▲ -19 ▼ Circumcised men, how do you feel about your parents having mutilated your penis without your consent? (lemmynsfw.com) submitted 2 years ago by Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments These things are very controversial when it comes to women, but apparently most think it's ok when it's about men. Do you blame your parents? Why did they do it? Scared of HIV? Not wanting to explain their son how to clean underneath the foreskin?
[+] downpunxx@kbin.social -15 points 2 years ago (4 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) In America, circumcision is common whether you’re Jewish or not. This isn’t necessarily a religious question. Avoid jumping to conclusions, especially when it involves implying that someone is a bigot. Antisemitism is heinous, which means it’s also a very serious charge to make. Throwing the word “antisemitism” around based on such weak evidence only dilutes it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I see why he thinks of antisemitism, but I was just thinking of the circumcision without any real reasons, other than 'that's just what we do'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago I think for many, ‘that’s just what we do’ is all the thought that goes into it. permalink fedilink source parent [+] DarkGamer@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [+] Uranium3006@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com [S] 3 points 2 years ago* Take it easy. I had not made the connection yet, being raised as an atheist European. I knew one guy in high school who was circumcised and he was the weird one in the showers. I was thinking about Americans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) In America, circumcision is common whether you’re Jewish or not. This isn’t necessarily a religious question. Avoid jumping to conclusions, especially when it involves implying that someone is a bigot. Antisemitism is heinous, which means it’s also a very serious charge to make. Throwing the word “antisemitism” around based on such weak evidence only dilutes it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I see why he thinks of antisemitism, but I was just thinking of the circumcision without any real reasons, other than 'that's just what we do'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago I think for many, ‘that’s just what we do’ is all the thought that goes into it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I see why he thinks of antisemitism, but I was just thinking of the circumcision without any real reasons, other than 'that's just what we do'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago I think for many, ‘that’s just what we do’ is all the thought that goes into it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago I think for many, ‘that’s just what we do’ is all the thought that goes into it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krakakaaa@lemmynsfw.com [S] 3 points 2 years ago* Take it easy. I had not made the connection yet, being raised as an atheist European. I knew one guy in high school who was circumcised and he was the weird one in the showers. I was thinking about Americans. permalink fedilink source parent