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Originally Posted by Centurion
That's what I love about GFY..arguments made that make absolutely NO SENSE to the subject at hand.
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Back up your claim that it makes no sense.
You are removing a dozen square inches of surface area for diseases to attach to or develop on. If I had my arm removed I'd be about 10% less likely to develop skin cancer. Hell if I had my entire penis removed i'd have a -100% chance of developing penlie cancer. Doesn't mean I'd do it. You have to look at the sampling methodology and determination of the statistics.
Female circumcision and of course the dreaded muslims were used to juxtapose the support for an unfamiliar religious genital custom with a familiar one. In western countries muslims tend to "only" do a "ritualised nick" of the clitoral hood although of course some do still get sent back to grand parents in their home countries for a "holiday".
Basically the point is that we are ok with what we are familiar with. Everyone is used to circumcision in our culture so it doesn't seem like a big deal to remove a body part for neglible (if any) benefits on balance without informed consent. Just like some orthodox Jews don't think there is too much wrong with a mohel sucking on their baby's penis with his mouth after circumcision (mezizah), but you'd take a shotgun to someone you found doing the same thing in your baby's room without a second's thought.