yea I've been thinking about how to handle comments about him being "mutilated" I was considering asking them if they circumcised their son and perhaps we should discuss that while we are at it. Too much??

We will probably keep a low profile while he is in posts. I have a friend with 90 acres and 3 dobies I can take him to visit, plus he will go to puppy class. Otherwise we may avoid the highly populated areas in our town while he is posted. I live in a real "crunchy" college town and I have no doubt there are some un-informed people who will get in my face. Once his ears are out of posts I don't think people will be as brazen, as they won't see "bandages"
I wouldn't avoid areas just because you don't want any negative attention. If anyone feels the need to say anything to me I usually try to educate them and or bite my tongue about it

. If I waited until my girl was done posting to socialize, well, she wouldn't be socialized - she is 6.5 months and still in posts.
Socialize as much as possible every day, regardless of her ears being cropped. Her ears don't hold us back from going anywhere... I think dobermans look goofy and much more friendly in their posts actually, rather than their ears up. People tend to come and pet/ ask about her when we walk her with her posts in. When the posts are off, they cross the street and the mothers all scream bloody murder as they drag their kids tightly in the other direction lol. It's literally so dramatic sometimes, It's hilarious how they are petrified of a little puppy walking nicely on a leash across the road... baffles me.
Just to ad to what I wish I knew before owning a dobie... Socialization is KEY with this breed, I wish I had known how much work it was. You need to show them so many new places, people of all shapes and sizes and ages.