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Re: So...which Islamic country do we need to invade now?
Even though I prefer not to get into a blur of angry indignation with anyone's opinion, I would like to clarify that the ''female circumcision'' you reference is actually not circumcision, but genital mutilation. The act of circumcising the male newborn's penis involves removing or splitting the foreskin in order to expose the glans, or head, of ...
Posted to Books by Alyxmyself on September 14, 2009
Re: Cicrumcision
I agree with you - Here's the unanswered e-mail I sent shortly after the show. This is not as well-composed as I might like, but I need to strike while the iron is hot. I have never been moved to write into Slate for any podcast before, of the hundreds and hundreds I've listened to, but the ''discussion'' on circumcision was a bridge too ...
Posted to Gabfest by JasonLG on September 4, 2009
Cicrumcision
I guess I am one of those guys rabidly against non-medically necessary circumcision on baby boys. I am thrilled that the rate of circumcision has gone down in this country. I find it barbaric to cut off a section of a baby's skin without any medical necessity. Would it be okay if another religion developed that insisted that ear lobes of babies ...
Posted to Gabfest by jvnola on August 30, 2009
Who pulls the trigger? You?
Thanks Prudie for the insigh into you twisted little mind. I really do mean little too. I thought I had seen it all untill a few minutes ago then............Bam, some low grade internet advice hack has to weight in on the matter of slandering a great democratic candidate and former First Lady of The United States of America. Man the 90's sure ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by byebyeprudence on June 12, 2008
Circumcision - what even guys don't know
I'm amazed at how little both men and women understand about penile function and sensitivity. I was circumcised as an adult and know both sides of the story so listen up... First off, those studies that compare sensitivity are quite correct - the glans penis' sensitivity does not change after being circumcised. But there's a caveat. Despite ...
Posted to Human Nature by hothead6400 on November 8, 2007
Sex changes, female circumcision, & cosmetic vagina surgery
http://www.slate.com/id/2173262/ OK, those of you who went after me for juxtaposing FGM with sex-reassignment surgery, let's hear your thoughts on this. On the one hand, we have FGM, which the individual submits to (or simply endures) because of family, husband, or cultural pressure, or outright coercion. On the other hand, we have ...
Posted to Human Nature by Saletan on September 5, 2007
Re: An Actual Circumcision
It's all part of the sick world of people who favor infant circumcision. THEY are the normal, healthy ones. But the people who advocate leaving babies alone and intact, and who point out the inherent sickness of the practice - oh, THEY are the ones with some crazy fetish. It's literally insane.
Posted to Human Nature by LarsT on August 16, 2007
Re: An Actual Circumcision
Too many people unthinkingly submit their children to this barbarity without even knowing what it entails - every ''grownup'' who would force this on a child should be required to watch this video first. By the way, since when did wanting to prevent children from being genitally mutilated suddenly become a ''fetish''? I call it fighting for human ...
Posted to Human Nature by eshu21 on August 15, 2007
Re: eliminating circumcision
Why do defenders of circumcision so often characterize opposing arguments with the terms ''rant'' and ''polemic''? There is no reason to paint anti-circumcision advocates as irrational fundamentalists. It is part of the inherent insanity of the practice. Those who advocate leaving infant boys alone, and not cutting their bodies without any ...
Posted to Human Nature by LarsT on August 14, 2007
Re: Why is it so unreasonable to just wait...
rampart: At least cut penises are better looking than uncut ones. You never have to worry about smegma. I would bet women are grateful for that, too. . Do you always advocate for plastic surgery that reduces the size of male genitals? That is the most patently ridiculous argument for cutting I've ever heard. And as far as ''smelling'', ...
Posted to Human Nature by LarsT on August 14, 2007

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