# would it be possible to do a poll on circumcision without a debate? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396 "2008-08-27T07:18:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/41 "2008-08-27T18:59:30Z")
Pretty is as pretty does. I’m a chick. I’ve seen very attractive cut as well as uncut peni.(I don’t mind making up words.) I think sex is better with the uncut in general, but there are always those outstanding exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![brad\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brad\_d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brad_d)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/42 "2008-08-27T19:20:14Z")
I’m male: 1 - cut 2 - no 3 - It’s how I’ve been for as long as I’ve been self-aware. It’s “normal” to me. I’ve got no issues with it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/43 "2008-08-27T19:20:34Z")
Cut No, although I did at the age of 26, due to comfort/medical reasons. No reason to chop off random body parts upon birth. Sure, the foreskin can be a problem to some men (like it was for me), and then it makes sense. Good thing for me is that most American men are cut, so I don’t feel like a freak. Imagine if no culture in history ever began circumcising males. People like me would truly be freaks. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/44 "2008-08-27T19:21:26Z")
1. Cut. 2. Yes. 3. Wish I’d had the choice; I don’t know why my parents did it. They can rebuild it? _How?_ ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/45 "2008-08-27T19:33:10Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] 1. Uncut 2. No 3. Because it’s a completely unnecessary modification to my factory-installed drive train. [/QUOTE] Same. What happened to “First, do no harm”? ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/46 "2008-08-27T19:41:29Z")
[QUOTE=Aangelica] Female. I can truthfully say that on the list of “Things About Which I Am Prepared To Care Regarding My Man”, whether or not he’s circumsized does not appear. There are probably at least a million things ahead of circumcision on that particular list. Including “Does he like cheese?” and “Who’s his favorite baseball player of all time?” [/QUOTE] Yep. I’d be more worried about him perfering chunky peanut butter than the status of his penis. And I’m not exactly concerned about the chunky peanut butter, I don’t eat that much of it and we keep two different jars in the house anyway. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/47 "2008-08-27T20:03:46Z")
1. Cut or uncut? Uncut 1. If you could, would you change the choice your parents (or whoever was responsible) made about this? Nope 1. Why/why not, one sentence or less? If it ain’t broke… ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/48 "2008-08-27T20:08:24Z")
1. Cut 2. Would not change 3. Mr. Big looks just fine without a hat. If he were outside all day I would expect a hat to be useful but that has never happened for any length of time. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/49 "2008-08-27T20:51:43Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] Umm, does this mean that if you **are** cut you need lubrication in order to masturbate? Sorry for the hi **jack**. [/QUOTE] Absolutely not. Some men prefer lube, some don’t, but lube is not a requirement for circumcised masturbation. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/50 "2008-08-27T21:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] 1. Cut 2. no 3. I don’t have any complaints and I don’t really have any motivation to want to be different. [/QUOTE] same. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/51 "2008-08-27T21:15:29Z")
[QUOTE=tesseract] For female Dopers: Do you prefer cut or uncut? (Elaborate if you wish) [/QUOTE] I don’t care as long as it’s been washed recently and doesn’t smell of crotch B.O. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/52 "2008-08-27T21:17:57Z")
Female. To me, this question is like asking me if I prefer chest hair or not. If I’m into the guy, I’m into his body. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/53 "2008-08-27T21:21:35Z")
[QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] FEmale. Definitely prefer cut. In fact, the boyfriend, whom I absolutely adore and find attractive in every other way is uncut and it still takes me aback sometimes. I know it sounds superficial, but you can’t help what turns you on / grosses you out. [/QUOTE] This, except I don’t have a boyfriend who is uncut. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/54 "2008-08-28T00:20:58Z")
1. Cut. 2. Change it. 3. It was mine, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/55 "2008-08-28T00:37:09Z")
I’m male 1. Cut 2. Yes, I would change it. 3. I should have had the choice, and the doctor botched it a bit when they did the correction for hypospadias on mine. I have scarring. Though the novelty of a “pirate cock” is amusing. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/56 "2008-08-28T01:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=Acid Lamp] I’m male 1. Cut 2. Yes, I would change it. 3. I should have had the choice, and the doctor botched it a bit when they did the correction for hypospadias on mine. I have scarring. Though the novelty of a “pirate cock” is amusing. [/QUOTE] Pirate cock! YAAARRRRRRR!! Does it come with its own parrot? Where does it perch? And what d’you do when a one-eyed pirate needs an eyepatch? ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/57 "2008-08-28T01:56:16Z")
Female. Prefer cut, no question. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/58 "2008-08-28T02:03:25Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] 1. Cut 2. no 3. I don’t have any complaints and I don’t really have any motivation to want to be different. [/QUOTE] ditto. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/59 "2008-08-28T02:17:47Z")
I would ask of the women who’ve responded, how does your preference/lack of same affect your inclinations to determine the status of your offspring? For example, **Fisha** , does your preference affect how you would direct medical personnel to “prepare” your offspring? And males, the same question. What (do you imagine) determines your medical directives? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396/60 "2008-08-28T02:22:14Z")
Female. 1. Cut (I’ve never had sex with an uncut dude. It would give me a start at first, but I’d probably get used to it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-do-a-poll-on-circumcision-without-a-debate/461396.md?page=4)