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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:14 AM Sep 2018

Do these have any bearing why this male dominated society... [View all]

...is so fucked up?

I think so.

Link to tweet

ADDED after being called an anti Semite:

PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON INFANTS

1. Circumcision Causes Immediate Harm
2. Pain from Circumcision in Infancy Alters the Brain
3. Infant Circumcision has Psychological Consequences for M

PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

1. Medical Procedures in Childhood are Often Experienced as Traumatic
2. Procedures Involving Children’s Genitals Produce Negative Psychological Effect
3. Circumcision Causes Significant Psychological Harm in Children and Adolescents
4. The Majority of Boys Circumcised as Children and Adolescents Meet Diagnostic Criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
5. By Encouraging Circumcision, Medical Professionals are Shaming Boys’ Bodies

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/moral-landscapes/201501/circumcision-s-psychological-damage

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Do these have any bearing why this male dominated society... [View all] SHRED Sep 2018 OP

anti-semitic. please delete. unblock Sep 2018 #1

WTF? SHRED Sep 2018 #2

circumcision is a jewish ritual and not at all "genital mutilation". unblock Sep 2018 #6

Research SHRED Sep 2018 #18

if you want to have a rational discussion about circumcision feel free to start a new thread. unblock Sep 2018 #23

I don't care how you view me SHRED Sep 2018 #25

wow. good to know. unblock Sep 2018 #28

Is it also then a "Muslim" or "American" tradition too? Pachamama Sep 2018 #36

That's kind of a stretch. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2018 #3

Yes, a huge stretch PatSeg Sep 2018 #12

does that make it ok to insult anyone who gets it? unblock Sep 2018 #16

It hardly insults the person who gets it, PatSeg Sep 2018 #22

he's calling *me* fucked-up, twisted, raised bizarrely, and calling my genitals "mutilated". unblock Sep 2018 #26

It appears you are reading a lot more into the PatSeg Sep 2018 #35

telling someone who's offended that they're just plain wrong? unblock Sep 2018 #38

Well there you did the same thing with my comment PatSeg Sep 2018 #40

How do you figure? GemDigger Sep 2018 #4

duh, it's not exclusively religious. unblock Sep 2018 #7

That is some twisted logic. GemDigger Sep 2018 #13

The post is anti circumcision PatSeg Sep 2018 #15

that doesn't make it any less offensive. unblock Sep 2018 #19

Causing physical and psychological damage to boys is what's offensive SHRED Sep 2018 #24

Seems some mutilation is also rationalized as ear piercings. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #41

There are a lot different opinions on the procedure PatSeg Sep 2018 #29

BREAKING BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #5

exclusivity is hardly necessary for it to be anti-semitic. unblock Sep 2018 #8

mm kay BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #11

would it help if i said it was merely insulting and offensive to many? unblock Sep 2018 #14

It would help if your logic wasn't so bizarre and deeply flawed. BannonsLiver Sep 2018 #17

This is a joke right? lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #9

he's calling something virtually all male jews get "bizarre" and "mutilation". unblock Sep 2018 #10

All Muslims are circumcised too?+ I find the female version mutilation and don't care which African lunasun Sep 2018 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author WillowTree Sep 2018 #21

So, circumcision is the reason why so many women are sexually assaulted, harassed and raped? boston bean Sep 2018 #27

Did I say it was the sole reason? SHRED Sep 2018 #30

I'm astonished it is being positioned as a reason. boston bean Sep 2018 #31

Me Too, Bean ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #33

Let Google be your friend SHRED Sep 2018 #34

I don't need google to tell me anything. boston bean Sep 2018 #43

yeah, men were saints, no hint of patriarchy in this country until circumcision became popular unblock Sep 2018 #37

Thanks for the additional info PatSeg Sep 2018 #32

Thanks...I never meant this to be a circumcision thread SHRED Sep 2018 #39

Yes, that was rather interesting PatSeg Sep 2018 #42

Likewise SHRED Sep 2018 #44

You're welcome PatSeg Sep 2018 #45

Im pretty sure the phrase "lil man" doesn't do any harm. aikoaiko Sep 2018 #46

So why not call a young girl "little woman"? SHRED Sep 2018 #47

Ok, so this is a great harm? aikoaiko Sep 2018 #48