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peeonme
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Re: Italy circumcision kills toddler, with one man charged
I find it peculiar at best when people who proclaim a woman's right to choose on the premise that 'it's her body' openly oppose a man's right to choose to be circumcised. I feel that infant circumcision violates the person that it is done to, it puts a new born at risk for no reason. Even in the case of Phimosis it would not seem to be a cause to circumcise inasmuch as the foreskin of an infant should not be pulled back, so who would know if it is too tight?
Excluding religious causes, circumcision became a common practice in the UK and the USA in the late 1800's thru the end of ww2. From all that I have read the reason for the procedure was the argument that masturbation caused club feet, epilepsy, mental retardation and numerous other problems in boys and that circumcision would serve as a deterrent to 'self abuse'. I have had to ask myself why all of the advocates of circumcision never asked themselves why they didn't have epilepsy or clubbed feet.
The practice was called into question with the advent of NHS in GB, put continued in the USA, but with the practice being called into question due to the internet it is on the decline with some insurances refusing to pay for it.
I grew up when over 90% of all males were circumcised and boys were made to shower naked after PE, so those who weren't 'cut' stuck out like a sore thumb and were often teased. The last thing an 11 year old boy wants is to be different, especially 'down there'.
Again, thanks to the internet American boys now know that a boy with a foreskin is completely normal even if he is in the minority. In the end, knowledge will win over ignorance, be patient.
I find it peculiar at best when people who proclaim a woman's right to choose on the premise that 'it's her body' openly oppose a man's right to choose to be circumcised. I feel that infant circumcision violates the person that it is done to, it puts a new born at risk for no reason. Even in the case of Phimosis it would not seem to be a cause to circumcise inasmuch as the foreskin of an infant should not be pulled back, so who would know if it is too tight?
Excluding religious causes, circumcision became a common practice in the UK and the USA in the late 1800's thru the end of ww2. From all that I have read the reason for the procedure was the argument that masturbation caused club feet, epilepsy, mental retardation and numerous other problems in boys and that circumcision would serve as a deterrent to 'self abuse'. I have had to ask myself why all of the advocates of circumcision never asked themselves why they didn't have epilepsy or clubbed feet.
The practice was called into question with the advent of NHS in GB, put continued in the USA, but with the practice being called into question due to the internet it is on the decline with some insurances refusing to pay for it.
I grew up when over 90% of all males were circumcised and boys were made to shower naked after PE, so those who weren't 'cut' stuck out like a sore thumb and were often teased. The last thing an 11 year old boy wants is to be different, especially 'down there'.
Again, thanks to the internet American boys now know that a boy with a foreskin is completely normal even if he is in the minority. In the end, knowledge will win over ignorance, be patient.
