Pigs Without Blankets: The Penis Documentary Seeks Funding To Look At The Issues Surrounding Circumcision

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'As a Brit I’ve often been slightly perplexed by America’s attachment to circumcision, where the majority of young boys still have their foreskins removed as babies, despite the fact that for most of them there is no real religious, legal or culturally necessary reason to do so. As I live in a land where the prepuce largely remains intact (barring for medical or religious reasons), it’s odd how passionate many Americans get about it. Indeed, when I’ve seen American doctors talking about why they still recommend it to their patients, the fact they so often seem to jump on the defensive suggests the may know it’s not as clear cut as they suggest (pun intended).

The documentary Pigs Without Blankets: The Penis Documentary wants to take a look at the world of ‘intactivists’, who go against the grain of American culture and advocate against circumcision. However, to get it made the makers are hoping to raise $25,000 via Kickstarter.

As they say on the fundrasing page, ‘Lots of people have a penis. And even more people are in some kind of relationship with one whether it’s romantic or parental. If you ask a man to list the things more important to him than his relationship with his penis, you’ll get a very short list. Yet, we don’t talk about what happens to most American penises. The fact that we never discuss a surgical procedure done to millions of American baby boys moments after their birth is, well, weird, to some. The fact that people become enraged and often hostile when the subject of circumcision is discussed is even weirder. We want viewers to meet the group of people who fight against circumcision, discover what motivates them, and understand why they feel the best penis is the one left intact. Help us tell their stories, and help us shed light on a practice.’'