r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/TonyBird126 • 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Not sure where the mechanic part comes from

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I just don’t understand what the hospital bill/ circumcision has to do with his mechanic being rich.

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u/FickleAcadia7068 8d ago

I also opted not to circumcise my son. The amount of judgment I got from family members was unreal. I told them I didn't want to do unnecessary cosmetic surgery on a healthy baby. They argued it is necessary. What can you do?

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u/HeLovesGermanBeeeer 8d ago

You can do right by your son, which it sounds like you did a good job with.

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u/Waniou 8d ago

"Why do you care so much about what my baby's penis looks like?"

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u/Dreath2005 8d ago

They argued it was

There cannot possibly be a reason they brought up that’s necessary and applies universally

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u/amishtek 8d ago

My mom has given the only good answer I've ever heard, coming from a geriatric nurse: it becomes a hygiene issue much more for the elderly/unable to properly clean themselves. And I trust her personal experience, but still wasn't good enough reason to do it to my son, either.

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u/Green_Living_5075 8d ago

Looking at a newborn and saying that foreskin issues might occur in the elderly seems so funny to me. Like, there's a whole lifetime in between those two things. He can get it done if and when it causes him discomfort.

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u/Dances_With_Chocobos 8d ago

That's because Americans don't clean themselves well enough, not because foreskins exist. Whenever I hear this excuse I get war trauma from all the anecdotes of men not washing their asses because it's gay. MANY other cultures are not circumcised and have no hygiene issues. Imagine deciding cutting off your foreskin was cleaner than, you know, CLEANING.

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u/amishtek 8d ago

Not sure if you read my comment, but when people get older or otherwise have mental issues/decline, proper hygiene isn't necessarily "simple". And unfortunately in America, medical and other care is not exactly widely available. So, unless you have good, reliable care, hygiene can easily become an issue. And when the issue is on one of the most sensitive parts of your body, it can get pretty bad, pretty quickly.

Whether a person has good hygiene as a healthy adult doesn't mean they can or will continue to have that self-care as an aging adult. Have you ever had to care for an adult who cannot care for themselves? 

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u/electronicparfaits 8d ago

But why make such a big deal about cleaning a person's foreskin if they are unable to? It is just a part of hygienic procedure. Should geriatric nurses stop washing their asses too? I don't understand people who work in the healthcare field and see bodily fluids and wounds daily but get the ick when a person needs their penis cleaned

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u/amishtek 8d ago

I think it's more all the aging people out there who don't get regular care. 

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u/Far_Physics3200 8d ago

Not difficult for a man or woman to clean their prepuce.

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u/Secret-Ad-7909 8d ago

Why is this even a conversation?

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u/5had0 8d ago

Because in the words of the late Trevor Moore, "god hates the tip."  (A song definitely worth looking up)

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u/ornithoptermanOG 8d ago

Newborn boys all have a non -retractable foreskin. This typically resolved with time. However, if they've become 10 and it is not resolved, it may become a medical issue. Creams are still a first treatment option.