Laci Green (at her Tumblr or her Youtube channel) discussing the myth of the hymen. Click here to watch the whole video. (x)
My sincerest congratulations to a fellow (former?) classmate. I hope you’re doing well <3
Gillian
‘Young Love in Philadelphia’ Holdt
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The purpose of circumcision is to ruin male sexuality
Until the late 1800s, circumcision was only practiced by Jews and Muslims and was abhorred by westerners. Men knew that their foreskins were the best part of their penises. Read what two medical textbooks from the 1700s had to say about the foreskin:“The glans cover’d with its prepuce, which is at one of its extremities, has such tender and sensible [sensitive] flesh, that nature hath there established the throne of sensitivity and pleasure in women’s embraces.” [Venette, The mysteries of conjugal love reveal’d, 1712.]
“The glans, which is at the end of the penis, [is] covered with a very thin membrane, by reason of which it is of a most exquisite feeling. It is covered with a preputium or foreskin, which in some covers the top of the yard [slang for penis] quite close, in others not so, and by its moving up and down in the act of copulation brings pleasure to both the man and woman.” [Aristotle’s complete masterpiece, in three parts, 1749.]
In the 1800s, Christian moralists and doctors began to promote the idea that ejaculation weakened men and that masturbation caused all sorts of diseases and health problems. They did not understand most of human physiology and they thought that humans had a limited amount of “vital nerve force” and that if you spent it on masturbation, you would become weak. They tried to stop boys from masturbating by writing moralizing pamphlets, but this had limited success as masturbation is a normal and healthy activity very common in adolescence.
It may seem small-minded and even childish to some to write a small piece on circumcision, but recently I’ve seen more than a few posts on the topic of circumcision, most of which about whether or not it’s ethical, necessary, justified, etc etc. So, in the typical spirit of a blogger, I’d like to share my opinion. If you (quite understandably) don’t wish to hear it, I implore you to scroll on. Is circumcision an issue? I think so, I really do, for a number of reasons. One being that, while it is almost never as gruesome and detrimental as female circumcision, there are still risks. Granted, these risks are greatly diminished by having the procedure performed by a competent doctor in a hospital, but even then accidents can happen. The headline-winning horror stories of infants dying of contracted diseases due to circumcision are incredibly uncommon, but still technically possible. But that is not my main quarrel with circumcision, it’s a concern, a complaint, but not something I’ve particularly poised to write about in the field of circumcision. If you wish to get it done because you think God or the Holy Spirit or the ghost of Jimi Hendrix is telling you to, that’s fine, by all means do so. You are incredibly free to cut pieces off of your genitalia if you so desire, and keep in mind I bear no scorn or indignation to those who are circumcised. It would be impertinent, and wrong of me to criticize someone’s genitalia. But, but, you do not circumcise a child who cannot consent. That is the line. Do whatever you wish with your own body, but you are not to cut off pieces of flesh from young children who cannot decide for themselves. All of the myths of uncleanliness, and that circumcision prevents disease, are just that, myths. They have long been debunked, but yet they are still decently ingrained in the american zeitgeist. Foreskin is not a birth defect, it’s a part of the human body. It is an erogenous zone. It has nerve endings that are quite capable of pleasure. So, if you want to circumcisie your baby, I implore you not do so. Please wait until they are old enough to decide for themselves. It’s not a matter of religion, it’s a matter of informed consent to a medically unnecessary procedure. It is a part of their body, not yours, that you are removing. Also, I apologize in advance for any typos that I haven’t already caught.
Wade.
The Girl WIth The Red Hair Really Needs To Shave Her Fucking Armpits (by BlackCoffeePoet)