Could male circumcision reduce the chance of getting H1N1, better known as the swine flu? It's not as far-fetched as some anti-circumcision fanatics might wish. Consider the countries where swine flu has been most devastating. Mexico is an uncircumcised country. They have 590 cases, so far, with 25 deaths. The much larger USA, which is mostly circumcised, has had only 1 death and 225 milder cases.
Now obviously other factors could contribute to the ability of circumcised Americans to withstand the ravages of this flu disease. But the link between the foreskin and swine flu should be examined by the World Health Organization, which already recommends male circumcision to reduce HIV, HPV, and STDs. The FLs ("foreskin lovers") will no doubt jump all over any suggestion of a link betwen swine flu and uncircumcised males -- and this might be a case where there is no link -- but the fact that the country with the most cases of H1N1 and deaths from this is largely uncircumcised should at least give people pause.
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Obviously you have never heard that countries which aare not circumcised have lowere rates of iv stds etc and why are people who want to keep children in one piece derided as foreskins fanatics. The foreskin fanatics are the people who want to cut it off.
ReplyDeleteI think that settles it - this is a parody site, designed to expose the absurdities of the circumcisionists. I think you jumped the gun, though, going for the big one when you could have had some fun with us first, by making connections between circumcision and some ailments that might remotely have had a circumcision connection, ailments whose means of transmission is not so well-known (or as obvious) as swine flu, and watching us work hard to prove you wrong.
ReplyDeleteWith this one, we only need to point and scoff.
worst idea ever. even if you cut everyone, on a long enough timeline, aids will kill them all. so keep preaching mutilation MORON
ReplyDeleteYes, I think you're right. In fact, if I get any symptoms of swine flu, I'll get circumcised straight away. I think there's a link between being circumcised and strength and vigour which in turn helps the immune system.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should circumcise all pigs from now on to prevent future swine flu outbreaks?
Has anyone made the connection between circumcision & Martian Moon Mumps yet? The pro-pervertion bunch is missing a sure bet there!
ReplyDeleteMore than half of swine flu infections worldwide have happened in the USA, by your own admission, "mostly circumcised".
ReplyDeleteHow does your argument apply now? Perhaps the foreskin (gasp!) actually LOWERS your chances of being infected with swine flu?
Wow, really? It prevents the swing flu!? That's absolutely absurd. As if we needed any more proof that circumcision advocates usually drown themselves in their own pools of BS. You've just officially defeated yourself with this one. The swing flu is not an STD. Circumcision won't have any bearing whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, I would point out that the US of A is largely cut as you say but actually has HIGHER AIDs rates by comparison to other uncut nations. It seems you've forgotten a golden rule. Correlation does not imply causation.
Meant to say swine flu, not swing. Typo.
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