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What’s So Often Missing from Debates about Routine Infant Penile Circumcision
Over at Feministe, Jill has written a post called “How Intactivists Are Ruining the Debate on Circumcision” in which she complains, quite reasonably, that “Every time female genital cutting is mentioned on Feministe — every time — someone from the ‘intactivist’ community … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Body
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Want To Ban Circumcision? Include A Religious Exemption
From a Time Magazine article about the proposed circumcision ban in San Francisco: The San Francisco debate over circumcision initially centered on the value of the procedure itself — opponents call it barbaric, supporters point to its long tradition and … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, crossposted on TADA, Sexism hurts men
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Circumcision, like everything else, is complicated
A couple of weeks ago, Peaceful Parenting reported on some remarks Russell Crowe made about circumcision: Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect…. … Continue reading
Posted in Jews and Judaism, Men and masculinity
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Male Circumcision Is Bad.
I apparently started writing this about a week ago, but I don’t remember doing so at all. However, I thought I’d just publish it since the sentences stand on their own: Male circumcision is bad. The fact that male circumcision … Continue reading
Posted in Sexism hurts men
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Male circumcision could be outlawed in Denmark
Via BigFred:
The Kristeligt Dagblad newspaper has reported that several parties in the Danish Parliament are considering legislation that would ban circumcision on boys as well as girls. After an intense week of discussions by MPs, it appears that the proposal for a ban covering both genders is gaining traction.[…]
At the centre of the debate is […] Continue reading
Posted in Sexism hurts men, Syndicated feeds
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In which I approve of a comparison between FGC and Male circumcision
I said in my last post that I hate simplistic comparisons between female genital cutting and male circumcision. When carefully and well-informedly made, I think that a comparison along some axes can have some use. This is the best comparison … Continue reading
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Two Common Arguments I Hate Regarding Male Circumcision
1) Arguments that create a simplistic equivalence between male and female circumcision — which are not the focus of today’s post, so much as: 2) Feminist allies (usually male) who feel the need to respond to the former by discussing … Continue reading
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Open Thread and Link Farm, Man On The Inside Edition
Meta-analysis of field experiments shows no change in racial discrimination in hiring over time | PNAS “We find no change in the levels of discrimination against African Americans since 1989, although we do find some indication of declining discrimination against … Continue reading
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Cartoon: 36 Annoying Anti-Feminists (revised and expanded!)
Please support these cartoons on Patreon. You may remember an earlier version of this cartoon, which had only 32 anti-feminists. After this cartoon was first published, I got a lot of criticism. Some of it was the expected mindless anger … Continue reading
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#SavingChase: Judge Orders Mom Arrested For Violating Agreement To Have Her 4-Year-Old Son Circumcised
From the Florida Sun Sentinel (if that link is paywall blocked, try this indirect link). Despite the threat of being jailed Tuesday, a West Boynton mother hid with her 4-year-old son in a domestic violence shelter, the latest twist in … Continue reading
Posted in Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., In the news, Sexism hurts men
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