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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
There's no logical reasoning required. You're more than welcome to think male and female circumcision are the same thing. If you can't figure out something that simple on your own you don't deserve to have it spooned to you.
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I find this line of thinking abhorrent.
No they are not exactly the same thing. Few things are. They do however, have similarities, especially in the rationale behind each one. They are outdated cultural or religious norms that serve no real purpose and they are a blight on any society that tolerates it. I have zero issues with circumcisions for medical reasons, or an adult who wants to be circumcised or have a labiaplasty at a time of their own choosing. I have big issues with the acceptance and push for this to happen to kids and babies.
We argue for bodily autonomy for everyone yet make a harsh choice for our children for extremely debatable reasons. A permanent decision.
I hope that everyone who is circumcised is happy with that they are, I would hate to think otherwise. There isn't anything wrong with being circumcised. The problem is that many people don't have the choice and are forced into it. Whether that is a girl being forced into a very minor form of FGM, or a boy doing a "routine" circumcision in the states.
And if you think they are extraordinarily different in severity all the time I'd encourage you to go and read up on how some forms of FGM are relatively minor and then watch a video of an african circumcision taking place to mark a boys transition into manhood and tell me that there are no similarities. There is quite the spectrum to both. And both remain horrific things.