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but seriously, circumcision is an absolutely pointless stupid bullshit stone age "tradition" that should have gone away thousands of years ago. why the fuck is this shit still even a thing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_ov2NiNo4
if its for traditional or religious, yea its compeltely pointless. but it does have valid medical reasons for it, like constant balanitis , or rare form, hpv, and penile malignancy.
While I tend to agree, it's ~~absolutely~~ mostly pointless.
I have an elderly friend that had to get a late circumcision around age 65 or so, as well as have a cyst removed from the head of his penis..
There are valid medical reasons, but tradition/religious reasons are indeed bullshit.
the difference is that your friend's situation was a medical treatment, and it was voluntary
making that sort of permanent decision for your newborn infant is what's bullshit
Agreed
Well, just like with bloodletting, there’s a limited medical use for it nowadays.
However , the simple traditional chop chopchopping still has biblical meaning.
i wasn't arguing that it didn't have "biblical meaning," i'm saying the "biblical meaning" is absolute fucking bullshit
and yes, it follows that i'm calling the bible bullshit, which it is
i wouldn't be mad about it if it weren't wrecking so many innocent lives
This procedure wrecking innocent lives or religion overall? This procedure by itself is not that bad. Makes life easier too. In my experience ofc. I am an atheist btw
I don't even have a dick and I'm offended you would cut allusions to your favorite shitty book into someone else's penis without their consent. Do you not understand how profoundly fucking sick that is? Christianity is a disease.
Like if I knocked you out or found you passed out drunk then used a laser to burn the phrase 'mostly harmless' into your genitals in a way that would leave a life long scar, I'd get quite a kick out of it, and it has so many layers of meaning in reference to a shitty mess of a book I read a bunch as a kid. So it's fine to do. Honestly if we ever meet I'm doing this.
I don't think laser ablation counts as cavitation, don't push your fetish on others! /s
Real talk though, I do agree that any religion that requires the mutilation of any part of a child, let alone their genitals is ass backwards and shouldn't exist, failing that, should be entirely voluntary only performed after the child has grown into an adult that can make their own decisions
Did I say I suggest I agree with the non-medical practice or with the bible? I do not.
Okay, but it would be really funny so I'm still gonna. Sorry. I gotta laugh about the lack of bodily autonomy, or I'm gonna cry. You understand.
Yes, completely. I find the practice awful, and the female version truly gruesome.
Circumcision predates the Bible by at least 6000 years. The earliest depictions of circumcision have been found in tribal rock art in africa dating back to around 8000-10000bc.
Hell, even Herodotus mentions that Egyptians had been practicing circumcision since before recorded history.
From what we can gather the cultural practice migrated with people in the great push out of africa.