r/Pics post about infant circumcision; majority response is "stop whining"

foerthan · 2012-03-17T00:26:04+00:00

Here's a choice quote:

I find the hubbub to be a first world problem and frankly we have and endless supply of real problems to deal with. The Men who run around asking for attention on this issue really need something productive to do instead of whining on this non issue.

reverses_genders · 2012-03-17T05:45:34+00:00

As a man who has had partners with both slit and unslit clitorises, I actually prefer the unslit.

Female with slit clitoris here. No complaints.

If you want to slit your daughter's clitoris for religious reasons, I can let that slide, but I won't be over the moon that you did it.

I remember reading a quote that went something like "if you listened to female genital mutilation opponents you would think that the clitoris is the most important part of the body." Honestly I agree with the people saying there are a lot better things to worry about. I am pretty sure someone in another reddit thread said I should be shot because I slit my daughter's clitoris. lol, crazies.

Let her decide her name, too.

This might be the most absurd "cause" on the planet. I think the biggest thing that blows my mind is that people who are against female genital mutilation tend to be the same people who are pro-choice when it comes to abortion. That doesn't make any sense to me. It seems like you should be either pro-adult rights or pro-baby/fetus rights, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I asked a baby. She said WWaaHH gruuub aaahhh bleeeueeuhheu. I'm taking that as slit it.

The people who get worked up over this are so pedantic. Most people who have their clitoris slit couldn't give less of damn if they were or not and rarely even think about it. There's so many more important and pressing issues that people whining over this should spend their time protesting. I'm only talking about females by the way. I suspect the downvotes are on their way....

Please if I didn't have my clitoris slit I'd probably last a minute in the sack. Being that my clitoris is slit I had no problems pleasing my ex. And sex was just as awesome for me, if not better for knowing that I could please my man more.

Well fellas we all think unslits are gross. And they are. They smell and are ugly. So if you want a gross smelly vagina and you already got slit when you were little, why don't you go stick your vagina in a wheel of Gouda? Then you'll know what sex is like for the unslit girls. Cuz they're certainly not getting any dicks to be put in those nasty vaginas

2012-03-17T19:44:47+00:00

It is understandable why there is still such a hostile reaction to MGM these days, and it isn't just because there are a bunch of man-haters out there who want to mutilate their baby boys. For a long time MGM was the norm in the U.S. (I don't know much about other places, though I hear it's not so common in other first world countries). A large portion of the male population in the U.S. was circumcised by loving parents who didn't know any better at the time. They grew up not thinking twice about what was inflicted upon them, and now they have to come face to face with the realization that what happened to them was not only unnecessary, but generally abhorrent.

Based on comments along the lines of “Circumcised man here, no complaints,” and “Well fellas, we all think uncircumcised are gross,” it is obvious that a majority of people against preventing MGM are either those who have been circumcised, or women with SO/sons/brothers/friends who are circumcised, and are trying to rationalize what happened to them or someone they care about. They will trivialize MGM because to admit the despicableness of the act is to admit that they (or the person they care about) have been mutilated, that the parents who may have otherwise loved them unconditionally did this horrible thing to them. No matter how much evidence we present proving MGM is detestable and unnecessary, they will continue to believe it is a good thing, sometimes to the point of inflicting the same horrors on their own children.

I cannot express the gratitude I have for my father (circumcised) because he was uncompromising with my mother when it came to keeping my penis intact. More and more parents are making the same choice my father made, and we should all be ecstatic for that, but in the meantime we should keep in mind that some people aren’t ready to admit that MGM is a despicable act.

luciansolaris · 2012-03-17T01:17:22+00:00

It's relatively hard to argue for abortion and against circumcision; eliminate potential for life, no problem. Cut small skin off tip of penis, BURN THE PARENTS AT THE STAKE!!!

I think both are deplorable practices I want to see ended.

I'd rather circumcision be allowed and abortion be banned however, seeing as society doesn't let men off the hook with regards to parenthood like it does women.

I'm all for equality. A woman can avoid motherhood while a father can't avoid fatherhood, and a boy risks genital mutilation while a girl does not. For all intents and purposes we are a gyno-centric matriarchy. What we have today is female privilege, or favoritism.

There is no patriarchy, only a lack of goal oriented women demanding all those Executive positions.

siscorskiy · 2012-03-17T05:15:58+00:00

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TheRealPariah · 2012-03-17T05:16:19+00:00

An exchange. It would be less upsetting if the user didn't act like an abuse victim.

strangersdk · 2012-03-17T07:59:06+00:00

As of now the top comments are reasonable - along the lines of 'its his body, so wait and let him decide if he wants it when he's older'. Maybe I'm just extremely late to the party though.

youcanttakemeserious · 2012-03-17T17:01:38+00:00

this is just another circle jerk people get mad about about because "WHY DON'T YOU AGREE WITH WHAT I DO, YOU ARE WRONG!"

Downvote as you wish

clockworkgirl21 · 2012-03-19T11:40:17+00:00

These topics piss me off so much. I'm arguing about human rights for baby boys. You're arguing against it. You're clearly going to be on the wrong side of history, as people who oppose human rights progresses always are.

Title	r/Pics post about infant circumcision; majority response is "stop whining"
Author	foerthan
Upvotes	43
Comments	39
Date	March 17, 2012 12:25 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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