Last week I saw the movie Bad Moms, starring Mila Kunis, and was rather taken back by a particular scene.

As the main character was prepping for a night out in which she would attempt to get laid, she asked her friends "What do I do if he's uncircumcised?" to which her friend responded with something along the lines of, "Run. Run far away in the opposite direction as fast as you can." Another of her friends then proceeded to provide a visual representation of what an uncircumcised penis was like, using the first friend and her jacket, the friend representing the penis and the jacket representing the foreskin.

The scene was comical and had the whole theater laughing. And while I admit to laughing myself, the scene also got me thinking... about uncircumcised penises.

Such shaming of the uncircumcised is not unique to this film.

Foreskins are referenced frequently in movies, television, and everyday conversation as objects of ridicule, and I find this strange. In today's culture, you're not allowed to make fun of anyone for their race, sexuality, or body type, the idea being that they were born with these traits, and it is cruel to make fun of them for something they can't help.

So in a society in which political correctness reigns, you would think that it would be considered politically incorrect to ridicule someone for not having one of their natural body parts chopped off at birth. Whether or not you were circumcised at birth is not up to you. It is a decision that is made for you when you are born.

Although I personally don't have a foreskin (or a penis), I would imagine that it wouldn't feel too good to have everyone chortling over my genitalia.

You probably know that in early Biblical times, the Jews circumcised because they believed it was God's law for them to do so. After the coming of Christ, however, the Bible states that that law was lifted, along with a lot of other bizarre rules that the Jews were subjected to. Flash forward two thousand and sixteen years later, and here we are, rejecting most Biblical precepts on the grounds that they are outdated and old-fashioned, except for, of course, that one about chopping off pieces of our children's penises. We'll keep that one.

So far, scientists have been able to find no real evidence that circumcision does anything to protect from diseases. In fact, it actually serves as a protectant from contaminants. Yes, if you have a foreskin, you should wash it, just like you would wash any other body part, but that's about it.

Furthermore, the foreskin is said to hold 30% of the penis's erogenous nerve endings, thus playing a huge role in sexual pleasure. So if you're a guy who has ever made fun of your classmate in the locker room for the condition of his manhood, you should know that he will experience sex on a sensory level that you will never know. Ultimately, according to the extent of our scientific knowledge today, circumcision does more harm than good.

I think that we, as a nation, should stop the chop, or at least refrain from making fun of those whose parents chose to not chop. I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the presence of their foreskins, but by the content of their character.

That is all.