Circumcision as a rite of passage

Circumcision could be a rite of passage, as it was or is in other societies. I am not talking about ritual circumcisions in childhood, but about a rite of passage after puberty, when men are fully responsible for their decisions.

Circumcision could remain symbolic and consist only of checking that the glans can be retracted. This was done in the past during visits to assess suitability for military service, for example in Germany under the name "Musterung". I would not want to include this rite in a military context, but I would imagine it in another context, civil and more festive.

Would such a rite of passage still have a place in the twenty-first century?

Would such a rite of passage still have a place in the twenty-first century?

Nope.

Would such a rite of passage still have a place in the twenty-first century?

Fun sounding idea for role-playing, but to be true to the idea, it would need more than just two people roleplaying, you'd need a group ideally. And since finding even one partner is difficult enough …

And if were ever to occur in real life, I could actually see my aunt from my younger days being all for it, but then not waiting till adulthood, but say with the coming of adolescence and then having a sort of family gathering with cousins and all present to witness, girl cousins too, to show them some of the peculiarities of the male body …

That said, it still remans an interesting notion for imaginings or writing. Can't really see the idea catching on in real life of course …

Makes one wonder if girls would be included and what their role would be.

Makes one wonder if girls would be included and what their role would be.

As observers and nastily smiling little devils enjoying the discomfort of the males of course … 😃

I've seen vids on Youtube of Filipino circumcision clinics going to villages and circing the boys in the village. The attending (teenage girl) nurses seem very young and they mostly have a sort of nasty smirk on their faces that shows they seem to be greatly enjoying the pain the boys are suffering. It is a mixture of trying to be grown-up and indifferent but also enjoying fiddling around and cutting boys private parts.

Very off-putting vids. I find it hard to watch without getting mad and upset at their demeanor and the whole situation.

@agracier Well. I know of males who support circumcision (many males on this site do).

But the only people I've seen joking about make circumcision, to consider it as some amusing event, or smirking about it, are females. Even some pretty decent ones do that, as my friend commenting on a boy from her neighborhood who would come home with one bit less from the hospital.

But the only people I've seen joking about make circumcision, to consider it as some amusing event, or smirking about it, are females. hospital.

My mother never laughed about or shrugged off circumcision at all. She could still work herself up into a lather about my father having my brother cut despite her express wishes.

Even at 84 she could still trot it out and give her best (admittedly, just one of her many resentments vis-à-vis my father). Just like the proverbial elephant, she never forgot, nor forgave.

@agracier I've seen circumcision mentioned as a cause of disagreement between parents, especially if divorced. I've also heard of it as a source of conflict with in-laws.

Many men resent having been circumsised and at some point in life, attempt to correct it. There's a book named “The Joy of Uncircumcising”. Also books about cirumcisions gone wrong include “Unspeakable Mutilations”; “Circumcision Scar"; and “I Want My Wieney Back” (OK I made that one up 😄)!

https://2stomps.org/do-men-complain-about-circumcision/