Government-mandated forced #circumcision of men - not infants, not boys, ADULT MEN - is debated in a national legislature.
That's not speculative hyperbole about a fictional or futuristic #dystopia.
That's today's news from #Tanzania. #i2 @IntactAmericahttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47169732 …
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Most men in Tanzania are already circumcised & the
#HIV rate is among the highest in the world. Sadly, for those blindly committed to genital cutting, facts such as these never matter. Because for them, it's never really been about "health benefits."#i2#HisBodyHisChoiceShow this thread -
And it's never been about "personal choice" - if it were, they would be happy to allow others to choose not to be circumcised. The fact that they're not is confirmed by this first, frightening step toward forced circumcision. Because it shows what genital-cutters truly think:
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Those who believe in female genital cutting believe all females should be cut, and those who believe in male genital cutting believe all males should be cut. It really is as simple as that. Their arguments that it's about "personal choice" or health benefits are all red herrings.
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If the forced circumcision of adult men can be proposed and openly debated in a national legislature, how far are we really from legislative proposals to force children to be circumcised over even their parents' objections? And if you think "it could never happen here" 2 words:
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...is nearing the point when they will drop the pretense that they actually believe in any of the "reasons" they give for circumcision or that they're going to persuade anyone else w/those "reasons," and they're simply going to demand everyone be required to be circumcised...
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...at least in the places where they think they can get away with that.
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