I'll also note for anyone who might be unaware that FGM is far worse than circumcision (which should ALSO be banned at childhood imo). FGM takes off a LOT more, it's a much more extreme procedure
I hear this often, and I fail to understand why anyone would need to defend male circumcision in the first place. Why must we continue to perform male circumcision and ban female circumcision? Couldn't both just be banned?
religious weirdos and lots of "im circumcised so its weird to not be"
They should both 100% be banned, but male circumcision has a lot of weirdos defending it for some reason
Genital mutilation is genital mutilation.
Itβs fucked up, wrong, and should be criminal unless the receiving individual requests and consents to it.
Full stop.
Even if they're both wrong, it's worth mentioning. It's much more common for people to have experience with one than the other. If you think "oh, it's just like circumcision so it isn't that bad" then you're getting the wrong idea.
While that's true, one is still worse than the other.
FGM can vary between the literal cutting off of the clitoris or just the labia, the latter would be more comparable to circumcision. And yes, both practices should be banned unless there's a medical reason for it. Anything else is just plastic surgery and should be decided by the then adult person.
Isnβt it removing the clitoris? It does seem much worse than foreskin but tbf thatβs an unscientific opinion Iβm holding.
Removing the clitoris, the hood, the major/minor labia, and/or sometimes basically sewing it shut
I'll also note for anyone who might be unaware that FGM is far worse than circumcision (which should ALSO be banned at childhood imo). FGM takes off a LOT more, it's a much more extreme procedure
I hear this often, and I fail to understand why anyone would need to defend male circumcision in the first place. Why must we continue to perform male circumcision and ban female circumcision? Couldn't both just be banned?
religious weirdos and lots of "im circumcised so its weird to not be"
They should both 100% be banned, but male circumcision has a lot of weirdos defending it for some reason
Genital mutilation is genital mutilation.
Itβs fucked up, wrong, and should be criminal unless the receiving individual requests and consents to it.
Full stop.
Even if they're both wrong, it's worth mentioning. It's much more common for people to have experience with one than the other. If you think "oh, it's just like circumcision so it isn't that bad" then you're getting the wrong idea.
While that's true, one is still worse than the other.
FGM can vary between the literal cutting off of the clitoris or just the labia, the latter would be more comparable to circumcision. And yes, both practices should be banned unless there's a medical reason for it. Anything else is just plastic surgery and should be decided by the then adult person.
Isnβt it removing the clitoris? It does seem much worse than foreskin but tbf thatβs an unscientific opinion Iβm holding.
Removing the clitoris, the hood, the major/minor labia, and/or sometimes basically sewing it shut
What the fuck that's horrifying.