Circumcision?

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 07-08-2012, 11:22 AM

Michael Gerson: The crime of circumcision - The Washington Post

This article got me to thinking; why do we consider it 'genital mutilation' and wrong when it happens to girls and religious freedom when it is done to boys?

I used to reflexively accent it because I got snipped at birth. However, that article got me to thinking about it. It's ####ing barbaric.

Discuss.

vraiblonde · 07-08-2012, 11:35 AM

You guys need to step up your activism. Women ##### and moan about everything, same for gays and blacks. Men....eh. They just get their #### snipped and move on with life.

07-08-2012, 11:38 AM

removing the foreskin from a penis is not the same as removing a clietrous

dustin · 07-08-2012, 11:39 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ht/9696353.stm

Quote:

In the rural areas of Egypt, in Upper Egypt, however there is scant respect for the law. You hear the words "tradition", "custom", "honour" uttered like a mantra when people justify their decision to circumcise their daughters.

The belief there is that it is the female who is sexually rampant and that her sexual desire must be arrested at a young age, before she can disgrace the family.

If we tell a police officer in the local station, we will be reporting to an officer who believes in it and is probably doing it to his own daughters

Nivine Rasmi, anti-FGM campaigner
"It is important that she loses that part of her body that awakes sexual desire. If not, she may play with herself or ask a boy to touch this part for her, not specifically a stranger, but one of her cousins for instance, and she might enjoy it," Olla told me. "When she feels the pain of it she will be more careful about this part.

NOT EVEN REMOTELY THE SAME AS MALE CIRCUMCISION

..and I think this thread belongs in the religion forum...

thatguy · 07-08-2012, 11:42 AM

Wirelessly posted

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...ht/9696353.stm

Quote:

In the rural areas of Egypt, in Upper Egypt, however there is scant respect for the law. You hear the words "tradition", "custom", "honour" uttered like a mantra when people justify their decision to circumcise their daughters.

The belief there is that it is the female who is sexually rampant and that her sexual desire must be arrested at a young age, before she can disgrace the family.

If we tell a police officer in the local station, we will be reporting to an officer who believes in it and is probably doing it to his own daughters

Nivine Rasmi, anti-FGM campaigner
"It is important that she loses that part of her body that awakes sexual desire. If not, she may play with herself or ask a boy to touch this part for her, not specifically a stranger, but one of her cousins for instance, and she might enjoy it," Olla told me. "When she feels the pain of it she will be more careful about this part.

NOT EVEN REMOTELY THE SAME AS MALE CIRCUMCISION

..and I think this thread belongs in the religion forum...

Why, it's not usually a religious choice.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 07-08-2012, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustin

..and I think this thread belongs in the religion forum...

I started there but, we oppose FGM on human rights grounds though it is a religious barbarity and support circumcision on religious grounds and argue it is not barbaric so, it IS a political issue, yes?

dustin · 07-08-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Gude

I started there but, we oppose FGM on human rights grounds though it is a religious barbarity and support circumcision on religious grounds and argue it is not barbaric so, it IS a political issue, yes?

they are both still religious issues (or even traditions/cultural issues)... just because there is a law against FGM doesn't mean people will stop doing it.

*Larry Gude* ^(Premo) · 07-08-2012, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dustin

they are both still religious issues (or even traditions/cultural issues)... just because there is a law against FGM doesn't mean people will stop doing it.

Why do we accept one and not the other? It seems clear this is no reason to do it but religion.

07-08-2012, 11:53 AM

Larry

did you forget the sarcasm tag

you do not seriously believe one is equal to the other

vraiblonde · 07-08-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

you do not seriously believe one is equal to the other

Why not?

07-08-2012, 11:22 AM	#1
Larry Gude ^(Premo) Strung Out Member Since: Feb 2001 Posts: 63,401	Circumcision? Michael Gerson: The crime of circumcision - The Washington Post This article got me to thinking; why do we consider it 'genital mutilation' and wrong when it happens to girls and religious freedom when it is done to boys? I used to reflexively accent it because I got snipped at birth. However, that article got me to thinking about it. It's ####ing barbaric. Discuss. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ "...When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law. These two evils are of equal consequence, and it would be difficult for a person to choose between them." Frédéric Bastiat
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07-08-2012, 11:35 AM	#2
vraiblonde Bored Mommy Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Off the grid Posts: 89,092	You guys need to step up your activism. Women ##### and moan about everything, same for gays and blacks. Men....eh. They just get their #### snipped and move on with life. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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07-08-2012, 11:38 AM	#3
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07-08-2012, 11:53 AM	#9
EmptyTimCup Guest Posts: n/a	Larry did you forget the sarcasm tag you do not seriously believe one is equal to the other Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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