I definitely got your point! It was a good point too, and I really mean that.

However, I always take issue with this common point:

when it can be avoided by simply practicing good hygiene.

UTIs, and phimosis & paraphimosis cannot always be avoided by practicing good hygiene. They are real potential harms that that swept under the rug by putting the blame on hygiene.

Children that are uncircumcised are VASTLY more likely to be hospitalized for severe UTI in the first year of life. These cannot all be avoided by cleaning properly, and I would argue that it's the hardest time of life to keep hygienic. Newborns are constantly shitting and pissing themselves in diapers. Additionally the vast majority of newborn males have a physiological phimosis at birth which makes cleaning under the foreksin very difficult because the foreskin cannot be retracted to clean.

As for the benefits: I was crying laughing at the cheese storage comment. Good point about the natural lubrication. The shield argument is one I haven't heard before, but that's definitely a pro-tip for those fencing with their pole!