27 Mar, 2008
On Circumcision and Alex Anselmuccio (The Uncircumcised PBB Teen Housemate)
Posted by: AJ In: Alex Anselmuccio| Circumcision| PBB Teen Edition Plus| Pinoy Big Brother| Televisoine| Video of the Gay ()
By now, many of you might already have seen how hot the boys from Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus are. We all have our favorites and, ehem, crushes from among them. I personally like Josef, Kevin, and Robi. The others are hot too but they’re just not my type. Then again, they’re still all very young (some even barely legal!) and I don’t really dig younger guys.
Video Courtesy of the PBB Official Multiply Site
In a recent episode of the show (video here), it was revealed that one of the housemates was uncut. For many viewers (and probably some of the housemates), this comes as a shock since most Filipinos are cut. When Big Brother asked Alex why he was uncut, the young man replied that he didn’t know. Big Brother then volunteered the information by telling Alex that perhaps it is not “uso” in Italy. (Studies show that circumcision is indeed uncommon in Europe).

Image Source: PBB Teen Plus Website
In this society, a boy who is supot (or pisot in Cebuano) becomes the butt of jokes among his peers. I’ve been there before - both as the butt of jokes, and the bully who makes the supot boys cry. Growing up, I had this notion that an uncut boy (or man) is not man enough nor will he grow up to be a real man.
However, over the years, I learned that that is not necessarily true. A man’s bird is not the be-all and end-all of his manhood. In a research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2006, it showed that only 30% the world’s male population are circumcised. This is contrary to the common knowledge of many young Filipino boys, who think that most of the world’s men are cut. Or at least that was how it seemed to me as a young boy.
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin of the penis. It is one of the oldest and most common surgical procedures worldwide, undertaken for religious, cultural, social or medical reasons. Male circumcision has now been assessed as a potential means to limit the spread of HIV. - World Health Organization
In the Philippines, the prevalence of male circumcision may be attributed to the dominance of the Catholic religion, but this is not necessarily completely true. Many men in other Catholic countries actually do not get cut. According to the WHO’s The Global Prevalence of Male Circumcision, the widespread practice of foreskin-cutting in the Philippines is non-religious.
Some people may not agree with me, but I daresay that we have been tolerating the bullying of young boys just because they are uncut. A supot boy suffers (and perhaps will continue to suffer as he grows up) the social stigma of not being a real man because of the choice he (or his parents) made about keeping all of his pototoy intact. I know that a circumcised penis has its benefits, but I will not stand for intentional hurt- and hate-mongering all because of an uncut dick.
I think this is a challenge for all the parents out there to educate their children that there is nothing wrong with being uncut. I am circumcised, but whenever I hear people making fun of uncut boys or men, I flare up easily. Ignorance should not be used as an excuse to pass judgment on uncircumcised men. I have slept with a handful of uncut men, and honestly, it doesn’t really have a substantial difference (in terms of sexual satisfaction) from a cut man.
Alex should not be made fun of because he is supot. He should not be forced to undergo surgery for social acceptance. He should do it on his own volition. And according to the PBB Multiply blog, he does, which is great! Apparently, his older brothers (I wonder how hot they are!) got circumcised in the Philippines when they were 18 (it’s situations like these that make me wish I took up medicine or nursing!)! Hotness galoreness!
With this development, it would be very likely that the PBB House will have its first-ever (if I’m not mistaken) surgery conducted inside the house! Here’s to hoping they would air it live and show the procedure on TV! Charotness!
I am not against circumcision. In fact, I am totally for it. What I am against is neonatal circumcision. I believe that circumcision should be a choice of the boy. He is going to be the one to use it after all.
USEFUL LINKS AND INFORMATION
- Recent research findings show that there is a relation between having a circumcised dick and it helping prevent acquisition and spread of HIV/AIDS.
- There are also medical, health, and sexual benefits to circumcision.
- The Circumcision Reference Library
- Circumcision on Wikipedia
- Photographs Documenting Various Aspects of the Foreskin
- Description of an Adult Circumcision
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision
- The Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision - British Medical Association
- The Benefits of Circumcision





































AJ Reply:
March 27th, 2008 at 10:39 am
the wilted prune »
While this may be true, I believe it is now becoming an unfair rite of passage. There is an unfair advantage to boys who underwent neonatal circumcision. Boys who underwent circumcision as babies no longer have to go through this cultural rite of passage and therefore avoid being tagged as “not man enough” to survive circumcision.
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