is remarkable. When some stitches after my circumcision caused a painful infection I had to visit my local cottage hospital's outpatient small injuries unit. I was prescribed with an antibiotic, but the attending nurse added, "In the meantime you could try applying cultured yoghurt - yes, I know it seems
"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant
"Almost any manmade phenomenon i
"Frank, I know you have never publically stated whether you are cicumcised or not. But have you considered how it compromises your input? It's one thng to to discuss these issues when intact - and quite another when circumcised as an unwilling infant, an unwanted-to-be adult, or a willing adult."
That just about sums up the very core of infant circumcision's injustice.
Thank you for putting the record straight with regard to yourself, Frank.
Christopher
"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant
"Almost any manmade phenomenon i