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Debunk this: It's cleaner/More hygienic - Sylphy - 05-22-2026
To get this sub forum started, I'd like to throw out phrases I see in my own activism attempts and invite you all to provide your own insight.
RE: Debunk this: It's cleaner/More hygienic - sgtkwol - 05-22-2026
This is one of the most ridiculous. I've learned that questions drive engagement:
How do women clean the same tissue that exists in the same environment?
You believe you needed surgery to clean yourself?
What equipment, substances, and/or time are required to clean while intact?
RE: Debunk this: It's cleaner/More hygienic - Aussie_33 - 05-24-2026
The problem with this argument (and don’t get angry) is that technically it is cleaner and more hygienic, and yes its easier to clean. They hear that, or they just have to imagine a foreskin and hear the stories about unclean ones and BOOM thats locked in and supported by common sense and anecdotal evidence.
But, the important details are not whether it is cleaner, but whether an intact one is that unhygienic that is warrant being cut. Yes it might be cleaner but a maintained foreskin is not that dirty or unhygienic in the first place and not difficult to. Wash.
So they are technically right on a shallow level which is why this reason is so pervasive.
RE: Debunk this: It's cleaner/More hygienic - sgtkwol - 05-26-2026
Won't get mad. We need to play devil's advocate every time. That's how you strengthen your argument.
RE: Debunk this: It's cleaner/More hygienic - dogheaded - 06-04-2026
Shall we cut off eyelids to keep the eyes clean?
Or cut off the ears to make them easier to clean behind?