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Castration: an educational video, and the case for human male neutering
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2018-09-13 at 8:37 PM UTC
From the description:
Originally posted by Marina Terranova This is my first video posted here. Just for some background on myself, I'm in school now working on becoming a veterinarian. I've neutered quite a few animals now, and have used this experience to castrate a willing male friend of mine (Not the man in this video! I do not claim to know the person in this video!). He's never been happier to be free of his hormones. I have first hand experience knowing that men are better off without their testicles. My violent brother lost his in an accident, and there was a HUGE change - no more violence from him, and he has become a positive member of society.
I know you men are naturally opposed to this idea, but there are only benefits to male castration, and no true reasons to keep the testicles. It makes sense to remove them. One day it will become common practice, such as with circumcision.
I was very curious about the claims made by the owner of this account, but I didn't know enough to dispute them, and I certainly couldn't relate. So I decided to seek out tutelage in the facts of castration, and I found this:
Originally posted by Marc Abrahams On the Joy of Being a Eunuch
Having unexpectedly become a eunuch, Richard Wassersug, a professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, did not despair. Being curious, he turned his apparent tragedy into a happy new obsession. Along with his ongoing exploration of amphibian biology (described last week), Wassersug now conducts research about eunuchs.
In 1998, at the age of 52, Wassersug was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His website explains the situation he then faced - a situation not so very unusual, but one seldom discussed in public: "When first-line curative therapies for prostate cancer fail, patients are offered either surgical or chemical castration. Strictly speaking, the patients who accept this treatment are 'neutered'."
Wassersug discovered that being a eunuch has, in addition to the famous drawbacks, some unexpected benefits: less tendency to be aggressive and pugnacious; more and maybe deeper empathy with other people; and without the hormone-driven sexual distraction, a relaxed comfort in savouring the beauty in women's faces.
Science mostly overlooks eunuchs as a subject of interest and as a likely source of valuable insights. Wassersug set out to correct that.
The Wassersug eunuch studies, many done in collaboration with other scientists, include appraisals of medico-social dilemmas. There are also some wonder-filled looks at unfamiliar parts of the human condition.
Some are medically oriented, others are more social-focused. The Sexuality and Social Performance of Androgen-Deprived (Castrated) Men Throughout History: Implications for Modern Day Cancer Patients is surprisingly upbeat. It says: "The historical accounts suggest that, given the right cultural setting and individual motivation, androgen deprivation may actually enhance rather than hinder both social and sexual performance. We conclude that eunuch history contradicts the presumption that androgen deprivation necessarily leads to social and sexual impotence."
Wassersug's research also took him down side paths where academics truly seldom tread, and where he saw fewer happy prospects.
There are men who, for reasons unrelated to illness or injury, want to be castrated. Wassersug wants to understand why. In a study called A Passion for Castration: Characterising Men Who Are Fascinated With Castration, But Have Not Been Castrated, Wassersug and colleagues "identify factors that distinguish those who merely fantasize about being castrated from those who are at the greatest risk of genital mutilation."
Some of the men do more than fantasize. The study Eunuchs in Contemporary Society: Expectations, Consequences and Adjustments to Castration tells their story. And it reports what may be the most disturbing fact about the voluntary castrati: "The majority of the castrations (53%) were not performed by medical professionals."
Actually, I can relate somewhat. The fantasy of genital mutilation is more than just a procedure, it's an aesthetic in its own, and a form of transcendence. Some people advocate the complete severance from our sex as a means of achieving greater depth in our humanity. Discuss. -
2018-09-13 at 8:49 PM UTCLol the dance music bursting in at 43 seconds.
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2018-09-13 at 10:11 PM UTCI still don't understand the music, why not just give us the original audio? Maybe it's HIPAA.
I almost couldn't believe how quick the castration was in this video. Granted, it's likely much lengthier when only one person performs it (such as conducting the surgery on oneself) but still. I wonder what drove this particular individual to seek out the procedure. -
2018-09-13 at 10:13 PM UTCZanick wants to go full seal Skoptsy.
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2018-09-13 at 10:16 PM UTCDude totally didn't read but have you heard of the Nigerian cock stealers? It's an actual condition where people think witches or something touch them and they lose their dicks or women lose their tits. It's literally a west African cultural phenomenon the same way bulimia and childhood type 2 diabetes is in America. You should read about that and maybe I'll read your thread someday. Thank you
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2018-09-13 at 10:32 PM UTCThis is such a fucking stupid idea Zanick.
If I have to cut my balls off to stop being such a violent unproductive member of society, then while we’re at it can all women get an oophorectomy to prevent their constant irrational/destructive behavior during menstruation? -
2018-09-13 at 10:32 PM UTCBetter yet, just labotomize them.
