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Jasandjules said:
Somewhatfoolish said:
apparently a ritual to prevent earthquakes
Oh good at least it was for a good reason and not just some backward f***wittery.
s.TheHeretic said:
smegmore said:
Are you talikng about male circumcision? I won't go into female mutilation, that's a different discussion.
Both.Male circumcision can be carried out for a variety of reasons, religious, medical or cultural. I was circumcised at an early age due to medical reasons, as was my son, allbeit he was much older.
Female circumcision is a barbaric practice carried out in accordance with stone age traditions mainly by people who have no real right to walk this earth in this day and age. I'll leave you to fill in the gaps there.
HTH.
TheHeretic said:
No issue with medical reasons at all. My brother had the chop for medical reasons when he was a little older than he should have been. I take issue with religious, or cultural mutilation, be it female or male, when it involves children.
Agreed.I would add that the mutilation of young female adults in certain cultures is disgusting, barbaric and dare I say it, allowed in the UK as the authorities seem to turn a blind eye to it.
Male circumcision is an accepted medical procedure, that can be carried out for a variety of reasons, and will not have any negative effects, and has been shown to have quite a few positive ones (more difficult to catch Aids, unlikely to suffer from premature ejaculation, women in countries where men a circumcised have much lower rates of cervical cancer).
The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Male circumcision is an accepted medical procedure, that can be carried out for a variety of reasons, and will not have any negative effects, and has been shown to have quite a few positive ones (more difficult to catch Aids, unlikely to suffer from premature ejaculation, women in countries where men a circumcised have much lower rates of cervical cancer).
The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
You are correct, of course.The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
I stand corrected, thanks.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Male circumcision is an accepted medical procedure, that can be carried out for a variety of reasons, and will not have any negative effects, and has been shown to have quite a few positive ones (more difficult to catch Aids, unlikely to suffer from premature ejaculation, women in countries where men a circumcised have much lower rates of cervical cancer).
The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
That is all very well, but if you think that any of that is the reason that people circumcise newborn babies, you are sadly deluded. The foreskin is a vestigial feature, it was useful when our ancestors walked on all fours, to protect from damage, but it is of no use now.
There is no such thing as female circumcision. They call it that to give it an air of respectability. It's proper name is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Do not fall into the trap of calling it anything else. It's only purpose is to subjigate women.
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