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January 2011

Intactivism: Week in Review January 29, 2011

by Tally on January 29, 2011

Mothering Magazine: Where is my foreskin? The circumcision issueParents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

Above the Law did a review of The Good Men Project Magazine article that interviewed Tally last week. Above the Law poked fun at Tally and his efforts to tug his penis to restore his foreskin. I loved it! The article increased traffic to this site and to Restoring Foreskin.org. The more men that learn about foreskin restoration, the more men who may consider leaving their future sons intact.
 

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Reciprocal Crap Exchange: The ManHood
A lighthearted look at the recent The Good Men Project article on foreskin restoration. The author is intrigued with the ManHood - underwear for a circumcised penis.

Fridge Magnets: Foreskin Myths (1)
Teenage mom Ashley debunks some infant circumcision myths. Her concise blog deals with cleanliness, appearance, HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer, and religious rites.
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Growing up circumcised and restoring to undo some of the damage

by litmustest on January 23, 2011

Michelangelo's statue of David at the Galleria dell'Accademia in FlorenceI was "circumcised" the day I was born, like most. Next to the words "reason to operate" were the hand written words "live birth". Since when is "live birth" a disease? My mother claims that she does not remember signing a consent form, so I assume they forged her signature.

Like most men, I was not aware of what was missing while growing up. When I noticed the drawings of Greco-Roman nudes and statues, I asked my mother "Why didn't they finish drawing it?" I guess she explained this to me, but I have no audible memory of her words. I was trying to figure out what she was saying, and was thoroughly confused.

When mother told me that I could be drafted one day, I told her I would cut my penis off She replied "You will bleed to death." I hadn't bled to death from the scar they gave me, and could not figure out how they did this. I was glad I did not have to do it again, but was instinctively curious.

When I grew older, in the back of my mind, I was always curious as to what that foreskin thing was all about. I had mixed and confused feelings, but knew that I wish I had been consulted. Assuming my Dad was cut, I was surprised to find out that he was not circumcised when he told me 35 years later. I grew up in a family that did not support nudity as anything good, so much so that when I went to life drawing classes, I was mortified. That mortification was intensified when I first witnessed a "circumcision." Read more . . .

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Intactivism: Week in Review January 22, 2011

by Tally on January 22, 2011

The Foreskin Renaissance at The Good Men Project MagazineParents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

The big news this week is that Tally was interviewed for a foreskin restoration article at The Good Men Project Magazine. The article has information on restoring foreskin, along with a few opposing viewpoints.
 

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Childbirth and… The Benefits of Keeping the Penis Intact
More parents are leaving their sons intact by avoiding circumcision of their sons. The article describes the increased health benefits in addition to the unequivocal pleasures of foreskin later in life.

YouTube video by freedom0speech: The Doctors: Daytime Talk Show Disaster
Doubting Marcus: The Doctors on San Francisco’s Proposed Circumcision Ban
freedom0speech does a good job of disecting and rebutting The Doctors show on male infant circumcision. The show aired on the 12th of January 2011 and was blatantly pro-circ. It is a very well done and sourced video on male circumcision that shoots down all the preposterous reasons people give as to why it's okay.

My Christian Family's Blog: The Doctors: Daytime Talk Show Disaster
Commentary about The Doctors, a daytime television show. The Doctors flippantly discussed circumcision and the proposed circumcision ban sought in San Francisco, California.
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The Foreskin Renaissance

by Tally on January 18, 2011

The Good Men Project Book from Amazon.comThe Good Men Project Magazine published The Foreskin Renaissance, an article on foreskin restoration. I was interviewed for the article.

It is refreshing to encounter a professional writer who is willing to take foreskin restoration seriously. Author Laura Novak did a good job of capturing my thoughts and experiences. I am pleased that so much of what I told her was featured in the article.

As the article notes, I am very happy with the improvements to my sex life and my life in general from restoring my foreskin. Restoring is truly one of the best things I have ever done for myself. 

The article tries to be balanced by presenting different viewpoints. Unfortunately, the article interviews a mohel, who performs circumcision as part of a Jewish religious rite. I wish authors would not play the religion card in these articles. It muddies the waters and fosters the idea that circumcision is allowable for religious reasons. I and most other males in the United States were not circumcised for religious reasons. I was raised in a Catholic family. Catholics and Christians are not required to circumcise their infant males, according to the New Testament.
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Intactivism: Week in Review January 15, 2011

by Tally on January 15, 2011

Representation of Texas anti-circumcision billboardParents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.
 

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Talk Birth - a blog about active birth: GENITALS: Are They Dirty, Or Functional?
A mother describes how everyone assumes that men's foreskins are dirty. She notes that many body parts are notorious for getting dirty, but no one advocates amputating ears or toes or fingernails. She makes some very sound arguments against male infant circumcision.
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Intactivism: Week in Review January 8, 2011

by Tally on January 8, 2011

Amazon.com book: Circumcision: A History Of The World's Most Controversial SurgeryParents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

The start of the new year brings us several good intactivist blogs. It also brings us a new study from Wawer and the other circumcision campaigners. This time they find a link between male circumcision and HPV. The authors ignore their previous study results that show male circumcision increases HIV infections for the men's female partners. The media has latched onto the study and numerous outlets are advertising the link between foreskin and HPV.
 

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Daily Guggie Daly: Circumcision and Religion (Condensed Version)
If you are Jewish, you do NOT have to circumcise. The blessing with the cutting is not required. You can do the blessing without the cutting. For Christians, circumcision is gravely immoral. When done for religious reasons, it represents a denial of Christ's divinity. It denies that Christ is the Redeemer.

Susan Katz Keating: A Newly Recognized National Security Threat? A Guest Post By Erin Keating
A mother makes some common sense arguments supporting genital integrity of baby boys. She addresses many of the usual reasons that parents give for infant circumcision. Read more . . .

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Restoring the world

by Tally on January 6, 2011

The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for ChangeMuch of what I have written on this site deals with personal restoration. I am restoring my foreskin. Restoring my health. Restoring my prostate (or at least keeping it from getting worse). I am restoring my life.

But, more needs to be restored than just me, personally. I want to restore the world. I want to restore a way of life where the quality of life is higher than it is now. We need to restore the world. We have become complacent and allowed big business to control our lives. We need to take back what is ours.

The following video illustrates what I am talking about. The Story of Bottled Water illustrates one facet of our life that is ripe for improvement. Read more . . .

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Intactivism: Week in Review January 1, 2011

by Tally on January 1, 2011

There is a difference: Girls are protected from genital cuttingParents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.
 

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Daily News - Galveston County: Billboards get snippy about circumcision
A billboard in Texas states, “Circumcision: unnecessary, painful and risky, causes lifelong sexual harm.” The billboard references Intact America, although Intact America did not place the billboard in Galveston.
 

Monday, December 27, 2010

Male Circumcision and HIV:  Four years and counting ... circumcision still has no place in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
David Wilton describes how and why he started his blog four years ago. David writes about a recent study by pro-circ advocate Robert Bailey that states: "This study did not detect the expected association between male circumcision and HIV seropositivity, possible (sic) due to limitations in sample size and prevalence. With 38% of men and nearly 65% of women HSV-2 positive, however, our ability to detect any association between genital herpes and circumcision status or preference for circumcised partners was improved - no association was found."
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