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| 1 | Thanks to you, Reddit, I canceled my son's circumcision today.World Health Organization a couple years ago, endorsed circumcision for sexually active adults. NO establishment endorses routine genital cutting of children. | /r/MensRights | 02/11/10 08:00 PM |
| 1 | Circumcision - To cut or not to cut...absurd comparison of foreskin to feet well, it wasn't me who brought up the example of feet. and it is a pretty ridiculous analogy, if you truly to think of the foreskin as vestigal. but it's not, for the reasons i outlined. it's a functional, important part of the male anatomy. of course, if you want to cut off part of somebody's body, the first thing you do is try to convince them that they don't need it, or that it doesn't do anything. the foreskin has a purpose, however, and is clearly not v… | /r/MensRights | 30/09/10 09:38 PM |
| 1 | Circumcision - To cut or not to cut...You are demonstrating clear confusion of the mechanism of natural selection for evolution. we weren't talking about the mechanism natural selection; we were talking about "evolutionary fitness" which you brought up, and which i'll agree doesn't really pertain to the discussion. in fact, that was my point. now, if you want to talk about natural selection, i have to point out that that isn't really relevant, either. my, how your mind does wander. many were posting that "there are no health benefit… | /r/MensRights | 30/09/10 04:02 PM |
| 2 | Circumcision - To cut or not to cut..."fitness" in evolutionary terms typically refers to the capacity of individuals to survive to reproductive age and then mate. many, or most, of our physical parts could be altered, removed or damaged, and not damage our "evolutionary fitness," due to our advanced human culture. for example, the man who lost his eyes and much of his face to flesh-eating bacteria is happily married. a marine who was gruesomely burned in the middle east came home and married his lovely, adoring girlfriend, even tho… | /r/MensRights | 30/09/10 12:00 AM |
| 4 | Circumcision - To cut or not to cut...since when is the foreskin a "vestigal feature"? or is that just a term you use when you want to rationalize slicing up children? | /r/MensRights | 29/09/10 04:00 PM |
| 1 | Circumcision being reviewed in Tasmania: "So charges such as assault and wounding, grievous bodily harm for example which you'd usually associate with fist fights, could apply to male circumcision,"the UN general assembly, amnesty international, and innumerable national and international medical associations and committees on medical ethics and children's rights have concluded that children have a right to an intact, whole body. non-medical amputations would be considered an abuse of these rights, and a crime, in almost any nation on earth. you've either got a vast blind-spot when it comes to international conventions on human rights or you're just playing dumb. either way it's a shame. bu… | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 03:47 PM |
| 1 | Australian specialists support circumcision to cut HIV risk. Seems like a silly reason, HIV is not very widespread in Australia.african communities that practice genital cutting of both men and women have relatively lower HIV rates. that's what the "african circumcision studies" show. of course, these communities tend to be strictly muslim, so there are probably cultural factors at work here. | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 12:56 AM |
| 2 | Australian specialists support circumcision to cut HIV risk. Seems like a silly reason, HIV is not very widespread in Australia."medical benefits" is a vague, and largely inaccurate justification for genital cutting of children. but for what it's worth, it has been used to defend female circumcision as well. it didn't make much sense then either. | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 12:54 AM |
| 1 | Circumcision being reviewed in Tasmania: "So charges such as assault and wounding, grievous bodily harm for example which you'd usually associate with fist fights, could apply to male circumcision,"the "crusade against circumcision has to stop" eh? so human freedoms and the right of individuals to self-determination no longer matters then? if we stop fighting for the rights of the weak and the powerless, what becomes of us as a society? when did protecting children stop being important? | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 12:51 AM |
| 1 | Circumcision being reviewed in Tasmania: "So charges such as assault and wounding, grievous bodily harm for example which you'd usually associate with fist fights, could apply to male circumcision,"why's that? because cutting the genitals of children is not a violation of their right to "bodily integrity" (as defined by any number of international human rights groups)? it seems like a pretty serious issue to me. | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 12:49 AM |
| 1 | Circumcision being reviewed in Tasmania: "So charges such as assault and wounding, grievous bodily harm for example which you'd usually associate with fist fights, could apply to male circumcision,"i publicly denounce it every chance i get, and i still frequently hear from redditors that "only uncircumcised men oppose circumcision". and when i answer that i am circumcised myself and that i think it's a bizarre, primitive blood-ritual that has no place in modern child-rearing, i'm told that i must have sexual issues or a "broken penis". listen, men and women of conscience all around the world oppose the non-therapeutic cutting of children. i don't have to be black to support civil rights; i… | /r/MensRights | 24/09/10 12:44 AM |
| 0 | Poll: What is your position on circumcision?happy trolling, buddy | /r/MensRights | 16/09/10 05:17 PM |
| 2 | Poll: What is your position on circumcision?there are studies that support circumcision FOR ADULTS. particularly in parts of the world where proper hygiene is a challenge. i can't deny that it may have benefits for sexually active adults who don't use condoms and don't wash their dicks. but again, no medical body in the world recommends routine circumcision of children. the closest they come is to say "well, it should maybe be left up to the parents." saying that "medical science" supports genital cutting of children is such obvious bulls… | /r/MensRights | 16/09/10 05:13 PM |
| 4 | Poll: What is your position on circumcision?medical science does not support genital cutting of children. no major medical body in the entire world recommends it. so i don't know where you get that idea. genital cutting causes extreme, unnecessary pain, creating long-lasting PTSD-like symptoms that hinder maternal bonding, among other issues. i won't use the word torture, since it seems to offend you, but maybe the following quote will be instructive: "The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anæsthetic, as … | /r/MensRights | 16/09/10 04:56 PM |
| -1 | Poll: What is your position on circumcision?wow, you fuck other guys' girlfriends and advocate genital cutting, too. you sound like a real treat. | /r/MensRights | 16/09/10 04:47 PM |
| 2 | Poll: What is your position on circumcision?you're saying circumcised girls enjoy sex more? wha? | /r/MensRights | 16/09/10 04:46 PM |
| 1 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.it all depends on which rhetorical technique is likely to be effective. CanadianGun has some serious issues around circumcision-denial, and a harsh tone is only going to make him more defensive. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 11:48 PM |
| 3 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.certainly. on the other hand, using terms like "mutilation" often distracts from the main point and turns it into an argument about word usage. i think it's an accurate word to use, but CanadianGun doesn't, and we don't want the conversation to be about THAT difference of opinion specifically. it wouldn't help him see things any differently. he already has enough issues coming to terms with what's been done to him. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 10:45 PM |
| 4 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.dominant medical opinion is that it's an unnecessary procedure. and the risks, loss of sensitivity and trauma of the experience itself are not matters of opinion, they are established fact. but obviously "mutilation" is a loaded word, best used for emotional rhetoric. and so people will differ on the specifics of what is and isn't genital mutilation. it's probably best not to use such loaded words when discussing something as already emotional as genital cutting. sorry about that. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 08:33 PM |
| 5 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.i'm not trying to convince you of anything. and i'm not trolling. it just so happens that it's a hard thing for men to talk about, because of our built-in insecurities and ego around sexuality. but it's also a very important thing for men to think about and discuss. for the record, i have a very satisfying sex life, but i'm still able to acknowledge that something was taken away from me that i'll never get back. and like you, i'll never know exactly what i've lost. but i'm not fooling myself by … | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 08:28 PM |
| 5 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.fair enough; your sexual sensitivity is only diminished compared to what you potentially could have had. since you never knew what that was like, you don't feel that you lost anything. i think that's a pretty common point of view, and it may be the healthiest way of dealing with the irrevocable loss of part of your sexuality. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 07:30 PM |
| 7 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.Don't tell me it is. i've told you, and now you know. how long it takes you to accept that you were unnecessarily mutilated (as i was, too, brother) is up to you. If it were, doctors would not perform them to begin with. shockingly, doctors aren't always right. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 07:28 PM |
| 1 | How does one go about getting an injunction against the mother to prevent your child from being circumcised? Do courts even grant these?if you don't have custody, i imagine it would be difficult to do this. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 07:07 PM |
| 3 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.if you amputate the most sensitive part of an organ, that organ becomes less sensitive. i don't see what's so confusing about that. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 07:01 PM |
| 3 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.I would not say I suffered a lost. it is very difficult for a man to admit that he is sexually diminished. but it's better not to live in denial about it. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 06:59 PM |
| 4 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.If you love the man, it should not matter at all if it were intact or not. i recently heard about a woman whose husband lost most of his face in iraq. she still loves him, and wants to stay married to him. but that doesn't mean that the loss of his face is inconsequential, or that it causes no difficulty in their relationship. women seem to have an amazing ability to accept men who are disfigured, handicapped or damaged. that doesn't mean it's easy or ok. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 06:56 PM |
| 7 | One newborn screamed during his circumcision with such intensity that his stomach ruptured, requiring emergency surgery. Another developed heart failure and died. Still another died from a bleeding disorder.there are no absurd questions. there are, however, smart-ass answers. | /r/MensRights | 01/09/10 06:50 PM |
| 1 | Circumcision Doesn't Lessen HIV Transmission - ABC News (2009)sounds like you've had plenty of experience handling other men's penises. that makes you kind of an expert, huh? | /r/MensRights | 30/08/10 05:54 PM |
| 2 | (Opinion) "I’ve never met a man [against circumcision] in America who is not also appalled and horrified by the genital mutilation practiced on girls elsewhere in the world."there are those who cite some supposed health, hygiene and cosmetic benefits of female genital cutting... just as there are those who claim "benefits" of male genital cutting. if you are looking for a rationale to cut children's genitals, they exist for girls just as well as boys. | /r/MensRights | 27/08/10 04:13 PM |
| 1 | U.S. Circumcision Rates on the Decline: Just about one-thirds now compared to two-thirds during 80's and 90's. Anti-circumcision movement cited as a reason.naturally there is a difference; after all, boys have a penis and girls have a vagina. there are also more and less gruesome forms of both male and female genital cutting. in some countries, female genital cutting is a relatively minor procedure. and from time to time, male genital cutting results in a complete amputation. so, your point is what then? that because boys and girls are different, it's okay to cut some children's genitals? | /r/MensRights | 18/08/10 04:55 PM |
| 1 | U.S. Circumcision Rates on the Decline: Just about one-thirds now compared to two-thirds during 80's and 90's. Anti-circumcision movement cited as a reason.a death toll of over 117 babies a year well, that's not from circumcision, silly; that's from complications like staph infections, bleeding, etc. | /r/MensRights | 18/08/10 04:51 PM |
| 3 | U.S. Circumcision Rates on the Decline: Just about one-thirds now compared to two-thirds during 80's and 90's. Anti-circumcision movement cited as a reason.i think that it's reasonable to outlaw non-therapeutic cosmetic surgery for children. parents having their children cosmetically altered goes against the principles of bodily integrity and self-determination, and for a doctor to perform such a procedure violates the hippocratic oath: "first, do no harm". naturally genital cutting is different for boys and girls. we have different parts to begin with, after all. but that's no justification for cutting a child when there is no medical need to do s… | /r/MensRights | 18/08/10 04:49 PM |
| 2 | Circumcision Questionif i'm not mistaken, christina applegate did the same thing, and i applaud her courage for that. but i wouldn't recommend it as a routine procedure for infants. nor should parents make that decision for their infant daughters. | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 11:57 PM |
| 2 | Circumcision Questiontrolling is and art. | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 11:54 PM |
| 2 | Circumcision Questiontake a look at this (as a circumcised male, this information really bothers me): http://www.enotalone.com/article/3513.html and a quote: "Circumcised males have been robbed of a normal body part. They have also been robbed of a normal level of sexual sensation. Just as a person whose lips were amputated could never really appreciate the sensations that lips can convey, so a circumcised male can never understand what his genitally intact friends experience. This helps explain why some circumcised… | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 11:34 PM |
| 3 | Circumcision Questioni wonder how it's possible to determine that the sensitivity of someone who is circumcised as an infant is the same as someone who was not. it seems that this would next to impossible to establish. i only know what it is like to be circumcised, and have no experience to compare it to. however, it is an established fact that the majority of fine-touch nerve cells in the penis are in the foreskin; the foreskin is by far the most sensitive part of the penis. so based merely upon that fact, it seems… | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 07:02 PM |
| 2 | Circumcision Questioni think you'll mostly get arguments about the ethics of genital cutting, the right of all people to bodily integrity, and the like. and while these arguments are certainly convincing enough for me, if you think of the foreskin as being just a "redundant flap of skin" then, well, who cares if you cut it off? however, it appears that it's not redundant; it's an important part of the male sexual organ, and serves a purpose. here's a link to an interesting (though, i admit somewhat biased) site abou… | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 05:12 PM |
| 3 | Circumcision Questionre: eatspam88's first point, the african studies drew statistical correlations between circumcision and HIV rates, but did not study the specifics of transmission or prevention. socio-sexual factors such as education, culture etc. were not considered. to be specific, african communities that circumcise tend to be more sexually conservative, tend to circumcise the women as well, and have different sexual practices in general from those that don't. thus, statistics about american HIV rates are cer… | /r/MensRights | 16/08/10 05:01 PM |
| 3 | Mothers who observe circumcision: "After everything I’d worked for, carrying and nurturing Joseph in the womb, keeping him by my side constantly since birth, nursing him—the circumcision was a horrible violation of all I felt we shared. I cried for days afterward."i feel totally bad for parents who cut their children's genitals. yeah, i have total sympathy for those poor, poor parents. :/ | /r/MensRights | 05/08/10 03:58 PM |
| 3 | New 'Foreskin Man' comic book fights Dr. Mutilator to save baby boys from the unkindest cut. Oh yeah - and to help pass a law against circumcision.If my parents hadn't done it I probably would have had it done of my own accord. well, that's your choice, isn't it? it's nice when people have the right to make choices like this for themselves. that's the whole point. | /r/MensRights | 30/07/10 04:37 PM |
| 1 | Question for the anti-circumcision crowd...All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. | /r/MensRights | 22/07/10 11:55 PM |
| 1 | Question for the anti-circumcision crowd...a person who cuts their child's genitals is hardly someone i want to associate with. what is the matter with people? | /r/MensRights | 20/07/10 07:21 PM |
| 1 | I made a decision about whether or not to circumcise my son. This is real.cutting open your nostrils so you don't get boogers in there... | /r/MensRights | 02/06/10 04:46 PM |
| 0 | Convince me not to circumcise my child. This is real.when your son is old enough to know what you did to him, will your apologies make his foreskin come back? circumcision will permanently remove part of your son's penis. he can never get that back, and he may never forgive you for it. | /r/MensRights | 01/06/10 09:15 PM |
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