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I agree with you, but let's not forget how female genital mutilation is enormously more destructive.
by sscarduzio 5y ago
I agree with you, but let's not forget how female genital mutilation is enormously more destructive.
- rob_c 5y agoBut I've seen enough practitioners argue that's because somehow "it's not being done right". Imo the sooner we outlaw both the sooner we can move on as a species, but maybe that's just me.
- henryaj 5y agoOften, but not always. And fully a third of the male population globally is circumcised; wouldn't surprise me if the overall burden is larger.
- cmsj 5y ago"overall burden" is meaningless utilitarianism. This is a procedure which harms individuals.
- cronix 5y agoI'm sure most of us forgot, but thankfully there's always one in the crowd to point it out and remind us.
- prvc 5y agoThis is a common misconception, but, were it true, what relevance would it have to the question at hand?
- jes 5y agoThis talk [1] by Dr. Brian Earp is a good explanation of the confusion around this common claim. [1] https://youtu.be/MXfjgPr-YsA https://youtu.be/MXfjgPr-YsA