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I tried to reply to a comment alleging antisemitism, but the original was flagged and disappeared. I'd like to reassure folks who might feel that criticizing c
by lbayes 5y ago
I tried to reply to a comment alleging antisemitism, but the original was flagged and disappeared.
I'd like to reassure folks who might feel that criticizing circumcision is a form of antisemitism.
I recognize that antisemitism is real and terrible and more common than it should be.
That said, my genitals were brutally mutilated when I was an infant and I find it shocking that any person would do this to a baby.
My family is not Jewish and I truly love the Jewish people I know.
Some in my family are born again Christians. I dislike some of their beliefs, yet still love them very much.
Is it so impossible to despise an archaic and despicable practice while still loving the people who engage in it?
- jes 5y agoMale genital mutilation survives in America through laundry-list persuasion. If you look at the history of the practice in America you will find that medical claims of benefit last about ten years before being debunked. The cultural claims seem to last longer. You also have young girls growing up in a culture where an intact penis is asserted to be weird, while a mutilated penis is seen as normal. Circumcised men are often defensive when they learn what was done to them as infants. Mothers are also tricked into having this done to their children. Imagine trying to break the news to a mother (or father) that when they did what they thought was best for their son they were actually complicit in harming him.