djfaulk05 wrote:
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Second.. Female circumcision is usually bad because it's forced on a woman.
Uhh...it's forced on male children too. Most males feel awkward that their penis isn't clipped because of what "society thinks" your penis should look like, so excuse me, circumcision not forced? Pft, its just like every goddamn American norm. Secondly, I'm sure its painful to little boys, why dont we ask them, oh but wait...too young [ironic]. And like I said again, who gives a shit what a penis looks like. I cant believe you idiots actually really care what it looks like. Jesus, am I American? Because right at the moment, I am not being a conceited idiot on what my penis looks like, I must be doing something wrong.
Oh and I used "ur" accidentally. I was in the school computer lab and had to go to class in 7 minutes. Just wrote my thoughts down quickly without much revision. Silly mistake.
-F
Ok, I can see your point... baby boys don't have a choice in the matter. But then again, babies don't have a choice in what they eat or wear either, so that's also forced on them by their parents, aka legal guardians, aka owners, aka decision makers.
Female circumcision, when done in certain cultures, is *violently* forced on woman, and *not* just babies. Note that I said certain cultures. Many do it for religious reasons, like a rite of passage. There are some that do it to control her sexuality. And so on, and so forth. It's also done in many cultures voluntarily (or at least, not violently.. if not voluntarily).
Another point I'd like to make is there is a difference between genital mutilation and genital cutting. Some argue with me and say it's all the same, but it's not. If it's voluntary or done as an agreed upon religious or societal rite, it's generally considered cutting. When done violently and involuntarily, it's considered mutilation.
The same argument could be placed on body modifications like brands. Some people willingly get brands, but say in times when slavery was prevalent it was done involuntarily, and was at times considered mutilation. Then again, my grandmother calls my modifications mutilation anyway. *sigh*
Caring about what a penis looks like makes us conceited idiots? Do you care what a woman's breasts look like? Do you care what her vagina looks like? Most men do. Most women do. Of course I care! It's superficial, but not conceited. Especially since
con·ceit·ed /kənˈsitɪd/
–adjective
1. having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
2. Archaic.
a. having an opinion.
b. fanciful; whimsical.
3. Obsolete. intelligent; clever.
is not exactly applicable. I don't think it makes me an idiot to care what the dick that's about to be inside of me looks like. Just like i don't the dude to be ugly, I have physical preferences. I'm not saying an uncut penis is ugly, although sometimes it is just an a cut one, I'm saying that I don't care for it. I *much* prefer circumcised.
I dunno about y'all, but this rant has definitely shown me that I need to do something productive with my time.