Hey Dr Sue — How Do I Avoid The Stigma Surrounding Uncut Penises In The United States?

I wish there were an easy answer for this, but unfortunately there isn’t.

While circumcised penises are the “norm” in the US, we are starting to see that change. The last I checked the rate of newborn boys being circumcised was in the 50–60% range.

But while the rates are going down now, what this means is that you’ve grown up in a culture where the majority of men have been circumcised. It also means that most women are used to seeing cut men and may expect that. This is especially true if they’re of a religious faith where this is the norm.

While there’s definitely a movement to try and stop newborn boys from being cut, sadly there’s no similar movement for educating adult men and women on the normality of an uncut penis.

Though if anyone wants to start that movement, just let me know!

In all the ways that we tell people not to fat shame women and that we need to teach women to be proud of their bodies, we’re really lagging behind when it comes to doing the same for men. We need to do better at teaching men to be more accepting of their bodies, and I mean their whole bodies. From their physique to their penis.