Sex in the City!!!

[gabysmom617]

I NEVER watch this show. Just now, I walked into the room where the TV was left on, this show was on. And I heard some of the most vile filthiest comments about the foreskin that I have ever heard!

One women said something about "...This from the girl who broke up (or somesuch, not exactly sure) over a foreskin" this comment as soon as I stepped foot into the room, and so of course I snapped to attention.

And then the other woman is like, "Oh, actually, we're still dating..""
The other ladies were like, "Who, the 'shar pei'"?

And she was like, "yep, he's getting circumcised!" with this happy look of delight on her face...

I HATE THE WAY THE FORESKIN IS MADE OUT TO LOOK LIKE SOME UNDESIRABLE THING TO BE WHISPERED ABOUT UNAPPROVINGLY! IT'S JUST A FRIGGIN NORMAL BODY PART!

[LadyMarmalade]

I've never watched the show - it just seems so uninteresting and inane to me. I'm glad I've never watched it, from what you've said!

[Shirelle]

I've seen maybe three episodes of that ridiculous show--and that happens to be one of them. I think I was a late teen when I saw that episode, and I couldn't figure out why they were making such a big deal out of something that seemed so normal to me.

[gabysmom617]

I finished watching tidbits, just to see what happenned, and it turns out, this idiot did get circumcised for her, they gloated over how "perfect" it was, and in the end, he decided it was not right to keep his new penis to himself, he wanted to go out and share the "new him" or what have u, nonsense. :

Never watched that show before, I always thought it seemed stupid, nor do i plan on EVER watching it again...

[SerafinasMommy]

That episode makes me sad because I REALLY love the show

[frontierpsych]

i always thought it was a stupid show. I've seen it once or twice. I always just thought "Wow, I'm more mature than these ladies.... and I'm 19!" I guess I'm not one of those people who could be running around making such a huge deal out of sex at the age of 30. From what I saw of it they act like a bunch of horny high-schoolers.

[Mama Poot]

Ugh I'm not surprised. I hate that show. The characters are trashy, classless, materialistic and superficial. Why the show became so popular is baffling to me. I would hate to think that many people would want to identify themselves with such weak characters. Bah television

[Microsoap]

Just Cause!

WHEN will a celebrity (example, actor) who's not only an intactivist, but also out spoken enough to make it their public cause????

I'm sure there's [fill in the blank] and [fill in the blank] who are this Hollywood "super couple" and left their son (s) intact, but don't state it publicly and try to raise awareness of the importance of it probably because it never occurs to them [just like there's dozens of celebrities who circumcised and don't state their son (s) status (es)]. Other than Dedee Pfeiffer (Michelle's sister), who proudly stated it on 'Politically Incorrect' when the discussion turned to circumcision.

I'm saying this because I want to bring it back to SATC and the desire to have pro-intact statements from pro-intact celebrities put into TV series and movies. People like Howard Stern and Penn and Teller are INVALUABLE sources, but where's the "Ew, who wants to see a red, sore bald little head?" statements on a show like 'Seinfeld' (which had an episode where only Kramer acted as the protector) when they talk circumcision?

I'm not positive, but I hear 'According To Jim' had a pro-intact statement where Courtney Throne-Smith was talking to her mother about circumcision on the phone and Jim and Courtney's new baby boy (note: you could only hear Thorne-Smith's side of the convo) and said something to the effect of: Yes, mother you were right about not circumcising. No, it's too late to do it to Jim.

Actor Angelina Jolie has become a HUGE humanitarian and this seems to be her top priority right now and I think that's great, but I'd LOVE to know Jolie's stand on MGM and have HER be the one to get the correct facts out the world in an effective way. And a life-long way to do it is put in a comment in one of her movies since movies are forever (this is especially effective when she writes the movie screenplay).

[frontierpsych]

i'm not big on celebrity gossip, but I wonder if Gwen Stefani left her son intact (I know she's nursing). She's pretty influential nowadays, but ITA Angelina would make a good spokesperson for it.

[baybee]

My fave intactivist celeb is Alan Alda. He talks about how he's proud to be Jewish and proud to be intact.
Baybee

[LadyMarmalade]

Alan Cumming is VERY pro intact. He loves his uncut penis and tells everyone about it

I wondered about Gwen Stefani too. Her hubby is British, so perhaps their little King is intact.

[stever_45723]

I think the "Sex in the City" circ episode is far less negative than the "Seinfeld" episode that focused on circ. I was sick to my stomach during and after the "Seinfeld" episode. At least on the "Sex in the City" episode a few positive words were said.

[Ruthla]

I can't say that I blame celebrities for keeping quiet about their circ decisions. Think about it- would YOU want millions of people to talk about your son's penis?

I think I saw one episode of SITC and I was very unimpressed.

Beyond societal feelings about circ- just the way this discussion seems to be presented seems so childish. Men are more than just their penises! I can't comprehend sitting around, chatting with my buddies about intimate details of my sex life or what my partner looked like naked. I certainly couldn't imagine breaking up with somebody just because of the size or shape of his penis!

[gabysmom617]

Originally Posted by stever_45723

I think the "Sex in the City" circ episode is far less negative than the "Seinfeld" episode that focused on circ. I was sick to my stomach during and after the "Seinfeld" episode. At least on the "Sex in the City" episode a few positive words were said.

i did not catch all of this sex in the city episode, so I did not hear the positive things. Tell me, what was said that was positive?

And I've never seen the seinfeld episode that focused on circumcision...tell me what happenned in that one?

[mama_at_home]

He sounds like quite the party guy but I am grateful for Colin Farrell (sp) and how outspoken he is about being intact. He is a total ladies' man and most women find him very attractive. I know there are many intact celebrities but I appreciate how outspoken he is. It was in magazines that Elizabeth Hurley refused to let her son be circ'ed even though the baby's dad was. I also caught a few minutes of an old Dawson's Creek and there was a couple talking about circumcision and how wrong it was and they would not do that to their baby.

As far as the Sex and the City episode, that is just plain immature. And if they are so into sex, they should know it is a GOOD thing to have a partner with a natural penis. They are so selfish, you'd think they would want what was best for them.

[writermommy]

I saw this last night and I never watch this show. I hate it. We had been watching Everybody Loves Raymond and I was at the computer. DH fell asleep and the tv was still on. I didn't hear anything positive. The one girl had a boyfriend and they had sex. She made fun of his uncirced status with her friends. Then he wanted to go up to her apartment and she told him no. Then he talked about how this has happened to him so many times with women and he was going to get circed, so he could enjoy sex. She was all excited. Near the end, he had gotten circed and they were about to have sex. She said it was "perfect." That was about five minutes before the end of the show and I turned it off. It was so stupid, but then I hate that show anyway!

I'm really glad dh didn't see it. He's barely on board with leaving this baby intact. I don't want him seeing such stupidity right now!

[Piratemomma]

Gosh, I found Sex and the City to be one of the most refreshing shows out there, in repeats now. I only watch repeats of that and friends. The writing is wonderful, and the humor is great. I've never thought of them the way some do here, course I've been married since I was 18 so it is really hard to say how I would act at that age if I was single and childless.

That episode was hard to watch. However, the show did explore sex in ways other shows hadn't. They just happened to get it totally wrong IRT circ. It really isn't so surprising considering our own Dr.s don't get it right.

I do wonder however if you saw a repeat on HBO or a different channel? I know I regularly watch it on FOX, and at least 10 minutes is edited out due to commercials. If it was the edited version the full one might have been more indepth IRT circ. I can't remember.

[laneylue]

I missed that SATC episode.

However, I did see a Nip Tuck episode a while back where the son's girlfriend recoiled at his intact penis so he tried to cut his foreskin off himself!

Sure, one can argue, "Hey, it's just tv." However, when I brought up wanting to keep our son intact to DH, he said no way because he didn't want our son to end up like the kid on Nip Tuck. *sigh* That show still sticks out in his head.

[writermommy]

Originally Posted by laneylue

Sure, one can argue, "Hey, it's just tv." However, when I brought up wanting to keep our son intact to DH, he said no way because he didn't want our son to end up like the kid on Nip Tuck. *sigh* That show still sticks out in his head.

This is exactly why I turned it off. DH was snoozing on the sofa and I was afraid he'd wake up and hear it. He's just barely on the Leave the baby intact bandwagon and I'm afraid if he saw that, he'd be right back to circing the baby! I'm trying to keep this kind of stupidity away from him right now.

[AutumnMama]

Originally Posted by Shirelle

I've seen maybe three episodes of that ridiculous show--and that happens to be one of them.

Me too. It pissed me off! (am I allowed to say that here?
I saw the Seinfeld episode and it didn't seem quite as bad to me; they were all uncomfortable about it, and Kramer actively fought against it.

I remember seeing part of an episode of ER when DS was a baby, and that made me really mad...the dad didn't want to do it, but the mom did, and she ended up having it done when he was out of the room. He walked in on the (female) Dr in the middle of it and she was all "well we can't leave it half done now can we?" : : :