"Aesthetics. The end. It's a preferred look in America. That's it. We cut off a significant portion of a newborn's penis strictly to help them 'fit in' with his family, friends and to make it easier for him to get laid."

This is ultimately just another ex post facto rationalisation for male genital mutilation. The historical reason for the adoption of the practice is clear—to sexually dominate the victim in a permanent way. Few of the perpetrators of today may be consciously aware of this—and fewer still would admit as much in public. Nonetheless, it continues to be a major factor. The pro-mutilation faction is undoubtedly so doggedly determined to defend their fetish on pseudo medical grounds, because the true nature of the crime is far too shocking to face.