From: Brian S (ender_ctc@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Oct 01 1999 - 12:21:56 MDT
--- codehead@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Brian S <ender_ctc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > --- "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well then, if human patients (baby boys in the
> case
> > > of male genital mutilation)
> > > cannot hope to experience protection as good as
> that
> > > provided to animals, that
> > > supports my contention that this instance of
> > > violence toward men and masculinity
> > > (amputating the prepuce) exemplifies hatred (or
> at
> > > best, indifference) toward
> > > male sexuality. The absence of any research
> studies
> > > to determine the
> > > psychological effects of circumcision provides
> > > further evidence of aversion to
> > > the subject of men's issues.
> > >
> > > --J. R.
> >
> > Actually, I think this is just a case of tradition
> > being very hard to overcome.
>
> There may be less of a tradition there than you
> think. In a very
> casual search of under five minutes, I found
> numerous references to
> the topic area. A real effort at scholarship would
> probably turn up
> a broader array of references. The belief that
> there is an "absence
> of any research studies to determine the
> psychological effects of
> circumcision" does not appear to be the case.
>
What I meant was that tradition is what accounts for
circumcision more than any particular hatred toward
male sexuality.
Thanks for the heads up, though.
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