Sorry folks, you do sound quite convincing, but your arguments against male circumsion just doesn't hold up (hee hee!) in real life.

I've yet to meet a hoodless male who harboured any "issues" whatsoever around his long-lost foreskin, or considered himself "abused", "mutilated", or otherwise inconvenienced in any way.

In fact, they seem quite proud, not to mention fond of their aesthetically pleasing, smegma-free, well-sculpted appendages.

Likewise, the hooded males I've known seem equally pleased with their parts and prowess. However, I've heard a more than a few complaints about being afflicted with occasional-to-regular bouts of itchy, over-sensitive "sticky dicky" (also known, in some intimate circles, as "stinky-dinky").

As for sexual function and satisfaction, I think there IS something to to be said for that increase in "latent ejaculatory time". It's a case of one partner's loss becoming both partner's gain. However, since human sexual performance/satisfaction are a function of so much more than nerve endings, it's nothing to write home to mama about imo.

And as for circumcision being "sexual assault of a child", I suppose that depends on personal opinion + prevailing family/community/religious/cultural norms and laws. There are many instances where neglecting to circumcise a child constitutes real social, psychological, and yes sexual abuse. For one example, check out these ancient, lavish social traditions:

Traditional Anatolian (Turkish) Marriage and Circumcision Rituals

Circumcision is an operation in which the foreskin of the penis is removed. It is a practice of great religious significance. Circumcision is known to have been practiced in ancient Egypt even before it was introduced to the Jews as part of Allah's covenant with Abraham. In Islam, however, the authority for circumcision came not from the Qur'an but from the example of the Prophet Mohammed. In Islam, whatever the prophet does or says is called sunnet; therefore this word stands for circumcision in modern Turkish.

Urologists claim that circumcised males have far fewer urinary tract infections and are less at risk for catching sexually transmitted diseases than are uncircumcised males.

As an Islamic country, in Turkey all Moslem boys are circumcised between the ages 2-14 by licensed circumcising surgeons. From the social point of view, the most prominent feature of circumcision is the introduction of a child to his religious society as a new member. This explains the reason for circumcision of people who convert into Moslems as a first step. It is impressed on a boy at a very early age that circumcision is a step for transition to manhood. As long as they are accepted as very important events in people's lives, circumcisions are generally made with big ceremonies in festive atmosphere...

Interesting, too, that the 2002 study I posted suggesting functional and satisfaction benefits of circumcision was carried out in a Turkish university.