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What's The Flap About Reduced Circumcision Rates?
Yesterday, news broke that the circumcision rate in the US was the lowest it's ever been, with some states' rates hovering below 50%. Experts attribute the drop to immigration, as well as changing attitudes about breastfeeding, the increase in natural births, and a growing antipathy towards inflicting pain on babies because of some 'covenant with God' bullshit. (Well, or just the first three.) We clearly feel strongly about not cutting skin off little infant wangs, and also we think uncut dicks are cuter, but we weren't sure how everyone else felt. So we asked a handful of sluts, a gay and a heterosexual Jew. More »
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Neal Pollack and the Case of the Shriveled Foreskin
Salon's got an excerpt of Neal Pollack's Alternadad up, and as is their wont, they've published the section in which Pollack debates whether or not to circumcise his son. In it, we learn that he's got a bit of a mommy complex and that he and his wife neglected to discuss circumcision until the week before their son was born. He's also, kindly, provided us with a lovely description of circumcision, in case you were curious:Our pediatrician refused to perform the operation. He recommended a urologist to us. Eight days after Elijah was born, we went to the urologist's office. This is how it works, he said. He would put Elijah on a board and strap down his hands and feet. Then he'd slide a metal ring over the top of the penis, which would cut off the circulation to the foreskin and gradually kill the nerve endings. Over the next week, the foreskin would gradually turn black, and then it would rot off, and then Elijah would be permanently connected to his ancestors.More »
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State Health Commissioner Bids Adieu to Orthodox Babies With Herpes
It was with a tear in our eyes, and a drop of blood on our lips, that we read of the retirement party for State Health Commissioner Antonia Novello. You'll recall that Novello was the one who paved the way for the Hasids of New York State to continue their lovely tradition of sucking the blood off a newly circumcised penis, thereby transmitting herpes to at least seven young lads who had the privilege of having their first blow jobs at the tender age of eight days. If you're interested in attending Novello's farewell fete, $50 gets you in the door and allows you the opportunity to contribute to her farewell gift. We'd like to suggest a lifetime supply of Valtrex, donated in her name to the Hasidic children of the Empire State. More »
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More News You Can Use About Boner Butchery
Because we know you can't get enough information about penises and the surgical mutilation thereof, we direct you to this Slate piece, which provides everything you need to know about how to perform an adult circumcision. Seems that deforeskinning an adult dong is a touch more difficult than slicing up a baby wang: There are tiny hats that fit newborn weens, but no such cock chapeau exists for the adult member (unless you're Indian). In any event, the article mentions three techniques from making your John Thomas a tad more aesthetically pleasing to those who prefer their love pumps to look a little less like they're dressed for inclement weather: the "guided forceps," the "dorsal slit," and the "sleeve resection." Click through if you must; we're going to spend the next hour or so with our legs crossed, shivering. More »
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