Circumcision ban getting people snippy.

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MrBubbles said:

odd...as a group anyone not speaking against it seemed to be the most calm and rational people throughout this entire discussion.  every other post from someone against seems to be accusing everyone not against it of butchering children and start coming up with the most absurd points and arguments....especially when throwing around things that are not fact, like a supposed decreased sensitivity eventhough there are studies that show both an increased and decreased sensitivity.  the most outraged people in this thread seem to be people it doesnt concern at all...perhaps they are all just upset women like the circumsized look better.  *shrugs*

Well, when I think about circuncision, uh, you know when someone is hit in the balls and you can feel it too? It's kind of like that but with a knife. The simple idea can be frankly frightening to not circuncised men. Maybe that's the reason for the bigger commotion and the butchering accusations.

I do hate the idea and would never do it to a son but I do realise this is highly cultural and not that offensive to the child. I also hate when people try to use certain terms for their impact rather than how well they describe a situation (and that goes beyond a dictionary's definition), and rationally I sure think calling circuncision mutilation is silly. But emotionally, it does kinda feel right :P

To be honest I don't know and haven't done any deep research on the issue (it's not even anything you'd think about around here), but my impression is that it's at least, idk, 'over-medication'. One thing is for sure though (but more relevant in cultures where the practice isn't commom place): I'm completely against it if it's done to a baby for religious reasons. But that's not whats being discussed, so yeah.

Idk, circuncision for any non-(good)medical reason just feels so wrong, and the argument that people won't clean as well is ridiculous and not getting it done is thus dangerous is ridiculous, but since I can't really show it's harmfull I wouldn't try to proibit it either based on what I know and people have been able to show thus far.