Ok. So I finished reading it, and I'm much more open to the discussion now. I'm more aware of potential negatives to the operation, and I'm wondering more just how widespread those issues really are. It's really bizarre to me to think that there could be major widespread issues with it, when I'm pretty sure all of the males in my family (comprising dozens) are circumcised and I've never seen any reason to believe there were related problems.
I can't help but question potential bias based on the organization publishing the study, but I abhorr rejection of sources as a debate tactic and I honestly don't doubt their more concrete points.
What I do question is some of what I'd see as dramatization, such as the descriptions of psychological damage and anguish. I could understand reasoning that hindered sensitivity and the like results in some sexual frustration, but if that's all it takes to push a person into some of the extremes described in the study, I'm lead to think that points to other issues... I would have also liked to see some of the supposed connections with broader social issues posed as questions rather than assertions. Likewise with some other points such as the permanent psychological effect of associating pain with pleasure, which I saw as purely speculation. These were definitely interesting thoughts that I am not casting out, but I'm not ready to get zealous about them.
At this point, I would like to see more awareness raised on this issue and some larger studies, including some of the ones proposed in this article. Of course, this isn't very realistic, given american culture's ultra private attitudes regarding sexuality.
I would also like to see a more neutral tone overall on the subject. Using emotionally loaded words (such as mutilation and barbaric) to attack something that a person has grown up with as a normalcy naturally puts them on the defensive.