It would be laughable if this statement on the benefit of circumcision was not downright criminal. When it was found that circumcision could not cure kleptomania, tuberculosis, mental sickness, etc., the doctors, holding on to their scalpels with all their might, said it was a protection against syphilis. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, and most persons who undergo circumcision have nothing to say in the matter. This is abuse of power. In Europe, the circumcised penis is looked upon with dismay.
Blood sacrifice rooted in years of fear, the foreskin is the scapegoat again.
Anyone who believes that circumcision is a condom for life is heading for trouble. Only after my insistence have the editors now graciously allowed me an opportunity to respond to my detractors. For example, one survey documented that women experienced in both kinds of partners strongly preferred coitus with an anatomically complete penis. Unfortunately for Mr. Bailis, nine poorly controlled studies cannot replace one well-performed study. His comments also indicate his need for remedial mathematics.