http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2104172.html?menu= Man sues for new foreskin A German man who was circumcised against his will during emergency penis surgery is suing his doctor for cash to rebuild his foreskin. Karl Spandl, 50, from Bonn was rushed to the Troisdorf Hospital for surgery after a painful abscess developed on his penis. But while he was under the knife his doctor, unnamed for legal reasons, also chose to remove his foreskin to prevent complications. Spandl said: "When I woke up I almost passed out again with shock. I never said they could take that. And now I have almost no feeling in the tip - my sex life has been totally ruined." The mechanic is now demanding £14,000 from his surgeon for a second penis operation - this time to rebuild his foreskin using membranes taken from inside his mouth. The case will be decided by the Bonn Higher Regional Court.
This guy has every right to be pissed off. I'd sue his ass too. At the very least we should have a choice on whether part of our dick gets cut off or not. And yet we allow crap like this on a daily basis. Circumcision of newborns is a downright cruel barbaric practice. Female circumcision is a human rights violation when they do it in Africa but here it's OK! The only reason it was started in the first place is by religious folks hundreds of years ago who thought it would keep young boys from touching themselves and to prevent masturbation. (Did you know that Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Graham crackers were originally marketed as masturbation deterring foods? Wierd.) They cut off the tip of your dick!!! Holy @!$%!! It doesn't even have any medical value and in fact males with intact foreskins are less likely to contract STDs like HIV. The only "reason" people give to do it to their child is that it has aesthetic value or bc "their daddy has it". If you saw a circumcision being performed on a/your baby, you'd never allow it. They use no anaesthetic and the baby actually goes into neurogenic shock afterward. And on top of that, think of the thousands of nerve endings you lose... making sex... anyone... better/worse? Hm. Penn & Teller: Bullsh!t does a great show on the whole topic.
FREE POST! And here we have the level of education on the topic. Nice. Do you have anything to contribute to the conversation one way or another?
What, like a personal diatribe that has almost nothing to do with the original story? It's obvious that you have some deep rooted issues that you are trying to deal with. It's OK, I understand. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't weep at the loss of my foreskin. Don't worry, I'm here for you. Breath in.............and out......that's it. We'll get through this, man. I have faith in you...
Deep rooted? Not really, I just think it's BS that we do this kind of thing in a "modern" society. Not a lot of people know the facts about it. Am I wrong for educating people? Does that offend you? Or are you just upset that I hurt your pride? I think a story about a guy getting part of his dick cut off without his consent has everything to do with circumsision. How is that confusing?
Actually, it has nothing to do with circumcision. It has everything to do with patient's rights in regards to elective procedures. The doctor performed a procedure on him without his consent. I'd sue that doctor, too. Of course, a personal rant about circumcision on newborn babies in response to a human interest story that Dave Ward would read off the teleprompter at the end of Channel 13 News would count as having almost nothing to do with the topic. It looks like it is confusing, for you that is. But it's ok, man. Look, we can talk about this. I FEEL your pain, I really do. If you ever need anybody to talk to about this, PLEASE call me, day or night. I can't tell you how many unfortunate souls I have seen plunge into the depths of severe depression due to the loss of their foreskin. Believe me, I miss my foreskin, also. It's just something that you'll have to let go. Let it go....just.....let it go... Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya
Yes God did tell the Jews to circumcise themselves but it had nothing to do with masterbation - it was a sign of a covenant. I'm not sure where you are getting your "facts"?
one of the funniest seinfelds MOHEL Hello, hello, I'm the mohel. It's very nice to meet you all... A PAN CLANGS TO THE GROUND. THE MOHEL SNAPS. MOHEL (CONT'D) Oh! What was that?!? Jeez. Scared the hell out of me. My god. I almost had a heart attack! THE CROWD GROWS UNEASY. MOHEL (CONT'D) (CALMING DOWN) Alright I'm fine, I'm fine. Anyway, we're here to perform the mitzvah of the bris and... SFX: BABY CRYING MOHEL (CONT'D) (WITH INCREASING TENSION) ...Is the baby gonna cry like that? Is that how the baby cries, with the loud, sustained, squealing cry, 'cause that could pose a problem. Do you have any control of your child 'cause this is the time to exercise it when baby is crying in that high-pitched, squealing tone that can drive you insane?!!! MRS. FLICK TAKES THE BABY INT OTHER ROOM. THE MOHEL MASSAGES HIS FOREHEAD. ELAINE Did you find the place alright? Mohel Did I find it alright? I mean could you send me to a more dangerous neighborhood? I'm dreading walking back to the subway, someone shouldn't crack me over the head and steal my bag, 'accuse I'll be lying there on the street in this neighborhood and people will spit on me and empty my pockets. I'll lie in the gutter like a bum, like a dog, like a mutt, like an animal! God forbid someone should help me or call an ambulance. No, that's too much trouble to pick up a phone and press a few buttons. Ahh! What's the point. Elaine Do you feel alright? Mohel (TO ELAINE< INTERRUPTING) Darling, you see where that glass is? How that glass is near the edge of the table. You got the whole table there to put the glass, why you chose the absolute edge, so half the glass is hanging off the table, you breath and that glass falls over, then you're gonna have broken glass on the carpet, embedded in the carpet fibers, deep, deep in the shag, broken glass, bits of broken glass that you never get out. you can't get it out with a vacuum cleaner. Even on your hands and knees with a magnifying glass, you can't get all the pieces, and then you think you got it all and two years later, you're walkin' barefoot and you step on a piece of broken glass and you kill yourself, is that what you want? I don't think you want that, is it? .. Do you?
I appreciate that you don't take the topic very seriously (That's why you value your post count and run with scissors), but it is an important topic for parents making a decision. There's no reason to do it! Do you think it's cool to make uninformed decisions? Oh, BTW I can't mourn something I never lost ("oh my! TMI! TMI!"), but I can be disturbed at this herd mentality practice.
You're telling me God told people to cut off part of their dicks to show they love him and then ask me about facts? I'll get the medical literature and the other historical stuff later today if I can. I don't exactly carry it around with me. Gotta work in a little bit. I don't mean to disrespect anyones religion but as a scientifically-minded person, it's hard to take that as a justification. I didn't want to get this moved to D&D but it probably will.
My understanding was that circumsized men are less likely to contract HIV, urinary tract infections and other ailments. Wikipedia (NSFW warning) seems to agree with me though they do point out there is a lot of debate as to how valid benefit claims are on both sides. I think you're right that it is repeated for aesthetic reasons in the States and I think we should probably do a lot less of it, whether it is good for us or not. But, you sound a little nutty saying religious folks invented it to keep people from masturbating. It is a practice older than the jews and I don't know if we could say what the motivation was for inventing it. I can't imagine masturbation has anything at all to do with it.
If he wins the case, his lawyer will get a big cut of it I must imagine. C'mon guys, where are the one liners? Slackers.
