Where did you get the impression that removing the clitoral hood is equivalent to removing penile foreskin in terms of the risk of pain, disfigurement, and health problems? Can you illustrate the ways in which American males experience negative long-term side effects of circumcision? Are males able to achieve orgasm after circumcision? How often are circumcisions performed past the age of four?
I agree with you that circumcision should not be considered trivial in terms of global sexual freedom/oppression, but I find it interesting that mere hours after its publication, this article has immediately been perceived as a threat to the forum of male sexual health. This is a website geared toward female health and empowerment, which means that its writers and staff should not feel obligated to integrate the male viewpoint into each and every article, in each and every sentence. But of course, I'm forgetting that we wouldn't live in America unless we could expect our readers to immediately respond with a "dear God, what about the men?!" mentality. (Please see http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/patriarchy-blaming-the-twisty-way/dear-god-what-about-the-men/ for more information.)
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Where did you get the impression that removing the clitoral hood is equivalent to removing penile foreskin in terms of the risk of pain, disfigurement, and health problems? Can you illustrate the ways in which American males experience negative long-term side effects of circumcision? Are males able to achieve orgasm after circumcision? How often are circumcisions performed past the age of four?
I agree with you that circumcision should not be considered trivial in terms of global sexual freedom/oppression, but I find it interesting that mere hours after its publication, this article has immediately been perceived as a threat to the forum of male sexual health. This is a website geared toward female health and empowerment, which means that its writers and staff should not feel obligated to integrate the male viewpoint into each and every article, in each and every sentence. But of course, I'm forgetting that we wouldn't live in America unless we could expect our readers to immediately respond with a "dear God, what about the men?!" mentality. (Please see http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/patriarchy-blaming-the-twisty-way/dear-god-what-about-the-men/ for more information.)
November 3, 2009 - 8:12pmThis Comment
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