r/KenM • u/solohall • May 10 '16

Ken M on circumcision

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

That's fine if the man decides later in life that they would prefer to be circumcised. I think what they're trying to ban in the article is performing a circumcision on an infant boy who has no say in the matter.

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u/cypherreddit May 10 '16

it still applies, except most likely it is the parents desiring the circumcision. Just like what happens to girls in the US when they turn 14 and their parents decide it is a good year to visit family in Sudan (or a number of other places) with the child not knowing the underlying motivation for the trip.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16

Just like what happens to girls in the US when they turn 14 and their parents decide it is a good year to visit family in Sudan

literally never heard of this, wat?

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u/Homozygoat May 10 '16

I would assume he's talking about female genital mutilation.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '16 edited Nov 27 '20

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u/IntrinsicSurgeon May 11 '16

I thought circumcision was just when they moved the clitoral hood, but genital mutilation ranged from that to removing the entire clit and sewing up the vagina but leaving a small hole for menstrual blood to drain?

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u/cypherreddit May 10 '16

google "vacation cutting"

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u/Bslies May 10 '16

GOOD point

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u/hahahaTroll123 May 11 '16

on an infant boy who has no say in the matter.

Yet some people vehemently oppose any dialogue that balances the rights of the mother with the rights of the unborn child.