tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post406474681777283024..comments2024-03-28T03:20:20.956-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Removing Pleasure: Male Genital MutilationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-85966407368378863432015-06-01T18:41:07.627-04:002015-06-01T18:41:07.627-04:00i was cut i found out about it in 1994, i know the...i was cut i found out about it in 1994, i know the movement has grown so much since, its hard to beleive, im not in denial of what was done to me, but i will say i hate american medical industry, doctors, inexperienced interns that practice for the first time on us, and nurses that assist in this are all criminals and deserve to be locked up and more. this has scarred every cut man even if he is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-39211376003818629452015-06-01T18:34:46.448-04:002015-06-01T18:34:46.448-04:00i can understand how you feel, i even showed both ...i can understand how you feel, i even showed both of my neices the video of a circ, and they both still went ahead with it, one is a nurse, and did it. to this day i really dont talk to them, its how i feel, cannot comprehend this, one boy is 15 the other is 17. as time goes on they will find the truth about it and i hope they come back on their parents strongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-21833298591444893092015-06-01T18:26:24.686-04:002015-06-01T18:26:24.686-04:00i was born in the usa and i found out about what w...i was born in the usa and i found out about what was done to me. needless to say i dispise, the american medical industry, hospitals doctos and inexperienced interns and nurses that do and assist in this cruelty. it has ruined lives, and has caused great pain and resentment, some of these parents are in for a big surprise, not all but they will get to regret doing that to their boys, i have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-57423864959633190382013-03-21T19:42:00.929-04:002013-03-21T19:42:00.929-04:00Thank you for this article I just found. I am luc...Thank you for this article I just found. I am luckily intact and can't even imagine walking around with foreskin pulled back because it would be so sensitive as to be painful. I was lucky; my father wasn't cut and so I wasn't. I have otherwise intelligent and educated friends with advanced degrees who cut their infants just because their father was and wanted them to "look the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82014292720177456842012-04-04T16:43:40.465-04:002012-04-04T16:43:40.465-04:00As a mutilated, I cannot remember a time when I di...As a mutilated, I cannot remember a time when I did not feel pain, neglect, and insecurity as a direct result of my birth. I may be one of the few people who actually remembers their circumcision. And I shutter remembering the amount of pain I suffered because I feel that pain to this day. Growing up, I remember knowing that I was circumsized even though no one told me that I was until much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-13744595906780518612012-03-16T05:19:27.990-04:002012-03-16T05:19:27.990-04:00I agree with most comments made besides how childr...I agree with most comments made besides how children services need to get involved. I know of a child 18 months old who was taken from his mother because he was uncircumcised and had a yeast infection. The infection was his 1st caused by the heat, when they had moved from Kansas to Texas. CPS took the child from his mother and the foster mother had this child circumcised without the biological Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-78601910408625745602012-02-26T17:15:58.863-05:002012-02-26T17:15:58.863-05:00I concour, so much for circumcision preventing Aid...I concour, so much for circumcision preventing Aids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-49899631489873241942012-02-18T11:28:00.785-05:002012-02-18T11:28:00.785-05:00This is a no brainer, problem is is there are to m...This is a no brainer, problem is is there are to many stupid people who don't think for themselves, they let other people think and make decisions for them, hopefully they let the boy make his own decisions concerning what he only has the right to. All parents who have their childs body's physical altered for anything that is not immediately life threatening should be up on charges of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-66046411431236648682011-08-27T18:27:25.340-04:002011-08-27T18:27:25.340-04:00Wonderful, heartfelt article! The truth is we, as...Wonderful, heartfelt article! The truth is we, as a society, need more men to speak up and more health professionals willing to state the true facts about circumcision. But I do agree, "keep talking" about it is the only way to make this demon visible! I pray for all baby boys everyday.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459075868394984956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16034505577583897962011-08-06T16:28:27.244-04:002011-08-06T16:28:27.244-04:00i knew I would never do this to my son and we had ...i knew I would never do this to my son and we had him at home..great<br />2nd homebirth. My girlfriend had her baby son at a local hospital..told me she would not circumcise her son. She had her son..circumcises him and tells me she did it because she was afraid he wouldn't look like other boys in school and would be made fun of by others. Oh, and yes.. his dad wanted his son to look like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-56283358196346754882011-08-03T21:39:04.301-04:002011-08-03T21:39:04.301-04:00Wow, this post was very enlightening! Couldn't...Wow, this post was very enlightening! Couldn't agree more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-63266625993172624272011-08-02T02:18:35.997-04:002011-08-02T02:18:35.997-04:00Because the subject of HIV came up (both in the ar...Because the subject of HIV came up (both in the article quote and below here in the comments) it may be a good idea to leave some places to go for more info, lest those who haven't researched the subject believe the African "trials" and quest of those trying to circumcise Africa buy into the myths out there on this subject. <br /><br />The HIV & Circumcision site - http://Masonhttp://www.drmomma.org/2009/10/dr-edell-discusses-africa-aids.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-39623868054976706582011-08-01T23:04:00.024-04:002011-08-01T23:04:00.024-04:00Love this poster from a recent advocacy parade:
...Love this poster from a recent advocacy parade: <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245586172127178&set=pu.166998263319303&type=1&theater<br /><br />It reads: <br /><br />450,000 U.S. Men Who Died of AIDS Were Circumcised at BirthJonathanhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=245586172127178&set=pu.166998263319303&type=1&theaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-41267389039738672562011-07-31T22:50:20.694-04:002011-07-31T22:50:20.694-04:00Anonymous, just an fyi, you can get HIV from perfe...Anonymous, just an fyi, you can get HIV from perfectly "normal" non-illicit sex. Just to let you know.MamaMunkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882954920258069443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-60535174234335967132011-07-31T22:17:49.587-04:002011-07-31T22:17:49.587-04:00Thank goodness circumcision is not a routine proce...Thank goodness circumcision is not a routine procedure here in Australia. I have 4 sons all born in hospitals and do not recall any medical personel mentioning the word circumcision.They are still growing but none have had any health issues because of their foreskin, neither has my husband. As children they will never look like their father, as adults they can choose to do as they wish with theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6803648219124314942011-07-31T01:25:34.278-04:002011-07-31T01:25:34.278-04:00removing foreskin is akin to losing depth percepti...removing foreskin is akin to losing depth perceptionMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-57241095376685317692011-07-31T01:24:59.349-04:002011-07-31T01:24:59.349-04:00I don't want to press the "like" but...I don't want to press the "like" button, just the justice and be informed button.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22011660746483969832011-07-30T17:22:57.486-04:002011-07-30T17:22:57.486-04:00Kurt, that is so true. I've had friends with m...Kurt, that is so true. I've had friends with medical degrees bring up how it will protect against HIV (so they assume all of these new little boys will be having illicit sex?)<br /><br />The newest excuse I've heard from the mom of a newly circumcised little boy (who was in serious discomfort, still 4 days after!)is that they decided to do it because a 20 year old friend of theirs was in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-78395181831018156592011-07-30T11:21:31.110-04:002011-07-30T11:21:31.110-04:00"American society refuses to admit it has a p..."American society refuses to admit it has a problem."<br /><br />I was just thinking this to myself yesterday. America has a genital mutilation problem, and when you confront the problem, it's kind of like confronting a drug addict or an alcoholic or somebody in an abusive relationship. The immediate reactions are anger and denial. Then you get excuses.<br /><br />The latest kurt_thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976326822025517963noreply@blogger.com