Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.
– Ruth Gordon

Circumcision

"Truth goes through three stages: first it is ridiculed; then violently opposed; finally, it’s accepted as being self-evident." Schopenhauer

"Social reformers are never, ever liked. They are always unpopular because they are always confronting a culture that doesn't want to know more about injustice for which they bear some responsibility." -Gregg Cunningham, Esq. Executive Director for The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform

A comparison of male and female anatomy and male circ and female circ

• "We want him to look like his father." - How many fathers and sons do you know that compare penises?  If a boy's hair color doesn't match his father's, will you keep it dyed/bleached?  If his ears/nose/mouth/whatever is different, will you make him have cosmetic surgery?
• "It reduces infections." - What other body parts do we cut off preventively for infection?  What other body parts do we cut off to cure infection?  Kids get lots of ear infections.  Should we amputate their ears.  Many women and girls get reccuring Urinary Tract Infections (UTI).  What parts should we cut off them?
• "It's more hygienic." - Again, what other body parts do we cut off to keep cleaner?  If you can teach a boy to wash his hands, you can teach him to wash under his foreskin.
• "Uncircumcised men give their partners cervical cancer." - Recent research has indicated this to be false.  And anyway, shouldn't this be a risk/benefit choice of the two parties involved?
• "I like the look of circed over intact." - That's fine.  You may have a circumcision or choose a mate with a circumcision.  Your son may feel differently.  It is his choice to make.

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