1/15 It's been 20 yrs (& about a week) since #SexAndTheCity aired its infamous male body shaming episode ("Old Dogs, New Dicks," S2:E9, original air date Aug 1, 1999) in which Charlotte rejects a man for having a whole penis - & has sex w/him only after he's circumcised. #i2
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12/15 "...their own genitals, foreskins must be removed because women say no to the intact penis." Of course, the problem w/this premise is that it lacks basis in reality, as 100s of millions (if not billions) of women from the vast majority of the world that doesn't...
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13/15 ...circumcise will happily attest. As Glick himself notes (Marked in Your Flesh, p. 279): "The most deplorable effect of 'routine' circumcisions is loss of maximal sexual fulfillment for both men and women. Some circumcision advocates, while acknowledging the loss of...
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14/15 "...sexual pleasure, maintain that this is socially desirable. I leave that argument for you to judge." How will history judge
#SATC S2:E9's treatment of#circumcision? After 20 yrs, hasn't the time come to clearly express, if not apology or regret, then at least that...Show this thread -
15/15 The right to be free of nontherapeutic amputative surgery belongs to everyone, including infant boys.
#i2@CandaceBushnell#SexAndTheCity@CynthiaNixon@KristinDavis@KimCattrall@circmovie @Intact_Nation@intactamerica@Intaction1@IntactByDefault@AmerAcadPeds#PutKids1stShow this thread
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