USA highest rate of non-religous circumcisions?

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I heard that the states are the only country in the world that has a good percentage of men getting circumcised for non-religous reason. Why is this? An uncut penis kept clean by it's owner is pretty much the same besides its appearance. In the states there's controversy over which is better but why doesn't this happen in other countries?

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I believe it's true that the US has the highest percentage of non-religious circumcisions - certainly the highest in the industrially developed world. The reasoning, I fear, is custom. Ever since circumcision came into vogue as a way of preventing masturbation, Americans have been happily mutilating their sons.

Yes, it's true that a natural (intact) penis is just as clean as a cut one. Also, natural penises are actually healthier than the alternative and prevent vaginal infections. The foreskin also makes sex easier and renders artificial lubrication unnecessary. Sadly, pro-mutilation activists have been quite successful in suppressing the facts and in creating their own pseudo-scientific studies to support their agenda.

Other countries do not have the same acceptance of male genital mutilation. I'm not sure, but I suspect that the high Jewish population in the US (and the concurrent high proportion of Jewish doctors) may have something to do with why the US has held onto circumcision for so long. The good news is that male genital mutilation is falling out of favour very quickly - the rate is now at about 50% and falling fast.

Fortunately, the rise of the internet has done a lot to overcome the misinformation of the pro-mutilation lobby: now everyone has access to videos of circumcision and a wealth of information. I suspect that the circumcision rate is dropping faster than ever before. True, people haven't fully accepted that the natural penis is healthier, but a video of the procedure sends a very clear message that circumcision is something that only a psychopath could do to a child.

By the way, the notion that the Nazis identified Jews by whether or not men were circumcised (as some have suggested) is a myth. Non-Jews in pre-war Europe were often circumcised - my dad was, and he wasn't Jewish. Circumcision was done for supposed health reasons throughout Europe in the early 20th century, just as it was in the US.

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Answer 2

men just want to put their penis in things, they don't want to spend a lot of time 'keeping it clean', cut is a no brainer...

Answer 3

About 60 years ago jewish doctors surreptitiously urged young couples to have it done for the sake of "hygiene."

Most infants in the USA today are NOT circumcised. It is the adult population who is mostly circumcised -- and theyre' gonna die soon.

Answer 4

Because it's a barbaric habit that has been perpetuated by tradition alone in the US....there is NO data suggesting there is any reason for this brutal surgery in countries with running water.

There are those that theorize that the higher average aggression among American men is caused by the frustration they suffer through having less sensitive "parts", but no formal study has been conducted to investigate this (as far as I know...)

Answer 5

circumcision rates are dropping here

everyone is starting to realize it's stupid and unecessary

Answer 6

Only the US and Australia have pretty high rates not related to religion.
Exactly... I don't get why people go insane about the difference. It just looks different, that's all.. neither is "cleaner" or "more sensitive".

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wasn't, and now am.

Answer 7

The long answer is that circumcism got popular around WW II, and I suspect it was due to a huge influx of jewish refugees-- especially doctors. Suddenly it was decided that circumcism was a hygiene issue, when it never had been before. But one way the german soldiers used to identify jews in germany and other countries they invaded was to make men drop their pants right in the street-- only jews were cut, and so they were arrested and hauled off, along with their families. Not only was it humiliating, it was another way for the jewish people to be persecuted and helped decimate their population. By foisting circumcism on americans as a necessity, within 20 years nearly every adult male was cut, and there was no way to use circumcism as a ethnic cleansing identifier. Only since the late 1980s has infant circumcism been on the decline and is no longer in favor for nearly half the males being born.

Answer 8

I wouldn't call that a good percentage. I mean they have a large percentage but I wouldn't call violating childrens rights a good percentage to have.

This is because most Americans are ignorant and think circumcised is cleaner and healthier. When common sense tells you we have showers in this country.

It's not the same besides it's appearance. A circumcised penis has about 50% of it's sensitivity left, orgasms aren't as long or as intense, and circumcised men are much more likely to get any sexual dysfunction.

-Connor