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hsuduebc2yesterday at 2:02 PM3 repliesview on HN

A mutiliation of children is bad only on women it seems. This hypocrisy is surely something.


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armada651yesterday at 2:24 PM

Female circumcision is often more brutal, but I agree with the stance that any mutilation of children is bad.

No matter what you think about circumcision, elective surgeries should simply not be performed on children until they're old enough to make an informed decision about their own body.

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mthomsyesterday at 3:54 PM

Well it's also bad when it's done by highly trained medical experts in a modern hospital as part of gender affirming care.

It's only when performed as part of a pre-medieval ritual in unhygienic conditions by non-professionals in front of a crowd of gawking onlookers that it is totally fine.