Oprah on circumcision today? - Page 6

[kxsiven]

I did write to both the doctor and Oprah's production team. Wrote some chosen(but polite)words from Scandinavian POV.

[tinasquirrel]

The fact that he is standing there wearing scrubs on national TV is annoying enough to me to not listen to a word he says. I mean, c'mon! We all know you are a doctor, why are you wearing scrubs? Wear a shirt and tie for goodness sake. It's so pompous.

I haven't watched it yet, just looked at the website. I have it on the DVR but can't decide if I want to bother. I think it will just annoy me.

Thank goodness my DH doesn't care about his boys "looking like Daddy"!

[gridley13]

Originally Posted by tinasquirrel

The fact that he is standing there wearing scrubs on national TV is annoying enough to me to not listen to a word he says. I mean, c'mon! We all know you are a doctor, why are you wearing scrubs? Wear a shirt and tie for goodness sake. It's so pompous.

That is hilarious.

I just sent an email.

[philomom]

I sent Oprah an email.

[TinyFrog]

I realize this thread is a few months old now but it is the first time I saw it. It surprises me that a stance FOR circumcision would be given on Oprah given how against FGM she is. Frankly it's disturbing that she would think it is okay for boys but not girls. I was saddened when I first read the responses on Oprah's website but by the end there really more responses against - than for. Thank you to all of those who spoke up against it.

[llamalluv]

Originally Posted by gridley13

I can not stand when people talk about the nasty smegma etc etc... how incredibly insulting is that to all the intact men all over Europe, Canada...

oh and to my SON as well. :

And women. Don't forget about all the women with smegma!

[onelilguysmommy]

Originally Posted by Ruthla

Of course intact boys have more infections in the USA when parents and medical "professionals" don't know the proper way to care for an intact penis. I wonder what the infection rate is in countries where circ is NOT the norm.

And why on earth did they get a heart surgeon to talk about circ? Wouldn't a urologist have been more appropriate? Or at least a GP?

because hes a famous doctor. famous people get more viewings and people to listen.

Originally Posted by MilkTrance

After Oprah's recent shows -- Jenny McCarthy, Michael Moore, etc. -- I'm very surprised and very, very disappointed. And very angry.

she had her son circd so his penis would be pretty.

[hollytheteacher]

nak...just wanted to add, i never saw this episode but my mom did (and this is when i was still preggo) and she was pro-circ...AFTER watching she CHANGED her mind and called me to say she was glad that i wouldn't be circing (if i was going to have a boy...which we didn't know bcuz we opted not to find out) because circ is not nec. and would lessen his sexual pleasure as an adult! SOOOO my point is, if it changed her mind and made her pro-intact, it prob did to others too

p.s. one of the best things that came from the show was the msseage of it not being a nec. thing....i think a lot of women assume it just needs to happen,,,this episode taught otherwise!

[Mommy2anangel]

I just saw this thread and had to comment

The foreskin is protection to the penis!! This statement made me mad "Most guys who are uncircumcised have the foreskin leading off. This touches the pants and it gets scarred after a while" Actually no, DH looks pretty normal to me. In fact don't you think that men who are circ'd, their penis is the one scarred since it's leading off??

[perspective]

Originally Posted by hollytheteacher

p.s. one of the best things that came from the show was the msseage of it not being a nec. thing....i think a lot of women assume it just needs to happen,,,this episode taught otherwise!

I am still shocked when I hear that. I am circed, but I see uncut guys in the locker room from time to time, I knew friends who are uncut.
One of my female friends wrote on her online blog after taking this human sexuality class, and she said something like "o, and I learned something in class today, guys dont have to be circumcised"

I was so shocked she said that, she is a smart person. I just cant understand people wont use the logic that if foreskins were so bad for guys, evolution would have taken it away, a long time ago.
Like it seems so crazy that anyone would ever think that a body part NEEDED to be cut off for living!

[fruitful womb]

Originally Posted by Mommy2anangel

I just saw this thread and had to comment

The foreskin is protection to the penis!! This statement made me mad "Most guys who are uncircumcised have the foreskin leading off. This touches the pants and it gets scarred after a while" Actually no, DH looks pretty normal to me. In fact don't you think that men who are circ'd, their penis is the one scarred since it's leading off??

Wouldn't that mean, IF the foreskin wasn't there then the glans would "touch the pants and get scarred after a while" ? There is no logic in what he says AT ALL! Except that he did say the surgery wasn't necessary.

[perspective]

Originally Posted by fruitful womb

Wouldn't that mean, IF the foreskin wasn't there then the glans would "touch the pants and get scarred after a while" ? There is no logic in what he says AT ALL! Except that he did say the surgery wasn't necessary.

I wish someone in the audience raised his hand and called him out on it.

[thixle]

Originally Posted by perspective

One of my female friends wrote on her online blog after taking this human sexuality class, and she said something like "o, and I learned something in class today, guys dont have to be circumcised"

I was so shocked she said that, she is a smart person. I just cant understand people wont use the logic that if foreskins were so bad for guys, evolution would have taken it away, a long time ago.
Like it seems so crazy that anyone would ever think that a body part NEEDED to be cut off for living!

When most of my friends were born (1970s and early 80s), many of our parents thought it was illegal NOT to circ-- just like it is illegal NOT to vaccinate... Many times, parents weren't given a choice,or the choice they had was cohereced (and sill is today). And most of that generation that I know thought it was like cutting the umbilical cord, something that HAD to be done.

I'm very glad that some people took the message away from Oprah that circ is unneccessary! I didn't watch, but from this thread, and oprah.com, it looked really bad.

[perspective]

Originally Posted by thixle

When most of my friends were born (1970s and early 80s), many of our parents thought it was illegal NOT to circ-- just like it is illegal NOT to vaccinate...

REALLY! That makes me feel kinda sick inside. I am happy my parents were not like that. My older brother was circed. But my twin brother was left intact, and I would have been to, if it was not for my medical issues. He was not cut because we were premature, but my parents never took him back in. From that, and a few other things I know my parents never thought it was required, but they also never saw any harm in it. I think I would want to throw up if my own parents thought part of my body needed to be removed because it was "gross"

[CrowTRobot]

Felt that this issue needed another bump... as well as more e-mails and letters.