Re: I've got blisters on my.....penis

[John Hughes <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alan, and anyone else interested, re

> > Meditate for a moment on just why it should be that routine
> > circumcision for a female seems repulsively backward and barbaric,
> > but for a male is accepted without a second thought.

The main reason why female "circumcision" is repulsive and barbaric is 
that it removes the clitoris - if male circumcision removed the glans, I 
doubt we'd be here to discuss this topic.

> > I'm trying to imagine just why a man would actually medically *need*
> > to get circumcised, and then how miniscule the probability of that
> > event would be.

The main medical reason is called phimosis, constricture of the foreskin 
 - look it up if you're really interested

http://www.male-initiation.net/phimosis.html

Cheers,

John