Breaking news in the world of wang.

"...scientists reported what could be the first noncosmetic benefit of circumcision. And what a benefit it is: Building on the findings of French researchers—who last year determined that circumcised men in South Africa were 65 percent less likely to become infected with HIV—today the World Health Organization confirmed that removing the foreskins of men across Africa over the next 10 years could prevent 2 million new HIV infections and 300,000 deaths from AIDS.
As Reuters reports, circumcision is believed to cut infection risk for two reasons:
1. The foreskin is covered in cells the virus seems able to easily infect.
2. The virus may survive better in a warm, wet environment like that found beneath a foreskin.
But will Africa's men sit still for the mandatory snip? God knows that circumcision is, for all but the exceedingly unlucky, the worst thing that will ever happen to one's genitals. However, losing your immune system is worse, and here's hoping Africa follows through with its 10-year Harvest of Foreskins."

by David Schmader
The Stranger

How interesting.

I'm all for it. Not because I hate men--I love them and I'm sorry for the pain that circumcision may bring--but because unwashed foreskin is truly the gnarliest thing ever.

I like 'em smooooth.