Has Any Other Parent Experienced Harassment From "Intactivists"?

[trishyiepie]

Hi everyone, so this is my second post on here (go check out my first about my 2 month old). So I was on an app called reddit and I posted a comment about the extreme debate on male circumcision. I said, "My son (2 months old) is circumcised and he's doing fine. When I tell you I was harassed to h3LL, I was harassed to h3LL. They did nothing but mock my son, make jokes about, "He's gonna grow up mutilated" and so many other disturbing things. Has anyone else experienced this? It's really annoying. My sons penis is none of your business and there is no reason it should even be on your mind. Period. (I just put family cause I don't know what else)

[MartinMillar]

If you don’t want comments about your son’s anatomy then don’t post about it!

[Neveracrossword]

Why post a comment - on the extreme debate - and then expect no-one to respond, or to respond only to agree with you?

[calmck]

Circumcision is a tenet of the Jewish faith and is a religious requirement of that faith. For non Jewish parents this is a personal matter. It can be a medical necessity if the child has a very tight foreskin. It should be no one else's business what you do for your child. It does not impact on anyone else in the way that not vaccinating your child can. I think I read somewhere that there is less incidence of cervical cancer in women who are with circumcised males but could be wrong

[calmck]

Having read your other post is this why you don't want other people to change your son

[naomi24]

It never ceases to amaze me that people post information about their personal lives. That, in my opinion, is inviting problems. There are arguments on here stretching back for years because people don't keep their private lives private. If you don’t want people commenting on anything in particular, don't post about it. You do have a choice.

[Prudie]

Martin is absolutely right. If you're going to divulge things online you are always going to get some negative responses particularly on topics such as circumcision. I'd have thought you might have expected it.

[barry1010]

Keep away from extreme debate, especially if you have no intention of using the debate to form an considered opinion.
Keep your private life private.
Stop worrying about what other people think.

[barry1010]

I think you are from the USA where 60% of males are circumciced, mostly when very young.

[woofgang]

so you posted something and people answered who didn't agree with you.....gosh thats never happened before anywhere ever!

[trishyiepie]

MartinMillar
you could make comments without being rude and harassing someone and making jokes about their child's penis.

[Prudie]

Yes of course you can but do you not go online much? You only have to read on here and this is on the whole a sedate and polite site. Such naivety suggests you don't unless you're winding us up.

[andy-hughes]

Trish, if you see a valid point as 'harassment' then maybe you are too sensitive to exchange views with strangers on the internet.

If you simply want people to agree with you, don't look for validation from strangers.

[tiggerblue10]

Welcome to social media.

[naomi24]

MartinMillar hasn't been rude, she hasn't harassed you, and she hasn't mentioned your son's penis. She's simply said what others here have said.

[davebro]

Billions (yes billions) of males worldwide are circumcised, it's not a big deal & can avoid potential problems in adulthood. I had a friend who had a tight foreskin - it restricted his development sexually & eventually he had to go in for an emergency circumcision in his 40s.

[barry1010]

I don't think the OP is accusing Martin of being rude

[david small]

How to offend the easily offended. Life has far more shocks awaiting.

[naomi24]

//I don't think the OP is accusing Martin of being rude//

You don't barry?

//MartinMillar
you could make comments without being rude ...//

What does that^ mean then?

[davebro]

it means the comments she got on Reddit were rude!

[davebro]

probably should have said they rather than you