EUROPP – The problem with Iceland’s proposed ban on circumcision

2018-04-28T21:39:06+00:00

The only problem with Iceland's proposed ban of infant circumcision is that it didn't pass.

thrway_1000 · 2018-04-28T22:04:00+00:00

What utter bullshit. Protecting children from bad practices is one of the duties of government. Sorry. Deal.

Ted8367 · 2018-04-29T02:16:52+00:00

When the majority in a society suddenly gets an overwhelming paternalistic urge to protect its minorities from their own practices, one should be suspicious.

Iddo Porat wasn't suspicious enough to go into print when FGM was banned in Iceland; his suspicions are sexist, if I can still use that word in its original meaning. And why does he describe it as "paternalistic"? Apparently he doesn't realize the ban was put forward by a woman, Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir. In my opinion, he is simply using the term for the pejorative connotations, now well established by the feminist led discourse we all have to pay lip service to.

an overwhelming Christian majority wishes to ban the practices of two religious and ethnic minorities – Muslims and Jews.

The religious and cultural sensitivities of the FGM practitioners being ignored, of course. Why the difference? Is it that some religions and cultures are just better than others, or could it be sexism?

tenchineuro · 2018-04-28T20:03:50+00:00

When the majority in a society suddenly gets an overwhelming paternalistic urge to protect its minorities from their own practices, one should be suspicious. When what is believed to be morally wrong and worthy of moral condemnations aligns perfectly with what only ethnic and religious minorities do, one should be suspicious. When majority proposed legislation detrimentally affects only minority groups while imposing zero costs on the majority, one should be suspicious.

Was Iddo Porat suspicious in 2005 when Iceland banned FGM?

Razorbladekandyfan · 2018-04-28T20:41:27+00:00

The problem with the proposed ban- fucking nothing.

Title	EUROPP – The problem with Iceland’s proposed ban on circumcision
Author	93re2
Upvotes	9
Comments	9
Date	April 28, 2018 7:32 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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