I'd be more likely to hope the guy had a vasectomy than worry about whether he was circumsised or not. He doesn't appear to be adding a lot to the gene pool.
Heh, that's funny... I've thought about this issue, but I'm not sure where to stand on it, since I'm not a male. Part of me wants to say that a parent has no right to make a possibly life-changing decision for a child like that, but at the same time, parents have to do that. They have to get their child medical care, put them in school, etc., that's all life changing.
So yeah. Undecided. It seems cruel and barbaric to me, but so do a lot of other things. *shrug*
In agreement, though, that this guy is a little nuts.
Do *you* understand the difference between male and female circumcision? I agree that removing any of the clitoris is worse than the most common form of male circumcision, but many forms do less damage, and one is the exact equivalent. Even making an incision on a girl's genitals is illegal though, whereas cutting off the most sensitive part of a boy's penis is commonplace
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"Do *you* understand the difference between male and female circumcision?"
Yes. In fact I have more of an understanding then I did when I first posted this. (see comments below) Male circumcision is nothing like female circumcision.
You consider male circumcision mutilation. That's okay with me and you may very well be right. But lower incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in circumcised males is well documented in many peer reviewed medical publications.
Therefore the personal choice of male circumcisions should be left to the family. The public health issue over rides the argument to outlaw it.
It's not just sexually transmitted diseases, either. Apparently you have not lived until you get a yeast infection of your foreskin.
If I had a kid, I'd get him circumcized because it greatly increases his chances of getting oral sex when he's older. I mean, if this is about sexual pleasure, we have to consider that.
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The difference is:
94% of the world's population lives where it's illegal to cut a girl's genitals for any reason.
100% of the world's population lives where the local national medical association (if one exists) DOES NOT RECOMMEND routine circumcision.
Illegal female cutting includes a ceremonial pin-prick to draw a drop of blood. How on earth can someone legally throw a party after having over half their son's erotic nerve endings amputated? The foreskin is the best part of the penis. Have a look at this video before you assume the wives' tales you've been told are valid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=r9DoCn3gATE
Actually I was referring to the physical differences, not the legalities. Even the most minor form of female circumcision greatly inhibits a woman's ability to achieve orgasm. The forms of female circumcision beyond that most minor form, cripple a woman's ability to feel pleasure.
There is no hygienic gain from from female circumcision. The only purpose is to stop women from getting pleasure from sex and wanting to have sex. It is strictly a control thing.
Actually, the reasons given for female circumcision, in the countries that practice it, are the same ones given for male circumcision in the US
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I too fully support the right of mentally competent adults to do what they want with their own bodies.
Your suggestion that I have not researched this matter cuts me to the quick. Based on the replies to this post, I did quite a bit of research on female circumcision to ensure my information is accurate. I found many articles. Most of the information is accurately summed up in Wikipedia article, Female genital cutting (click this, it's a link)I'm not referring to some ritual pin prick when I talk about female circumcision. In fact I was unable to find any reference to that practice in anything I read. I went looking for it after you mentioned it trying to figure out what you were talking about. Many searches using lots of different key words failed to produce anything that looked like what you described above
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So yeah. Undecided. It seems cruel and barbaric to me, but so do a lot of other things. *shrug*
In agreement, though, that this guy is a little nuts.
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Yes. In fact I have more of an understanding then I did when I first posted this. (see comments below) Male circumcision is nothing like female circumcision.
You consider male circumcision mutilation. That's okay with me and you may very well be right. But lower incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in circumcised males is well documented in many peer reviewed medical publications.
Therefore the personal choice of male circumcisions should be left to the family. The public health issue over rides the argument to outlaw it.
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If I had a kid, I'd get him circumcized because it greatly increases his chances of getting oral sex when he's older. I mean, if this is about sexual pleasure, we have to consider that.
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The difference is:
94% of the world's population lives where it's illegal to cut a girl's genitals for any reason.
100% of the world's population lives where the local national medical association (if one exists) DOES NOT RECOMMEND routine circumcision.
Illegal female cutting includes a ceremonial pin-prick to draw a drop of blood. How on earth can someone legally throw a party after having over half their son's erotic nerve endings amputated? The foreskin is the best part of the penis. Have a look at this video before you assume the wives' tales you've been told are valid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=r9DoCn3gATE
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There is no hygienic gain from from female circumcision. The only purpose is to stop women from getting pleasure from sex and wanting to have sex. It is strictly a control thing.
Hopefully you also see the difference now.
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Your suggestion that I have not researched this matter cuts me to the quick. Based on the replies to this post, I did quite a bit of research on female circumcision to ensure my information is accurate. I found many articles. Most of the information is accurately summed up in Wikipedia article, Female genital cutting (click this, it's a link)I'm not referring to some ritual pin prick when I talk about female circumcision. In fact I was unable to find any reference to that practice in anything I read. I went looking for it after you mentioned it trying to figure out what you were talking about. Many searches using lots of different key words failed to produce anything that looked like what you described above ( ... )
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