Actually, I am an American - born, bred, and buttered in the US. Don't
let the Canadian name fool you. I've been hearing the excuses for
routine circumcision for years. Here are some of them - in no
particular order:
1. The fact that nuns have a low incidence of cervical cancer is proof
that circumcision prevents cervical cancer, because nuns don't have
sex with uncircumcised men, Well, duh, they don't have sex with
circumcised men, either.
2. If a little boy is circumcised, he won't get his penis caught in
his zipper. I'm not making these up.
3. A kindergarten teacher decided to have her baby boy circumcised
beause all the boys in her class were circumcised. Did she have a
short-arm inspection the first day of school?
4. Circumcision prevents penile cancer. Then why does Denmark, with a
lower circumcision rate, have a lower penile cancer rate?
5. Circumcision prevents HIV infection. If that's true, why does
Japan, with a lower circumcision rate, have a lower HIV infection
rate?
The American obsession with genital mutilation might be caused by an
ingrained Victorian/Semitic loathing of sex and the human body. The
Semitic peoples have a long history of genital mutilation. The
Victorians used to cover the legs of pianos!
You are correct in stating the circumcision rate in the US has been
dropping. But that is being balanced by a new wave of sexual hysteria,
e.g. the current draconian laws forbidding sexual misbehavior.
And, lastly, the people doing most of the mutilating are highly
trained physicias, who should know better. Aren't doctors, who are,
after all, scientists, supposed to reject unproven and anecdotal
evidence? Do they get some kind of a kick hacking and whacking people?
Consider this: the US has one of the highest Caesarian section rates
in the world, done by the ob-gyn folks. The same people who do most of
the genital mutilation.
Incidentally, keep up the good posts.
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:05:05 GMT, "Dexter" <Dexter@DarkPassenger.com>
wrote:
>Its so nice that you seem to judge americans when you are not one.
>
>Actually Circumcision has slowed in the united states. And in the beginning
>it was done for medical reasons.
>
>I dont believe it is mutilation if a child is cut. There are many reasons
>for doing so. I do understand that their is a loss in sexual pleasure.
>
>I app. your opinion, but dont judge us I have not judged you.
>
>I didn't ask about the "gential mutilation americans"
>
>is he cut - No... okay thanks.. good day
>
>Dexter
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