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So irritated at this TV show!
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3781.3 in response to 3781.1
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<< I sincerely hope that this is not indicative of the type of reception that my baby boy can expect to receive when he is old enough to discuss such things with his friends >>
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First and foremost Allison, much of the hype about intact boys being teased is simply not true out in the real world. Some relative that has been indoctrinated by culture practices in to thinking circumcision is a good thing may stick their nose in to your family choice but just tell them it's not their son, not their penis so butt out. Might also suggest to any and all it is time for them to do some research and get educated on the male anatomy and why the foreskin is there.
As to the media taking up a crusade against RIC rather then making a joke or repeating false information about a natural penis will be slow to come. There are several influential groups fighting to maintain this barbaric practice. Among these are medical personnel that either believe cutting the foreskin is a good thing or know better but like the annuity it provides. Then there are the millions of circed male adults who's ego coupled with ignorance of what is taken away by this surgery. Not commonly considered but also a billion dollar industry that uses foreskins as raw material in producing many products. They buy the removed foreskins from medical facilities unless they are donated. Then comes the religious influence. Sense Congress passed the law against FGM in 1996-1997 those who practice MGM are being more active in their attempts to find some medical reasons for removing the foreskin to try and ward off any such law for male genitalia. What was originally just a split in the tip as a marker of faith and sacrifice as a religious tenant seems to have been forgotten. RIC has suddenly become a health benefit that all males should have done.
Circumcised Congress is to wimpy to buck all these groups that control much of our media as well as institutions. The obvious losers in all this are the million plus that are annually relieved of the most important portion of the penis. After all, egos, profit taking, fetishes and religious beliefs and practices have priority over the welfare of our infant boys and ultimately the adult he will become. Sad but a reality that we can only change one boy at a time by doing what we can to educate. Ultimately those opposed to RIC will win the battle as all the medical and anatomical facts are on the side of the male and his intact penis.
Dick
