Circumcision and insurance rates for men - Why is no one outraged?

2011-03-09T03:10:45+00:00

Male genital mutilation is the proper term to use.

Il128 · 2011-03-08T13:43:26+00:00

Um... Because men are discriminated against.

leenucks · 2011-03-08T11:26:39+00:00

The ~~allmighty~~ EU has made a direct impact with its Directive 2004/113/EC...not. According to that there should be equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of food and services since 2007 and what happened? Not a damn thing. So it's not, that there is no legal directive missing, the case is, that no one gives a damn about it.

iaintnoknight · 2011-03-08T11:13:45+00:00

yep funny how they women say their body their choice but when it comes to children it,s not the childs body the childs choice it,s still the womens choice. yes i know a lot of men choose that for their children too but it does seem to be more women that do it and want their son to be done.

MichaelExe · 2011-03-12T01:13:25+00:00

Tbh, I don't object to the insurance rates for men. It isn't about what's fair; it's about money. And, if sex (or gender) is a statistically significant risk factor, then so be it. It's easy to categorize people this way. Teenagers also have higher insurance rates; is this ageist? No.

To be really fair, they could do background checks and analyze our personalities, individually, to look for risks. However, this would probably be too costly for insurance companies to undertake on their own (the government could find some use for this, too, though). I'm conscientious and a bit neurotic, so I'm more likely to get into the types of accidents women get into than the kinds men do. Ideally, there shouldn't be any real categorization, only spectrums; it should be about the individual. And this doesn't just apply to insurance rates.

Of course, the assumption is that higher-risk drivers should be paying more (ignoring their driving record). Does this actually benefit society? Perhaps higher insurance rates for some groups deter collisions or perhaps they contribute to stereotype threat, causing more collisions. Maybe there should be a starting insurance rate for everyone, and any changes would be based off of driving history. In the end, men will still get hit harder than women, but at least the individuals won't have to pay for something they haven't done.

Then again, I'm not even paying insurance yet.

Title	Circumcision and insurance rates for men - Why is no one outraged?
Author	sparrowtail
Upvotes	7
Comments	5
Date	March 8, 2011 9:57 AM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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