Do you feel "more naked" as a circumcised man?

Ordinarily I would never get an erection in a mixed-sex sauna, even around naked women; however, If I heard a group of young girls discussing the state of my penis, and obviously viewing it as an object of concentration, I think I would get a woody involuntarily. I think it would be more embarrassing if my wife were there to witness it.

Yes and no. I don't think my circumcision bothers me much at all. However, I have found myself feeling very inadequate being circumcised and naked in front of men who are much more generously endowed than me; be they circumcised or not. Hence, it seems fitting that I am even more the submissive male.

No not at all. Really never thought of it.

I agree with OP, circumcised is just somehow more naked. Like you took something off (or it was taken off) to emphasize your dick. Kind of like shaving does. When I'm in European saunas or spas I notice it – because most men aren't there, it feels even more naked and displaying. And, since the foreskin tends to retract as a dick stiffens, an exposed glans seems to be a sign of sexual arousal.

If I had a choice I wouldn't be circ'd, I notice that when the glans is protected by the foreskin, as it was intended to be, the skin is smoother and shinier, which I find attractive.

I was circumcised at 22. I am not sure about feeling more naked precisely, as it's your penis at the end of the day whether or not your foreskin is present so obviously it is a private area regardless.

But there is definitely a psychological aspect of feeling more vulnerable without it. I can't really describe it, but of course the glans is far more sensitive to sensations and textures than the outside of the foreskin, so I am more conscious of being gentle in that area when washing myself etc. It took quite some time to get used to.

I've been cut since birth…naked is naked

@Kaleb Cut at birth? or later?

Personally (and I respect all the other opinions given here) I find being circumcised really naked. Like nothing to hide with your glans fully on display.

@Pecan_nutjob Was actually cut when around 3 years old.

@Kaleb Religious ritual, I presume?

Cut the first day and never a problem..:-)

I've never given it a thought. At school we had nude swimming and I never heard anyone else mention it either. There are enough real problems in the world, without creating another one. It is my belief that over 90% of the boys were circumcised, and this was 1950s London.

Sorry but those figures are rubbish…In the UK and mainland Europe most boys and men are not circumcised. I think in England around 6% are circumcised, mainly for religious reasons I would imagine…

@Annie2 I would not give a BJ to a dick that was not remodeled , those uncut weenies turn me off

How strange is that, I would have thought most women would be more concerned about the man's cleanliness, and about getting a mouthful of goo. As for uncut weenies, when they become erect the foreskin rolls back tight behind the glans and hey presto they become the same as cut weenies….

@Dr Philip: Wasn't there a fashion for circumcision some decades ago in the UK? Especially, but not limited, in the upper classes?

Dr Philip , about a mans cleanliness , way to many men are far from being clean and i can only image the cooties growing under that penis skin

@Dr Philip: Wasn't there a fashion for circumcision some decades ago in the UK? Especially, but not limited, in the upper classes?

A small number of the upper classes like royalty were circumcised, the trend was apparently started by Queen Victoria. Prince Charles is circumcised but his wife Princess Diana put a stop to it in 1982. But the masses certainly aren't, I went to school in the east London area and most boys had foreskins, that was and is the norm over here.

Dr Philip , about a mans cleanliness , way to many men are far from being clean and i can only image the cooties growing under that penis skin

@Annie2 Yes, but being clean is nothing to do with a foreskin or lack of, but is to do with soap and water.

@Annie2 It's true that if an uncircumcised male does not pulling his foreskin back and does not wash, it can accumulate smegma, and this does not happen with circumcised males.

However, this does not sound like a good argument to me. If a circumcised male does not wash, chances are that he's going to smell, may have an unclean behind (yikes!) and that his penis would taste/smell of pee.

My wife's first blowjob was with a circumcised male and the guy was not considerate: he had not washed and smelled/tasted of pee and sweat.

So as Dr Philip says: it all boils down to washing, and circumcising is not really a solution.

A small number of the upper classes like royalty were circumcised, the trend was apparently started by Queen Victoria.

The trend towards having sons circumcised in Great Britain started in the heyday of the East India Company, going back to the 18th century. Many local rulers on the subcontinent were Muslim and apparently many insisted that diplomatic and trading relations would only be conducted with circumcised 'infidels'. Trading with non-Muslims was bad enough in their eyes, but they could and often did insist on circumcision.

After a while it became customary for the EIC to insist that officers going to the East be circumcised if they wished for a posting. That in turn led to families who hoped/expected their sons to get a (lucrative) posting with the EIC to be circumcised at birth, to avoid the fuss and bother in later life.

By Queen Victoria's time, it had become common for the upper classes to circumcise. She didn't really instigate anything except possibly publically admitting to what everyone of class was already doing.

@Kaleb Religious ritual, I presume?

@Pecan_nutjob Actually my parents were deciding between living in US and UK. My dad was a Brit and so was not circumcised he didn't want me to feel different if we moved to UK and I went to school there. When they decided to stay in the US, they thought I should be circumcised so I wouldn't feel different living here. Needless to say, I had no idea about any of this at the time, I think I thought it was some form of punishment.

I was circumcised at birth. I can imagine there is a lot of pain involved if done later in life. I don't hold my parents responsible for it and if I would have had a choice at 1 day old I think I would have said yes.

Dr Philip , about a mans cleanliness , way to many men are far from being clean and i can only image the cooties growing under that penis skin

Annie, you are not the first woman I have heard make this type of remark as well as stating that they would never perform oral service on an uncircumcised penis

I was circumcised at birth. I can imagine there is a lot of pain involved if done later in life….

@Moppys_jalopy I worked in operating rooms during my college years and I was witness to several operations on male anatomy, including circumcisions. I remember one of the orderlies, who had undergone an adult circumcision as he wheeled the patient into the OR, saying “just try to make it through the night,” a riff on the song “We're Gonna Make it Though the Night”. It was NOT a very comfortable first night.

about a mans cleanliness , way to many men are far from being clean and i can only image the cooties growing under that penis skin

Another typical historical ‘argument’ that is used often.

It's rather insulting seeing as ⅔ of the world's male population isn't cut and that the same sort of spurious and insulting argument could be made about female genitalia as well.

I was circumcised at birth. I can imagine there is a lot of pain involved if done later in life.

i have a couple of friends who got circumcised later in life—one in his 20s and one in his 30s. Both said there was almost no pain involved. They both went to the same doctor so maybe he has a special technique.

My cousin, circumcised at 6-7, mentioned no pain; certainly nothing compared to vain attempts at forced retractions of the foreskin. I suspect it is more difficult when older because you may not be allowed much post-op break, you have erections especially when a teenager or young man etc.

I was circumcised as an adult (22 years old). It was not the most fun in the world but there was not severe pain. The worst part of it was night time erections while the stitches were still in for the first week or so post-operation. The surgery itself is done under general anaesthetic so no pain whatsoever.

What we say here about pain is relevant to circumcisions in the developed world. In less developed countries, circumcision may be performed without anesthetics.

Not at all! I think looks very fine!

and I have zero complains till now 😉

I think my cock is more beautiful than me! LOL

Za

Since being circumcised is so normalized in the us, I feel as though I’d feel fine in America surrounded by mostly other cut men. The embarrassment and exposure might come more from differences in size and shape. However, if I were in a social climate where circumcision isn’t common or as broadly accepted and surrounded by intact men, I definitely think I would feel more exposed and embarrassed around them.