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thenewgreen  ·  4580 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Genital mutilation is no joke"
me too... me too :-(




b_b  ·  4580 days ago  ·  link  ·  
The fact that there can be a lively debate is evidence that its not at all the same as female circumcision. There is no debate there, in my mind. It is pure wrong, and I say that about very, very few things. My world, usually shades of grey, is purely black and white on that topic.
Roger_Green  ·  4569 days ago  ·  link  ·  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98f3IavuEgQ

This video should be very enlightening to you.

vinyl  ·  4569 days ago  ·  link  ·  
First of all, the video was enlightening to me and in a way that has nothing to do with male/female circumcision but rather in a way that displays how to share information. This video was very well put together. Simple and direct without pulling any punches. I'm glad I watched this.
Jm_Mac  ·  4577 days ago  ·  link  ·  
"My world, usually shades of grey, is purely black and white on that topic."

So what.

b_b  ·  4577 days ago  ·  link  ·  
You're right. On discussion sites people should keep their opinions to themselves. That makes for great conversation.
thenewgreen  ·  4580 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I agree that the two aren't analogous, my only point is that our view of male circumcision is completely ethnocentric. If you removed yourself from it as a cultural norm and saw the practice with a fresh mind, you would likely find it extremely bizarre. (I fully realize I've gone from barbaric to bizarre... this thread has tempered by view)
Jm_Mac  ·  4577 days ago  ·  link  ·  
"My world, usually shades of grey, is purely black and white on that topic."

So what.