4 ms·
Because they're not even vaguely equivalent? I do not think it is right to perform unnecessary body modification on someone who is too young to consent to it.
by elil17 4y ago
Because they're not even vaguely equivalent?
I do not think it is right to perform unnecessary body modification on someone who is too young to consent to it.
But child sexual abuse can absolutely destroy the life of a child.
They're not the same thing.
- account42 4y agoThey are also done at different scales though, one is (hopefully) only the people in power abusing that power, the other one is accepted by the majority of the faith.
- elil17 4y agoI think by that logic you could also equate getting a punch in the gut with being murdered. Sure, it's worse to get murdered, but it happens much less frequently then just a simple fistfight. Therefore, newspapers should talk less about how bad murderers are and more about people who got into bar fights.
- erichocean 4y ago> But child sexual abuse can absolutely destroy the life of a child. A botched circumcision can (and has) destroyed the life of a child. It's unconscionable that in 2023 American society still condones cutting off health body parts of male children because of the prejudices and superstitions of a middle-Eastern, iron age religion.
- AussieWog93 4y agoOK, so let's be generous and say that 1% of circumcisions end up negatively affecting a child's life in a serious way. What percentage of child rapes/molestation cause harm? They're not the same.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]