Lordy, the histrionics on this thread!
Our penises are ostensibly seen as our most sacred body part. Maybe even a little more so for gay men. But why all the borderline hate for not just the practice of circumcision, but for those who are circumcised themselves? Shouldn't it be either a personal choice or a matter of acceptance? It's like the Church Of The Penis all up in here. Reading these posts is making me feel like some sort of pariah for having a sliced and diced dong.
Regarding the hygiene issue, which is all that I really feel qualified to comment on, if your dick smells funky, you're a pig. No amount of foreskin or lack thereof is going to change that. There are guys who get turned on by such funkiness, but I would rather cross the street than pass one of those fetishists on the sidewalk.
Also, sorry to go off topic, but I feel the need to address something belamo said, and in doing so, to belie my nonplussed reaction to the subject of what other men do with their genital areas.
It just looks better and your dick doesn't smell funky.
Like people with shaved hair smell, and even look, better.
If you are referring to "down there hair", again, this is more subject to the individuals hygiene practices than anything else. In fact, I would argue the opposite; shaving the crotch clean fosters the formation of bacteria more than it inhibits it: hair on the pubes, scrotum and taint acts as a sort of aerator, preventing skin-on-skin contact. The moist, dark areas of the body are a breeding ground for stinky bacteria leavings (ie. body odor). Men have a lot of skin coated junk flopping around down there. Packing it into a pair of tight briefs and/or pants is bad enough, but without ample hair, all that skin area becomes sealed against itself. Add to this the skin irritation that hair removal can sometimes cause, not to mention the presence of tiny tears or pustules which can form if it's not done properly, and you've got the recipe for not only more bacterial odor, but minor, if admittedly inconsequential infection as well. Simply put, your dick will smell like a woman's armpit.
Besides, although it is not porous like the skin, the hair can hold the pleasant scent most soaps and toiletries leave behind. If I'm going to have sex with someone, I make sure to shampoo my bush prior. On more than one occasion I've looked down to see a face pop up from between my thighs to proclaim, "Gee, your taint smells terrific!"
As far as looking better, that, my good Sir, is a matter of opinion.
