Yesterday afternoon a niche contingent of protestors gathered on a busy corner in Ukiah to voice their opposition to circumcision, a long-practiced procedure in which the foreskin is removed from a penis. Our reporter Monica Huettl happened upon the demonstration and inquired about their cause.
David Atkinson, the President and CEO of a group known as the Blood Stained Men, stood at the intersection of Perkins Street and Orchard Avenue wearing a pure white outfit with the crotch prominently stained blood-red signifying the violence his group argues is wrought by circumcision.
He said he and his compatriots are on a two-week tour of Northern California to “spread foreskin awareness and prevent violence against children.”
A protestor referred to as Brother K said he is the founder of Blood Stained Men. He claimed to have first publicly demonstrated against the practice of circumcision for the first 44 years ago in Eureka, California.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ official policy statement regarding circumcision asserts the medical benefits of circumcisions outweigh the risks, but simultaneously does not recommend the procedure.
Today, the Blood Stained Men will be demonstrating at the intersection of 5th Street and I Street between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Tomorrow, May 11, 2024, the Blood Stained Men will be in McKinleyville between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of Central Avenue and School Road.
OMG I hate this world. The benefits of circumcision are well documented. HPV prevention, all sexually transmitted diseases, penile, cancer, and other ailments are all greatly reduced. Plus once a male child is grown his partner will be grateful for the ease of hygiene. Circumcision is done within the first month or two after birth. There’s no trauma involved. Not to mention the religious practices of circumcision. These guys are idiots. I’m so glad I’m circumcised. In the 1970’s 95% of male children were circumcised. Ask any long practicing pediatrician. They can explain why it’s a good idea.
The don’t do it in the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc. Somehow these benefits only exist to American doctors who can bill your insurance for it and nowhere else.
Data from the American Urological Association shows that it’s actually circumcised men who have a higher risk of HPV and penile cancer. Likewise, if you compare the STD rates in the US (where nearly all men are circumcised) to the STD rates in places like Japan or France (where less than 1% of men are circumcised), you find that it’s actually circumcised men who are 200% to 300% more likely to get STDs.
Why do you think something done to a baby can’t cause trauma? The American Academy of Pediatrics says that newborn babies are more susceptible to trauma than adults are.
In the 1970’s, less than 5% of male children were circumcised. You are misinformed. The pediatricians I’ve asked told me that circumcision is done for aesthetic reasons only.
Circumcision does not prevent HPV or STD. HPV is a virus and an STD. What protects against an STD is condoms. Boys can get the HPV vaccination same as girls. It also prevents against male breast cancer. Men don’t even know their own penis health from a hole in the ground. Surprise!
These urologists and pediatricians seem to disagree:
Canadian Paediatric Society
“While there may be a benefit for some boys in high-risk populations and circumstances where the procedure could be considered for disease reduction or treatment, the Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male.”
OTTAWA— In an updated statement released today, the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) continues to recommend against the routine circumcision of newborn males.
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
“After reviewing the currently available evidence, the RACP believes that the frequency of diseases modifiable by circumcision, the level of protection offered by circumcision and the complication rates of circumcision do not warrant routine infant circumcision in Australia and New Zealand.”
(almost all the men responsible for this statement will be circumcised themselves, as the male circumcision rate in Australia in 1950 was about 85%. “Routine” circumcision is now banned in public hospitals in Australia all states except one.)
Mexican Secretariat of the Interior
” Evitar como práctica rutinaria la circuncisión, toda vez que no existe evidencia científica que compruebe un beneficio directo a la persona recién nacida.”
Sec 5.7.13 “Avoid circumcision as a routine practice, since there is no scientific evidence to prove a direct benefit to the newborn person.”
Australian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (AAPS)
“We do not support the removal of a normal part of the body, unless there are definite indications to justify the complications and risks which may arise. In particular, we are opposed to male children being subjected to a procedure, which had they been old enough to consider the advantages and disadvantages, may well have opted to reject the operation and retain their prepuce.”
British Medical Association
“to circumcise for therapeutic reasons where medical research has shown other techniques to be at least as effective and less invasive would be unethical and inappropriate.”
“The medical benefits previously claimed, however, have not been convincingly proven, and it is now widely accepted, including by the BMA, that this surgical procedure has medical and psychological risks.”
National Health Service (UK)
“Routine circumcision may offer a number of potential benefits, such as reducing the risk of some types of bacterial or viral infections. However, most healthcare professionals now agree that the risks associated with routine circumcision, such as infection and excessive bleeding, outweigh any potential benefits.”
The Royal Dutch Medical Association
“The official viewpoint of KNMG and other related medical/scientific organisations is that non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors is a violation of children’s rights to autonomy and physical integrity. Contrary to popular belief, circumcision can cause complications – bleeding, infection, urethral stricture and panic attacks are particularly common. KNMG is therefore urging a strong policy of deterrence. KNMG is calling upon doctors to actively and insistently inform parents who are considering the procedure of the absence of medical benefits and the danger of complications.”
German Pediatric Association
(very long, but very much against circumcision, and includes the following)
“Therefore it is not understandable that circumcision of boys should be allowed but that of girls prohibited worldwide. Male circumcision is basically comparable with FGM types Ia and Ib that the Schafi Islamic school of law supports”
“The other claimed health benefits, including protection against HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, genital warts, and penile cancer, are questionable, weak, and likely to have little public health relevance in a Western context, and they do not represent compelling reasons for surgery before boys are old enough to decide for themselves.”
(written in direct response to the AAP’s position statement, and signed by 38 senior physicians, about half of them presidents or chairs of national pediatric or urological organisations).
I stand corrected. I was circumcised for religious reasons as was my son. Now 17 years old. This was something I studied extensively when he was born. I found tons of conflicting info in 2006 and still today there is conflicting information. In my life I’m yet to find a sexual partner that wasn’t grateful for my circumcision. For hygiene reasons.
For religious reasons? Where did they come from? Pharaoh would circumcise his slaves as a sort of “branding.” These religious traditions are passed on without real thought as to “why”
There is no conflicting information there are pseudoscience LIES that are not even slightly convincing if they were 400% true. What idiotic excuse was the most convincing to u in ur extensive biased research?
Claiming genital mutilation of babies is medicine is like claiming cigarettes improve digestion. This is a violent sexual assault with torture and life long damage for some psychopathic sky daddy
I’m sorry about your missing foreskin dude.
Like myself, many of these comments might be from moms who have done the research with concern for their babies. My circumcised husband didn’t know diddly. He was all ready to pass on the trauma without a thought. It’s not always about men missing their foreskin, it’s mothers who think “no the fu@# you will not touch my baby”
Everything you stated as “benefits” of circumcision is not only a lie, but a complete inversion of the truth. Circumcision INCREASES infections, STDs, HIV, HOV, and both penile and cervical cancer.
You have revealed yourself as a Pedo, hell bent on blade r4ping innocent children just because you’re bigger and stronger and you can.
Foreskin feels really good. Seriously it’s the best part. Informed adults can decide for themselves, unless we fail to protect them as children.
We should start practicing female circumcision, too.
Cut all or cut NONE this female privilege needs to END
This is so awesome!
Bodily Autonomy is everything!!
100000% we will WIN and one day NO children will.be mutilated for some evil sky daddy, incestuous body shaming and broken beta fathers who want their sons to lack like Daddy.
Dear Men,
MORE SENSITIVITY!!
Nuff said!!
Why would anybody want to feel less pleasure during intercourse?
I’m confused, or maybe you are. I’m saying men who are uncircumcised feel more pleasure for a variety of reasons, including scaring
Did u fail math or just a bedo lusting hard over knives on babies Ds?
I read ur statement completely wrong sorry. Tried to erase
We expect men to control their violent sexuality yet our first act towards men babies is to cut part of their penis off. Makes sense!!
Good for them! It’s insane that people are still cutting normal healthy living tissue off children in the 21st century. His body, his decision.
Three national medical organizations (Iceland, Sweden and Germany) have called for elective infant male circumcision to be banned, and two others (Denmark and the Netherlands) have said they’d support a ban if they didn’t think it would drive the practice underground.
“Routine” circumcision is banned in public hospitals in Australia (almost all the men responsible for this policy will be circumcised themselves, as the male circumcision rate in Australia in 1950 was about 90%).
If it weren’t a religious thing, elective circumcision of boys would have been banned in lots of countries decades ago, same as it was for girls.
Typical Libtard cause. Now do right to overdose on fentynal.
Wow! Spoken like a true child r4ping conservative. Violent pedophilia on display as a Republican value ????
Typical pedo conservative “morals”, blade r4ping helpless innocent children.
Once again, “Raylan” doesn’t let the data or facts get in the way of his particular bent of BS.
The forces of Cranial Rectosis are strong in this one.
What does SAing torturing and mutilating babies do for YOU buddy? What’s ur angle PAL? ?
No one wants less penis.
That’s exactly what circumcision does.
It’s nice to finally see something like this overthrown with facts and information. I wonder how many moms had to stand up for their baby boys regarding having their baby cut. You know the male docs and dads were not stoked at first!! To the moms who stood up to their husbands and doctors and clergymen who would have repeated the cycle: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
It’s way past time we ended this human rights abomination. Good for them!!!
THANK GOD PEOPLE LIKE YOU EXIST IN THIS HELLHOLE FOR BABIES ??????
When my baby was born nobody suggested him get circumcised. This was 17 years ago. I dont understand the protest. Nobody is forcing it
It was forced on ME u delusional FOOL.
I didn’t ASKED to.be tortured mutilated and sexually crippled for life genius
Leave children’s genitals TF ALONE PAL ??
I HATE that I was circumcised.
I been on both sides the fence. I chose to have an adult circumcision at the age of 26. When I married at 28 I never told my wife. I hated having that piece of ugly skin hanging there. I enjoy sex and oral more since circumcision. My two sons are circumcised which they should. Penis looks manly with the gland exposed and no skin. My first grandson six months old was circumcised.
No more smell and no more embarrassment.