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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Jewish with daughters so not confronting this issue right now, but I think the hysteria over male circumcision is ridiculous.  I  have zero issue with male circumcision and there is compelling evidence that it actually protects men from HIV infection, among other benefits.

I read these absurd postings on this forum comparing the removal of the foreskin to female circumcision where commonly the labia and clitoris are removed and, in some cases, the vaginal opening sewn together.  A grotesque and completely absurd comparison.  Like comparing removal of a mole to an amputation.  [/quote]

Agree. Lots of fake hype on dcum.[/quote]

[b]Sigh.  Read this:  http://www.mndaily.com/2010/09/20/cut-divides (as just one example). In many cases female circumcision is much less invasive and damaging than male circumcision and it is justified on exactly the same grounds.  Please read up on it and you will understand why it is a reasonable comparison.  Both are culturally driven.  Both have no real justification or medical reasoning.  Both are designed to curtail sexuality.  Both are thought to be "cleaner".  However in ALL cases the penis is damaged irreversibly.  In some cases with female circumcision there is no permanent damage.[/quote][/b]

Aid worker here and you have no idea what you're talking about.  Female circumcision causes permanent damage and grossly disfigures the vulva.  Moreover, the primary motivation is not just cleanliness, it's to repress sexual arousal.  When you've actually met and worked with women and girls who are recovering from female circumcision  - or female genital mutilation - then come back to me and tell me how it compares to removal of the foreskin of the penis.  You are ignorant and trivializing FGM.  Disgusting.  [/quote]

Aids worker, when you have read up on and fully understand the different types of female circumcision then come back here and apologize to me for your ignorance.  And, yes, male circumcision is also carried out for the same puritanical reasons.  Look up the history.[/quote]

I'm not speaking to the history.  I'm speaking to the severity of one versus the other.  But never mind, you don't seem like the sharpest knife in the drawer - or the most rational - so it's not worth wasting another word trying to reason with you.[/quote]

I a new poster. The article referenced to above does make it seem as if female circumcision is no big deal--just a prick of a needle. However, that does not mesh with what I have witnessed living in Egypt, Sudan and Kenya where female circumcision is practiced. While there is great variety in circumcisions, the ones I saw and heard about all involved the cutting of tissue. [/quote]

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