A taboo to some is circumcision. It is having a modern backlash in its popularity as some find it a mutilating situation. Many started it for religious purposes. Jews and Muslims in particular use it, ironic since they are at war with each other, but both find this something to agree about. Ones say it is not something ones should be doing today, that it is obsolete and not required in any way. That in fact it does not always make things cleaner and is an unnecessary trauma to inflict on a newborn.
It was done to reduce sexual pleasure, which is never a good thing, but it does look better to most people. So ones debate whether to continue doing this to male newborns. Rates of circumcision have been dropping globally for decades. If properly washed, there is no need for it to make cleanliness easier, but how many are diligent enough to actually cleanse themselves properly. I think most people are not clean by my standards, I doubt most shower everyday, so I can see that for most it’s likely a good idea, since most are not careful enough about their personal hygiene.
I can understand both sides to the argument. It’s not right on one hand to cut somebody without their permission, a newborn cannot make a decision for themselves, it is being done on their behalf. There is a growing movement of grown men looking to “reclaim their foreskins” and doing weird things to get it back. I recall seeing a documentary on such a man that was having weights put on his penis to stretch the skin he had to become like the cut foreskin. Obviously if the head of the penis is covered, it will be more sensitive to feeling than one that has been exposed and that would reduce pleasure. There are arguments for both sides, I bet most grown men given the choice would not choose to have some skin removed. I asked a guy I talk with about this that is uncircumcised and he said no way would anyone be removing any of his skin.
