For context, I’m circumcised and expecting a son and my wife and I are torn about the circ. We’re American so from a cultural standpoint circumcision is the default choice. Thing is, there’s no real benefit besides practicing a religion we don’t believe in, and I’m uncomfortable about cutting the tip of my son’s dick off.
On the other side, I’ve met a guy who was bullied in high school so bad for it he got a circ as an adult. Apparently crazy painful recovery. I’ve also talked to women who are generally grossed out by uncircumcised men. I don’t want to make him feel like something’s wrong with him his whole life because I was uncomfortable with the idea.
From a moral standpoint I’m against it, but from a social and cultural standpoint I feel like I should do it? It’s a crappy situation. If there’s any uncircumcised American men who want to talk about their penis I’m all ears.
Edit: I really appreciate everyone’s responses I never expected to hear from so many people. With the decision hinging on social and cultural norms it’s been really helpful to be able to take the temperature like this. I obviously need to talk to my wife, but given the overwhelming support of dick hats I don’t thing we’re going to do it. Thanks, lemmings!
It is objectively better looking. I think it’s good for purely aesthetic reasons. I would just hope the doctor is someone who cares a lot about his work. I imagine most are but if I thought the doctor was sketchy I might take him somewhere else. Not circumcising your kid is kind of mean. You also need a doctor who is careful to not do it badly and mess up the sexual satisfaction part.
You mean subjectively. in countries where circumcision is rare, people think cut dicks look weird.
Hell even as an American I think they look weird.
I don’t believe you.
You meant to put subjective.
First off, not better looking to me!
Second off, you think we should just cut off every part of our kids that isn’t aesthetically pleasing?
Of course not, but it is better looking and I know you might not want to hear this as an uncircumcised person but you should still do what’s best for your kids.
I’m actually a woman who has been with both circumcised and uncircumcised men.
So when I say it isn’t better looking one way or the other, my opinion may be more objective than yours, seeing as you have a circumcised penis.
Also, for what it’s worth, the best sex had been with an uncircumcised guy, and it’s not even close. Of course that could just be him, we’d need more data to say it definitively.
And once again, I’m very confident that genital mutilation for zero medical reason is not what’s best for any child.