While there is some evidence that people who are circumcised are slightly less likely to contract certain sexually transmitted diseases, and it could possibly be more hygienic (both debatable; you could just teach boys to practise safe sex and wash properly instead) , the bottom line is that circumcision is an irreversible act of mutilation performed on people too young to decide for themselves whether they want it.
I mean, it might be more hygienic not to have toes, but how would you like it if all your toes had been cut off when you were a baby because it 'might' be more hygienic? That would be considered cruel, so why isn't disfiguring a child's penis also considered cruel? Especially considering it makes the penis less sensitive; you're taking away some of the kid's pleasure later in life, and there's nothing he can do about it!
I'd like to hear people's opinions on this.
Obviously I'm not talking about the small minority of people who do need it done for medical reasons.
2007-07-24
11:44:13
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