1) Arguments that create a simplistic equivalence between male and female circumcision — which are not the focus of today’s post, so much as:<\/p>\n
2) Feminist allies (usually male) who feel the need to respond to the former by discussing how male circumcision is never problematic because *they* are circumcized and they have awesome feeling — really great, their penises are so sexy they can hardly stand it — and can satisfy partners like nobody’s business. Circumcision can’t be bad, because it would be untenable for bad things to be associated with *my* (or occasionally my partner’s) penis. I don’t want to hear about botched operations, and reduced sensation, and how there is no real medical data supporting the practice – LALALALALA! I CAN’T HEAR YOU! MY PENIS IS AWESOME!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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