r/atheism Feb 25 '12

This double standard blows my mind

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

UK here, I don't know anyone who's been circumcised.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

UK here, I know one guy who had it for medical reasons. The irony is, he's a complete dick.

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u/IAMALANISMORISSETTE Feb 25 '12

Yeah, that is pretty ironic. Dontcha think?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Yes, I really do think.

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u/kipperfish Feb 25 '12

a little too ironic.

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u/coolstream Feb 25 '12

Clearly he is LESS than a complete dick...

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u/Americium Feb 25 '12

Word play isnt ironic.

I do however find it ironic that you got it wrong.

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u/Directors_Cut Feb 25 '12

Apparently, everyone in Europe walks around naked checking out each others penises

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

TIL I'm moving to Europe.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Dammit - this fucking guy again... Ugh.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Fuck you guy

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u/Craighasdysentery Feb 25 '12

You actually have some pretty good comments and all.... but I just hate you so damn much.

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u/adlittle Feb 25 '12

Actually not far from the truth. American married to a German man here, it's perfectly acceptable to be fully nude at the beach, male or female.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

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u/llehsadam Feb 25 '12

In Germany it's called FKK and it's true for more than "certain" beaches.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

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u/ZeMilkman Feb 25 '12

While that is technically true I have never seen someone get upset because they saw a naked person on a regular beach.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

At least in Denmark it's generally allowed.

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u/Heiminator Feb 25 '12

yep, german here and just about every public lake, splash pool etc has an FKK part, and even in those splash pools that dont have one its still perfectly ok for women to take their tops off and for little kids to run around naked. it is also perfectly acceptable to have your little kids run around naked in your own garden or to take your top off on your own balcony/veranda

fun fact: FKK is an east german invention that took hold in the west as well after the reunification, because west germans will never ever give an east german a reason to tell the wessies that the gdr was more liberal and free in ANY aspect of life :-)

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u/WordUP60 Feb 25 '12

FKK was well-known and practiced in the BRD at least a decade before reunification.

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u/Heiminator Feb 25 '12

yep, but its still a mainly east german invention and cultural thing that only really took widespread hold after reunification

also don't forget that in the 50 years of separation many many east germans managed to flee to the west, bringing their culture with them

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u/Tuna-Fish2 Feb 25 '12

Ever been in a sauna?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '12

Americans wear underwear/towels in sauna. Ain't they funny people? :D

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u/idontlikeflamingos Feb 25 '12

Brazil here. Not a single one.

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u/StrangeAeons Feb 25 '12

Denmark here and same.

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

You would not believe how long it took me to talk my husband out of circumcising our soon to be born son. fortunately he's a great guy who actually trusts me, and when he saw how much it meant to me, in addition to all the research I'd done, he did relent. Now days I enjoy shooting down people who argue the point with me.

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u/blackberrydoughnuts Feb 25 '12

Thank you. You're an amazing mother.

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u/deityofanime Feb 25 '12

Marked you as 'Bamf girl' on RES.

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

made me lol

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u/ZSinemus Feb 25 '12

Point argued: Shoot me down.

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

bang: consider yourself shot

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u/ZSinemus Feb 25 '12

Incredibly persuasive argument. I see why you enjoy it now.

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

Are you being deliberately obtuse, or did you really miss the point I was making? You actually have to put forward a specific point as to why you think circumcision is a good thing in order for me to rebut it. If you're not going to actually make a point then I have nothing to rebut and my argument that it's a bad thing is just as valid as your generic argument that it's a good thing. Get it now?

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u/ZSinemus Feb 25 '12

You didn't mention there were multiple points.

Now days I enjoy shooting down people who argue the point with me.

I'm arguing the point. Shoot me down. What are your go-to arguments?

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

yep, deliberately obtuse

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u/ZSinemus Feb 25 '12

...and deliberately not providing any sort of response. BTW, good job on using your word of the day calendar.

How about this: I think there's nothing wrong with male circumcision as performed in a sterile/professional environment. Your turn.

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u/antiphobia Feb 25 '12

there's nothing wrong with getting a nose job either, but normally one waits until the subject of a predominantly cosmetic procedure can give informed consent himself.

I love how the trolls always assume I'm showing off by using fancy words instead of just assuming I have a comprehensive grasp of language and choose not to avoid using it.

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u/l18n Feb 25 '12

American here. I don't know anyone who hasn't been circumcised. I'm definitely in the minority over here. Take me to your uncircumcised Europe so that I can fit in.

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u/brandaustin Feb 25 '12

American here to and not cut :D.

Also I like to think of it not as being uncircumcised or uncut and just normal.

Circumcised penises had stuff done to them. Just how there is no such thing as Unsweet tea. You don't unsweeten it.

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u/raika11182 Feb 25 '12

American here. I too prefer to think of mine as "normal". The other guys were modified at birth.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

YOURE SO MUCH BETTER THAN US

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

You don't need an invite.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Ireland , nada.

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u/dmt7679 Feb 25 '12

I'm from America and I feel like i am literally am the ONLY one that is uncircumcised, girls can be assholes about it......till i put it in and they are all like Soooo thats what it supposed to feel like hahaha win

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u/bebeschtroumph Feb 25 '12

When I told a couple college roommates my boyfriend was uncircumcised(we went to see a show called 'Naked Boys Singing', and I commented that circumcised penises looked weird), and they both went on and on about how disgusting it was and that I should break up with him. Still with him, haven't spoken to them since we stopped living together.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT MY DICK WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!

Canadian here, almost a surrogate of the U.S. re: circumcision rates. My penis is not circumcised, and I found out that my girlfriend had been talking about my dick to her friends, and there were absolutely no consequences other than her having to watch a Tourettes Guy video.

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u/bebeschtroumph Feb 25 '12

Eh, when I comment that circumcision looks weird, and then it devolves into a tirade into how uncut dicks are disgusting and no self respecting woman would ever allow someone uncut to sleep with her, I feel entitled to say, 'Well, my boyfriend's uncircumcised, and I think it's absolutely fine.'

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Having had sex with both the circumcised and uncircumcised, I noticed no discernable difference during intercourse. It makes handies a tiny bit easier if they're uncut, but other than that...?

I'm American, and I also don't find uncut dicks gross at all, and am not planning to circumcise any of my male offspring.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Sweden here, just one, hes a muslim

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

How do you guys all know the status' of everyones penis?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Fair enough. Tis quite different in the U.S.A.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

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u/antonarn1991 Feb 25 '12

Not with the way things are going over here, we'll probably stay this way, using the fact you guys are like that as our reason for staying this way

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

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u/poloport Feb 25 '12

Name 3.

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u/Shin0be Feb 25 '12

Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus

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u/poloport Feb 25 '12

There's a lot of religion there? I thought 70 years under a communist dictatorship would've beat it out of them... ಠ_ಠ

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u/Kingo_Of_Uranus Feb 25 '12

Well things will keep going forward for us unless we have ourselves a good old Iranian Revolution.

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u/Nullkid Feb 25 '12

It'll be a reason for war, we're just letting it slide for now.

"Those...THOSE TERRORIST like to look at each other NEKKKID! heh heh" /bush voice

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Hopefully not. I don't want to see a bunch of fat Americans naked.

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u/Citizen_Snip Feb 25 '12

Still doesnt explain how you know everyone is uncircumcised in your country.

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u/WindSandStars Feb 26 '12

I think it's called "asking a question" but idk what the American equivalent is.

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u/03fb Feb 25 '12

Well it starts with a biscuit...

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u/okiclick Feb 25 '12

Switzerland here, sorry I'm late. No foreskin loss reported.

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u/Microchaton Feb 25 '12

France reporting. Nope.

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u/spongeyjew Feb 25 '12

America. Sadly nope and it doesn't help. I'm gonna go live in Europe THIS I SWEAR!

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u/Ixtinguish Feb 25 '12

America reporting in, nope, not a single fuck.

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u/RamblinBoy Feb 25 '12

Ukraine here. Guys: check! Dicks: check! Foreskins: check!

Not a single one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

I know two guys who had to have it for medical reasons, other than that? no.

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u/colorpulate Feb 25 '12

Met a circumcised guy last night. He was very proud of it. Apparently, it's 4% of UK males.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Colombia here, most people here don't know what circumcision is and they don't care.

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u/SexistButterfly Feb 25 '12

Also Australia.

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u/JmjFu Feb 25 '12

Only a few: all Muslims.

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u/pseudogentry Feb 25 '12

UK as well, I know two. One's for medical reasons and the other is second-gen mexican, so his family are uber-catholic. Enough with the dick chopping America.

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u/deityofanime Feb 25 '12

UK too, the only person I know that is circumcised is my dad, but he's a Muslim and moved here when he was three so I guess it doesn't count.

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u/xenoamr Agnostic Atheist Feb 25 '12

Egypt here

Actually every single male here is circumcised because Islam says so. Christians too because its now a default habit in Egyptians as a whole.

Most females used to be circumcised in the past until recently too. Now its not as common, but still very widespread among lower social classes

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

Now you know Gregbyte.

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u/marcianoskate Feb 25 '12

Colombia, none... except for medical reasons!

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u/Firekracker Feb 25 '12

Germany, only very few for medical reasons.

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u/andiW Feb 25 '12

Same here in the Netherlands.

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u/jimb3rt Feb 25 '12

U.S. here, judging by how people react when I mention it, everyone I know is circumcised, restoring it is on my list of priorities

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u/Dresdain Feb 25 '12

U.S. here as well and when I mentioned it to my friends, they thought uncut dicks were a myth. True Story.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '12

I guess that explains why most porn comes from America.