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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, oh.  The anti circ crazies have struck again.  Pretty soon they'll argue that we shouldn't cut the umbilical cord because - gasp! - the baby might remember and it would hurt.

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You may not know this, but the umbilical cord doesn't have nerves. The foreskin, on the other hand, is filled with thousands of nerve endings. And I suppose you think Europeans are crazy? Because the large majority doesn't circumcise and views the practice as unnecessary and harmful.[/quote]

I don't view Europeans - or anyone else - who choose not to circumcise as "crazy." Who I do view as crazy? People that are so obsessed with my decision - that's right - MY decision - as to whether or not to circ. It's none of your business. Your sheer hysteria suggests you people are crazy. If you just kept your mouths shut and went about your business no one would care what you did. Same with the pro/anti-abortion debate; breastfeeding debate; pacifier debate; feeding at 4 months vs. exclusive breastfeeding for 17 years debate. No one cares if you don't want to have an abortion, refuse to supplement with formula, refuse to sully your kid's mouth with a pacifier, refuse to allow real food to touch his lips until he is 2 years old. What people care about is when you tell everyone else how stupid they are for not making the same decision as you. Just STFU. [/quote]

My point was that many, many Europeans hold the same critical views of circumcision that are voiced here. Several countries have considered outlawing it. Many Europeans will in fact say that they consider the practice abusive if they find themselves in a discussion about it. Do you generally consider people who engage in online discussions of controversial topics - political or cultural - to be crazy? Because that's what's going on here. Not some "obession with your child's genitals".[/quote]

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