Good news re: circ legislation

stever

https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=94103&tsp=1

And the comments are funny.

Peppernut

Yay!

Mrs_M

yeah!

newbee36

Of course!

robynlesley

Good news!

I've calmed down over this.  I don't care if a boy/man is circumcised or not. Nothing about looks or whatever. I just feel that banning it is unconstitutional due to the separation of church & state (being that circumcision is an integral part of two religions) and also because it sets a bad precedent.

Many will continue to liken it to genital mutilation and there will be no changing their minds. But men who are circumcised still experience sexual pleasure. Female genital mutilation ensures a woman does not?and makes sex painful, if I understand it.

stever

robynlesley:

Good news!

I've calmed down over this.  I don't care if a boy/man is circumcised or not. Nothing about looks or whatever. I just feel that banning it is unconstitutional due to the separation of church & state (being that circumcision is an integral part of two religions) and also because it sets a bad precedent.

Many will continue to liken it to genital mutilation and there will be no changing their minds. But men who are circumcised still experience sexual pleasure. Female genital mutilation ensures a woman does not?and makes sex painful, if I understand it.

ITA, Robyn. And like you said in the other post, it's like being pro-choice; if you don't believe in male circumcision, don't do it.

I'm fairly anti-circ, but cannot get my head round making it illegal. And as I've said before, comparing it to FGM makes me super stabby. 

KerryHS

You were right.  The comments were funny.