Genital Mutilation

[spathiphyllum]

I've said many times how many young boys have their genitalia mutilated. I usually bring up this fact during discussions about Female Genitalia Mutilation and people suppress the fact it happens to males. yes it may be in better conditions and circumstances, but it still happens.

Now the BBC is reporting on it. -> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47292307

Circumcision is normalised. Should it be?

[pixie374]

They aren't comparable at all. I don't think boys should be circumcised without a medical reason though. However, it is healthier for women and more hygienic and attractive.

[Rockrose]

Both my brothers were done because it was considered cleaner when they were born, hubby is done because his mother is catholic and it was considered the best thing in her 'circle'

[Rockrose]

Definitely more attractive Pixie

[cassa333]

Although a Jewish religious act it doesn’t take the pleasurable effects of sex away. In fact some say it heightens it.

FGM specifically takes that away so the men can dominate and because the woman feels no pleasure is assumed to be more subservient and less likely to stray.

So a bit difference between male and female mutilation.

[spathiphyllum]

"They aren't comparable at all."

No one has compared them, or suggested they are comparable. My OP was trying to highlight how i've bought this up before on threads where it isn't relevant, now the BBC is reporting on it, so here is it's own thread kind of thing.

[spathiphyllum]

Talking about attractiveness of forskin is not appropriate. Pixie and RockRose.

[spathiphyllum]

"So a bit difference between male and female mutilation."

It's a shame we can talk about FGM without circumcision being respected, but on a thread about circumcision, we can't stop thinking about FGM and referring to it.. ironically from mostly females.

[pixie374]

It may be for some men, spath. The choice is there. People have their ears pierced and other "mutilation" because they like the appearance of it. In this case there are health benefits too. Each to their own.

[spathiphyllum]

A baby doesn't have that decision or the ability to consent, let alone understand what they're consenting.

[naomi24]

No one should be lopping bits off people without a valid medical reason.

[spathiphyllum]

Botched circumcision in the case in the news article lead a English boy to suicide.

The reason the boy went for it is because of how normalised it is in Canada and the US, he trusted they knew what was going on.

It's normalised, so you expect docs etc to be fully aware of everything about it as if it's a common cold.

[ummmm]

Spath...there was no need to mention FGM in your OP if you just wanted a thread about circumcision.

[pixie374]

I have mentioned that at the beginning of my post already. Boys shouldn't be circumcised without a medical reason imo. But the choice is there for men.

[spathiphyllum]

Well apparently Naomi... "Each to their own." regarding chopping the skin off of your babies penis.

[pixie374]

I doubt anyone will condone "botched" anything...

[spathiphyllum]

people suppress the fact it happens to males because FGM is worse. That's why i bought it up Ummm/

[hc4361]

I would like to see all medically unnecessary procedures on minors banned, including ear piercings.

I'm in two minds about 'intimate piercings' in adults, too.

[pixie374]

Please reread spath. If you can't tell the difference between your baby's penis and "your own"... I am very sorry...x

[spathiphyllum]

Yes pierced ears on kids is very odd. Would you pierce the ear of a child of 24-78 hours old? No. but you'd cut off it's forskin.

[spathiphyllum]

^ that wasn't directed to anyone by the way as in "you'd" is no you in particular at all