Comparing doesn't mean equating them. They obviously have some similarities. #i2
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Replying to @IntactByDefault
i understand that they have ~some~ similarities but female circumcision is cutting the clitoris off, whose sole purpose is for sexual pleasure. make circumcision does not get rid of a male’s ability to experience sexual pleasure.
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Replying to @ameycado
Not all forms cut off external clitoris, though. Current case being prosecuted in Michigan is a form where clitoral hood is nicked/scraped/pinched. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/genital-cutting-indian-doctor-women-khatna/ …
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Replying to @IntactByDefault @ameycado
The only similarity is they both involve genitals. One is horrific inhumane torturous mutilation. The other is minor and incomparable to the horrors of FGM. Don’t even act like there’s a real comparison to be made, whoever you are random man who’s opinion no one asked for.
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Replying to @DJNevling @IntactByDefault
people love to say that male circumcision is horrible. and i can understand that. but the baby will never remember the pain and will still be able experience sexual pleasure where as FGM tends to happen to girls when they’re older and takes their ability to experience pleasure
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like.. you can’t argue that they’re even remotely on the same spectrum in terms of how fucked up they are.
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Replying to @ameycado @IntactByDefault
Exactly, like yeah I don’t think people should be circumcised against their will but it’s nothing like FGM where it’s often done without any type of anesthesia with dirty implements and involves complete mutilation. It can be so bad that they can never have sex without pain again
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Not to mention how deeply rooted in misogyny FGM is. And where everything outside gets forcibly cut off against their will. It’s absolutely horrifically awful and I don’t know anyone who thinks their circumcision is anywhere near comparable to that level of awfulness.
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Replying to @DJNevling @IntactByDefault
EXACTLY. in many cultures it’s done specifically so a woman won’t be able to experience pleasure or to assert a certain level of dominance over a woman.
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Replying to @ameycado @IntactByDefault
I don’t think anyone realistically thinks they’re comparable at all other than like “Men’s Rights Activists” or whatever they call themselves to hide their thinly veiled misogyny. It’s some “pick me” ass shit cause they need some dumb ass cause to rally behind or something.
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You're making generalizations and male and female circumcision that are not always true. I recommend this for a fuller picture http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2014/02/female-genital-mutilation-and-male-circumcision-time-to-confront-the-double-standard/ … #i2
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