Is circumcision child abuse ?
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Thrupenny Bits
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If this was done under any other circumstances,other than religious practice,
wouldn't it be?
Strange man chops off a bit of boy's penis whilst family looks on.
Why does "religious practice" excuse it? If it's wrong, it's wrong under any circumstance. By that logic, priests could say buggering young boys is "religious practice" and get away with it.
anon x
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Scarlet Ibis
The Chicken of D.C.
Yes.
Religion is the cause of so very many abuses.
Religion is the cause of so very many abuses.
Thrupenny Bits
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I agree so how come religions get away with it?
Well I just threaten them that if they ever breathe a word of this to anyone I'll hunt them down and do much worse to them.. Oh, how do religions get away with it..? Dunno.
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Dave
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We've had this thread and it was a classic.
Yes, it's archived. No, I'm not saying we can't have it again.
Yes, it is child abuse.
Yes, it's archived. No, I'm not saying we can't have it again.
Yes, it is child abuse.
PregnantForTheLastTime
Hideous trait.
If this was done under any other circumstances,other than religious practice,
wouldn't it be?
Strange man chops off a bit of boy's penis whilst family looks on.
It was a female obstetrician who did my sons'. She wasn't strange, she's quite nice.
As for why exactly it was done... ask their dad. He was the penis authority in our family.
I think it's archaic and should probably be abandoned, but if so, then so should ear piercing. It doesn't seem to hurt them for more than a moment. Both my sons were back in my arms, happy and relaxed, just minutes after having their circs. And I've never met a man who was circumsized who was unhappy about his penis. I've never spoken about it with an uncut man.
Thrupenny Bits
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Isn't it easier to keep clean if it's circumcised?
Like, there's more a risk of some kind of infection for a male if he is uncircumcised, I believe?
This is an urban lord-of-the-sith.
If you wash your hickory-dickory in the bath/shower every day you will be clean as a whistle, circumcised or not. Let this be an end to this right royal polava.
Isn't it easier to keep clean if it's circumcised?
Like, there's more a risk of some kind of infection for a male if he is uncircumcised, I believe?
All you have to do is wash it daily.
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echobay
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I don't know if it's child abuse but I do find it odd. I don't understand why someone would choose to remove a part of their childs anatomy unless it was for medical reasons. I don't believe it is common practice in Britain but it is in North America, is that correct ?
anon x
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Seems to be.
(having a foreskin,keeps the head of the penis more sensitive)
"Why Circumcision?
There is no definitive answer as to why God choose circumcision as a sign of the covenant. Some think that marking the penis in this way symbolizes the ultimate submission to God's will. According to this interpretation, the penis could be seen as a symbol of human desires and urges. "
http://judaism.about.com/od/lifeevents/a/originbritmilah.htm
What a load of old bollocks
Physically cutting off a piece of a child?Child abuse,pure and simple.
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PregnantForTheLastTime
Hideous trait.
Physically cutting off a piece of a child?Child abuse,pure and simple.
Bad Jews(and others..)
Child abuse, except is it? It doesn't hurt them, really. It doesn't really impact the functioning of the organ. There are worse things we routinely do to kids.
It's just archaic and pointless. If you don't like it, don't have it done to your sons.
anon x
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But then,the same argument could be used on some sexual abuse on small kids and wouldn't stand a chance in court.
The Cat's Mother
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I refer readers to my previous comment:
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=882280&postcount=45
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showpost.php?p=882280&postcount=45
PregnantForTheLastTime
Hideous trait.
No! Of course not. You think sexual abuse doesn't hurt kids?
Circumcision is much more like ear piercing.
The Cat's Mother
Unmentionable
I've never heard a child beg me to "open the window to let out the hurt" after having his ears pierced.
anon x
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Undoubtedly,SOME sexual abuse (use your imagination) is less harmful than circumcision.
It's also debatable exactly how much pain/distress is caused by circumcision.
(i would think quite a lot!)
Scarlet Ibis
The Chicken of D.C.
My husband HATES that he was circumsized. My mother-in-law told me they didn't even ask her. They just did it like it was a necessary thing. Insanity!
When I was pregnant with my child they at least asked me what I'd like to have done if it turned out to be a boy. I can't imagine removing a part of a person's body without there being a serious medical reason for it. They don't even use anesthesia! It's barbaric.
I disagree that it's like ear piercing. The foreskin serves a purpose. It protects the glans an keeps it moist and sensitive. Also, it's full of nerves. Putting a tiny hole in the foreskin would be more like ear piercing. Removing one's earlobe is a little closer to circumcision, except even then we don't really use our earlobe for anything very important. And earlobes don't hurt like genitals do when cut.
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