• HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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      Love how we call it genital mutilation when its girls but we use a religious euphemism when it’s boys.

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        Haha, I don’t… I use the term for both of them… especially when you notice that the reds on the map is mostly muslim countries, and it’s done to boys more than girls ( matter of fact all boys )

        here is the thing, ( for me at least ) I wouldn’t give a crap, if you let a human do it to themselves as adults, the problem is that they do it to kids, like They’re marking cattle or something… this world is fucked up

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        Female circumcision is far more damaging to the sexual organs than male circumcision and is done with the intent of controlling women. It is a sadistic practice with malice behind it that does far more harm and that is why it is called mutilation.

        A comparable practice would be cutting off half the penis instead of just the foreskin.

        That is why it is generally referred to as mutilation instead of circumcision, because it is a vastly different thing.

        None of this is saying that male circumcision is fine, just that one is far more severe then the other.

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          Still mutilation. And we should call it what it is.

          Both are methods of control, both are based on bronze age religion.

          Yes one does more harm, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use proper terms.