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The American public has been bombarded with pro-circumcision propaganda by the [[circumcision industry]] for nearly 1 and 1/2 centuries. As a result, the public in the [[United States]] regarding the [[circumcised]] penis as normal, healthy, and clean, while the normal [[intact]] penis is regarded abnormal, unhealthy, and unclean. A man who is restoring his [[foreskin]] is likely to be viewed as "wacko", "perverted", or "un-American".<ref name="hartelt2018" /> | The American public has been bombarded with pro-circumcision propaganda by the [[circumcision industry]] for nearly 1 and 1/2 centuries. As a result, the public in the [[United States]] regarding the [[circumcised]] partial penis as normal, healthy, and clean, while the normal, healthy [[intact]] penis is regarded abnormal, unhealthy, and unclean. A man who is restoring his [[foreskin]] is likely to be viewed as "wacko", "perverted", or "un-American".<ref name="hartelt2018" /> | ||
Consequently, [[circumcised]] men who decide to restore their [[foreskin]] are very likely to do so privately without public announcement of their restoration activities. | |||
The number of men who are actually restoring their pilfered prepuce is likely to be much larger than the public perception. | |||
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* [[Foreskin]] | |||
* [[Foreskin restoration]] | |||
* [[Penis]] | |||
* [[Stretching]] | |||
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