Between a third and a quarter of men on the planet are circumcised. That is not child abuse.
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Replying to @JamesHeartfield @djeznyc
I'm not sure how the numbers of men mutilated make it less abusive.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @djeznyc
Really? Why not? What does abuse mean if it does not mean use improperly. It can hardly be improper if it is universally approved of.
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Replying to @JamesHeartfield @djeznyc
Of course it can. Unless you're a cultural relativist. If a majority believe that homosexuality should be a punishable crime, this doesn't suddenly become morally acceptable to anyone with liberal principles.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @djeznyc
I really can’t believe that you think circumcision is comparable to outlawing homosexuality. The comparison is odious.
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Replying to @JamesHeartfield @djeznyc
The comparison is on the logical justification. 'It can't be abuse if its not widely condemned' doesn't work & applying it to a more serious abuse of human rights shows why.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @djeznyc
Well, here are the limits of a logic alone, then. The absence of opposition to ear piercing is evidence that it is unobjectionable; so too circumcision.
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I object to it. Wait until they're old enough to understand the pain involved and risk of infection & can decide for themselves. My daughter still says 'no' at 13.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @djeznyc
That’s your decision, and yours to make.
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No, it's not. They're not my ears. I have no moral right to put holes in them causing her pain & potentially infection.
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