RE: Elephant in the Room: Female Genital Mutilation is bad, so why is Male Circumcision OK?

[ebryans]

Trying to broaden the discussion. Other than religiosity, it seems circumcision is a father to son hand-me-down type thing. Problem is you cannot discuss it until it is too late! I have heard that 40% is the "ball park" of the sensory loss. No apologies at all for that pun.
Female circumcision should not be coined as such. It is grievous bodily harm and should be treated as such.
With domestic violence which I saw raised here, women are the greater perpetrators. Men inflict more damage, hence it is more in the public domain.

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[thecryptofiend]

Trying to broaden the discussion. Other than religiosity, it seems circumcision is a father to son hand-me-down type thing.

In some cultures it may be.

Problem is you cannot discuss it until it is too late! I have heard that 40% is the "ball park" of the sensory loss.

Exactly and once you have had it done (unless it is done late in life) you really don't know what you are missing.

Female circumcision should not be coined as such. It is grievous bodily harm and should be treated as such.

Agreed.

With domestic violence which I saw raised here, women are the greater perpetrators. Men inflict more damage, hence it is more in the public domain.

I don't know enough about that to comment.

Thanks for responding.