On circumcision, 'intactivists' are just wrong - latimes http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-allen-anti-circumcision-activists-20120812,0,2269752.story … The notion that circumcision reduces a man's sexual sensitivity has little basis in fact. Obsession with penis is the issue of the men in movement & their sex life.
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Replying to @DrChaya
I suspect this whole circumcision discussion and the "bathroom bill" is a distraction thread for the Russian Troll farms. It's designed to divert focus off our goal of WOMEN'S RIGHTS: right to choose, childcare, equal pay, and paid maternity leave. Everything else is a sideshow
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Replying to @MerolaGeraldine @DrChaya
Interesting point. But the anti-circumcision foreskin fetishists are also very anti-science like the anti-vac'ers and climate change deniers. They refuse to acknowledge the medical/health benefits of a circumcised penis.
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That is not true. I worked as a hospital based birth Doula for 18 years we are opposed to a surgery that is not needed without benefits that can harm new born babies. Circumcision also impacts breastfeeding and most the world does not do it.
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Look, we all have our own professional opinions. I preferred not to circumcise my son, but I left the decision up to his Dad and my husband felt it would be socially advantageous. You have to fight the battles you need to win.
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Replying to @MerolaGeraldine @marynoise and
How would society change if everyone just continued doing it bc it was 'socially advantageous'? I mean... You're just leaving it up to "it's the cultural norm so let's remove bits of our baby." FGM was excused the same way. It's not good enough for girls; why is it for boys?
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At what point is that fight worth fighting? At what point is cosmetic surgery on babies worth objecting to with something resembling conviction? I mean FFS circumcision was popularized as an anti-masturbatory aid -- same as female circumcision -- way back by Kellog.
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