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I wanted to reflect on circumcision and America on the 250th anniversary. A lot of people here hate America because their genitals were cut by the American culture of genital mutilation. Mine were too. But I don't hate America.

I don't hate America because for the majority of its 250 years of being a country, it WASN'T a circumcising country. Many of history's great Americans were intact. George Washington was intact. Thomas Jefferson was Intact. Benjamin Franklin was intact. Abraham Lincoln was intact. Teddy Roosevelt was Intact.

Genital Mutilation has been a plague on this great nation for many decades now. But I don't believe this nation is beyond salvaging. Australia used to be a country where circumcision was common, but now it is a country where it is uncommon. The same thing can happen in America. It already is happening, as circumcision rates are declining every year. But it needs to decline faster. If we keep making our voices heard, then the era of American Circumcision will be seen as a temporary blight on an otherwise great nation.

So last year my partner and I decided it was time to try and start a family, and shortly thereafter I got pregnant. We found out we were having a boy. We were both very happy, however in the back of my mind I was worried about the delivery and how vigilant we would have to be to prevent him from getting circumcised. I’ve read some horror stories.

Recently I gave birth. My OB had given me a form to fill out with my birth preferences, and I documented that we did not want a circumcision. When I was admitted the labor nurse looked at it and asked “so we’re not doing a circumcision?” I said no. She documented that and moved on.

Later it was time to push, and after I had our little boy and had some time to recover and hold him, the OB who delivered asked if we wanted a circ. My partner and I both said no. She smiled and said “ok, then we wont do that.”

A few hours later in the recovery room, my personal OB came to see us. I’m not sure if she was on call or just checking in, but she also asked about the circumcision. I said no, and that was that.

Finally, we were moved to the mother-baby unit. That nurse also asked about circumcision. We said no. Then the pediatrician came, she also asked about circumcising, we again said no.

I should note that I do work in the medical field and we are taught to obtain our own histories to avoid missing things, so Im sure they were all just asking their standard questions and not trying to convince us one way or the other. But in the end we got out of the hospital with our perfect little guy intact. So I guess my advice to new parents is to relax and just stay firm with your decision!

Because now, it's my entire life. All I think about is circumcision. Experiencing joy for a few minutes? You're circumcised and will never have sex.

That's my life. Every thought is based on that decision. Every thought is equally as depressing as the last because OF A USELESS, MULTIATING, REDUNDANT, EVIL PRACTICE. My entire life is gone because of this! I don't blame anyone for going crazy or giving up anymore. I don't blame you for anything if you are circumcised. Do whatever you want. It's the rest of your life that's left and they stole a majority of it away from you. Don't let them steal the rest away. Or at least, try not to...

Because that's the thing. Every circumcised man here has to come to a fact.

We are not getting our foreskin back.

We aren't having a naturally intended sexual experience.

We never will.

"Foregen" and "Restoration". Let's be honest. Both of those are not up to par of a foreskin. Foregen is a literal scam, come on now guys. Cut that shit out. Restoration can only give you a placebo boost and some mild shaft skin. That's the difference. Shaft skin is NOT foreskin. And FORESKIN has exclusive benefits like 100% more sensation! Wow, isn't that suprising? It's almost like IT WAS THE NATURAL WAY OF LIFE FOR THOUSANDS OF FUCKING YEARS AND IT WAS STOLEN. STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN STOELN STOLEN. I WILL DIE WITHOUT BEING A PROPER MAN. A PROPER SEXUAL MAN. THAT'S MY LIFE HUH? THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT?

Don't research it. Only know what happened to you, and why it is objectively bad. Otherwise, you'll ruin your life, just like me.

to control the rising population

ALSO DONE FOR COUNTLESS OTHER REASONS

but population control is a main one!

In the near future as we move away from circumcision, they will start to force sterilization operations on children about to hit puberty unless they come from elite and wealthy families. I'd say or be able to prove you have a high IQ, but our rulers don't want people with high IQ's. Those types of people have the capacity to change the system.

There is a subreddit where they debunk intactivism, well, opposition is welcomed, nature and the science is in our favour, we will not be defeated.

The Subreddit is: https://www.reddit.com/r/DebunkingIntactivism/

But when I went for actually replying it shows "This is a restricted community. Only approved members can contribute.", If you wanna play opposition, play it fairly, Play it honestly, play it based on proofs, not based on superstition and false beliefs. These people are idiots and they lack common sense smh.

The Pinned Post says:

"Friendly reminder that the only word for "not circumcised" is "uncircumcised", and the only people who try to substitute incorrectly with the word "intact" are either insecure about being uncircumcised, or are uneducated"

As far as I have seen the intactivists, many of them are very highly affiliated to credible sources, you can barely find false claims, most are true, but these Anti-Intactivists, Modified Dih Promoters, they themselves throw fake claims or outdated studies.

One Guy even replied "According to normal English, a man who has had his tonsils removed is NOT intact as he has lost something. According to the intactivists, a man who has lost his tonsils, but still has a foreskin is intact. They just don't understand English!" , But the guy who removed tonsil did it because it was hurting it, not helping it. Foreskin helps a man fr. It is not the enemy.

And Intactivism focuses on this point because 1.4 billion are cut around the world. Tonsil removal, etc are also not being intact, but here, specifically, raising voice against cutting, we name ourselves Intactivists.

If name is such an issue, then lets call ourselves 'Foreskin Police'.

But these ignorant idiots will keep mutilating children because a natural organ, a part of a person's sexuality was labelled as 'dirty'.

What do you say?

Studies have found that flooding the neonatal brain with massive trauma creates detrimental physiological changes in brain structure. Boys who have been subjected to circumcision have a lower threshold for pain than intact boys or girls. One study, published in the British Journal of Medical Psychology, found that circumcision of children causes a remarkable decrease in IQ and has a detrimental effect on the child's functioning and adaptation, particularly on his ego strength, resulting in behavioral and personality disorders.

Full Post Here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CircumcisionGrief/comments/1ukvntz/sexual_mutilations/

A person did research about Foreskin in a very detailed manner about the immunological responses and they found out that Foreskin has a lot of good bacteria and antibodies such as Corynebacterium which maintains a symbiotic relationship with immune system for fighting STDs and UTIs.

"The foreskin itself is a mucosal membrane that protects the glans, and covers the opening of the urinary tract which furthermore protect against pathogens."

"Another important factor in immune response is antibodies, the foreskin was found to contain both IGG and IGA antibodies which can help neutralize pathogens."

"The mucosal and epithelial integrity of the foreskin make for conditions that don’t allow for pathogenic anaerobic bacteria to multiply within the foreskin, meaning that contrary to popular belief, harmful anaerobic bacteria don’t multiply uncontrollably and cause infections."

"When circumcision occurs, it removes the epithelial integrity around the urethra, which makes the individual more prone to urinary tract infections."

"So based on this information and as seen in appendix A, both the inner and outer foreskin had the presence of all three indicating that the foreskin indeed produces antibodies as a specialized tissue. Within the foreskin, the inner foreskin had more antibody producing cells and cell nuclei in general."

"The presence of the IgG antibodies were seen in both. This would lead to the conclusion that the inner foreskin is the primary part of the foreskin that has the antibody producing cells, this is in line with how mucosal tissues are seen to have moreantibody producing cells compared to non mucosal tissues."

"Another aspect that speaks to the importance of the foreskin is the presence of Interleukin-15."

"The importance of Interleukin-15 from an immunology perspective is its signaling effect within the immune system. When it was administered to mice 3 weeks after infection from m. tuberculosis, it was found to promote their survival, suggesting that it has immunological effects against bacteria."

"The methods of how Interleukin-15 promoted their survival were its abilities to activate and expand killer NK cells, NKT cells, CD8+ effector memory and central memory T lymphocytes. Which can make Interleukin-15 very beneficial for immunity, good for vaccine strategies against infectious pathogens and good immunotherapeutic agent."

"For viral infections like HIV-1, Interleukin-15 was found to restore the ability of NK cells that were weakened by HIV-1. With that being said however, Interleukin-15 has also been implicated with several autoimmune conditions and chronic inflammatory diseases"

"In summary, Interleukin-15 is beneficial for immunity against both bacterial and viral infections. Interleukin-15 within the foreskin doesn’t over react causing an immune response to non pathogenic bacteria and the non pathogenic bacteria found in the foreskin modulate it so it’s not in excess."

"Over this time period it was found that circumcised males had a 53% higher risk of developing any given STI. Circumcised males had higher rates of gonorrhea, angiogenital warts and a 3 fold higher risk of syphilis when compared to intact males as seen in Appendix C"

"The study also goes on to establish how circumcision fails to provide any clinical benefit in the prevention of HIV. The studies done in Uganda which showed that circumcision prevented HIV was flawed as it failed to take into account the use of antiretrovirals like Truvada for HIV prevention

which is arguably the most important variable as it is the most effective way to prevent HIV. Additionally the study failed to examine the demographic and behavioural differences of the group which leaves room for confounding variables."

" (Frisch & Simonsen, 2022) Infant circumcision also places the infant at risk of MRSA. The new strands of MRSA have been found to carry toxin producing genes that cause hemolysis and tissue necrosis. MRSA is typically found in hospital based settings and is reaching epidemic levels within the United States. "

"This is relevant because following infant circumcision, the infant is left with an open wound where MRSA can enter and infect. In fact, a circumcised boy is at a twelve fold risk of an S. Aureus infection when compared with an intact one"

"During birth, the foreskin is fused to the head of the penis, during circumcision a blunt probe is used to tear it off then a device is used to crush the foreskin to maintain homeostasis when the physician later uses a scalpel and cuts it off.

During this procedure the infant's heart rate and blood pressure increased along with cortisol levels by 3 to 4 fold baseline levels, and it stayed elevated for days following the circumcision as well."

"Studies also report that parent-infant bonding, sleeping patterns, breast feeding and mood are all impacted in a negative way. Circumcised infants showed higher pain responses to vaccination even 6 months post circumcision.

A later follow up study showed that circumcised infants had more avoidance and anxiety when compared to intact males in adulthood, as seen in Appendix L (Miani et al., 2020)"

"Lastly, a study conducted on 342,877 boys between 1994 and 2003, then followed for 9 years showed that infants who were circumcised had a 46% higher incidence of developing autism when compared with intact males with a confidence interval of 95%.

The possible links between autism and circumcision arise from early pain and stress to an increased incidence of neurodevelopmental, behavioral or psychological problems later in life. (Frisch & Simonsen, 2015)"

The whole study is here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403975444_Immunological_and_Microbial_Functions_of_the_foreskin_in_sexually_transmitted_infections

It is a compilation of all the different studies and it shows a clear line why Foreskin is very much important. And we can cite this study for it. Credit to u/Remarkable-Fox-6470 for this Research!

I'm convinced that there were a whole lot of parents who knew exactly what they were signing their sons up for when they had them ritualized mutilated.

They were trading your opportunity to have a happy and fulfilling life over their own personal feelings of what the repercussions may have been for them by the "system"(overlords) for not doing what was expected of them.

THEIR FEARS APPEASED OVER YOUR PERSONAL HAPPINESS

For my thesis in microbiology II I picked the topic above as my field of interest. I found that the foreskin has so many benefits from an immunological perspective. My paper is peer reviewed by an MD named Dr Mary Zhang MD, she was my professor and used to be a Chinese cardiologist.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403975444_Immunological_and_Microbial_Functions_of_the_foreskin_in_sexually_transmitted_infections

When circumcision advocates bring up modern anesthesia, they missed the entire point. Arguing about pain through the lens of modern numbing is fundamentally flawed. We must look at the true origin of this practice spanning hundreds of years. For centuries, this procedure was inflicted upon children without a single shred of anesthesia or pain relief. If severe complications are still common today despite modern medicine and sterile environments, we can only imagine the catastrophic horrors, infections, and fatalities children endured in the past before the advent of modern medicine.

The title is pretty much self explanatory about what this post is about. I think a lot of us are forgetting when we discuss this topic that we are talking to men who had no choice in the matter. And can’t undo it. Especially a lot of woman in the movement and uncircumcised men. If you all need to see a reminder that phycological harms of the practice can do go scroll through circumcision grief. Also there have been a lot of us who have commuted suicide so I’m just asking a lot of you remember these are human beings you are talking to. But like always men are treated horribly by everyone dosent matter

Andrew Freedman is stirring up a lot of dust, but in all his apologizing for people getting the wrong message from the AAP about circumcision, he's never acknowledged that there are people who feel harmed by unwanted circumcision. This blog post explores Freedman's fraudulent ethical model and his fraught relationship with circumcision sufferers.

I would appreciate help from those of you better at reddit than me.

I want to say I love you guys for this activism. I support you guys because circumcision on baby boys need to stop because babies and children can't consent. Why do parents not understand that? When someone says minors can't consent that is also should be applied to surgeries that are not needed. I understand that if a boy or even an adult Man needs a circumcision for legit medical reasons such as a tight foreskin I'm not against that. I'm not against Men getting a circumcision just because they can. Honestly I don't care if a Man got a circumcision for whatever reason their reason is totally valid because they're an adult,adults can make the choice they want because adults can consent to things. Adults can do whatever they want. I'm only against it being done on babies and older children because they can't consent. This practice needs to end and be banned like circumcision on girls and Women has been banned. It's not right or fair that circumcision on girls is banned,but not circumcision on boys is banned.

I know there are other women who support this activism, and I wanted to let you know you have another ally by your side fighting for this cause. Just a quick heads up I am happily in a relationship, so I am strictly looking for platonic friendships and advocacy discussion. Please keep things entirely respectful and non flirty. I'm glad to be here to support the community! I just feel uncomfortable when guys are crushing on me and flirting with me and who are into me because I have a boyfriend. I just want to know is there any other Women in this sub? And does your significant other know about your activism? I feel like all men should know about this activism even when they're uncut.