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Since my original reply was for some reason flagged, I'm reposting it: If I were a woman and my genitals were mutilated, would your response be the same? That

Since my original reply was for some reason flagged, I'm reposting it: If I were a woman and my genitals were mutilated, would your response be the same? That I should just get over myself? And before you play the well-female-mutilation-is-worse card, let's just restrict it to clitoral hood cutting, which is the analog of male foreskin removal. The issue is that part of my body was removed without my consent and that my parents infringed upon my basic rights to an intact body. That is the issue. That may be inconceivable to you, but I assure you that it goes no deeper than that and that I have accurately represented my feelings in my post. There is no hyperbole. But hey, it's a tough world out there so I guess we should all just suck it up and man up when our parents cut off part of our penises.

f154hfds 5y ago
For what it's worth, I'm a Christian and I agree with you in a lot of points: 1. In the Old Testament circumcision was instituted as a 'brand' of sorts, albeit a private one. 2. I was not circumcised as an infant because my parents saw themselves as Christians, and we have baptism instead of circumcision (a contentious topic amongst Christians). 3. My younger brother was circumcised at 2ish IIRC because he had an awful persistent infection. 4. Sometimes I wonder if it would have been better for me to be circumcised because I tend to get super annoying yeast infections. 5. We _all_ feel shame being naked, you're not alone. 6. I totally agree that our infant bodies have dignity and shouldn't be altered/molested arbitrarily. I think this is true for the unborn as well as the born.