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Do not forgot: the reason why #circumcision exists in various societies and why it’s exclusively forced on boys is as a tool of cultural control. It sends a direct message “your body is not yours. Remember the group before yourself.” #i2 #childrights (1)
It’s the very reason why when #American parents talk their reasoning for #circumcision it’s always for their future partners, for what their school bullies in the locker room, for THEIR preference as parents. For anyone & everything EXCEPT for the boys preferences.(2) #i2
Because IF circumcision had ANYTHING to do with benefiting the boy, or his wishes society wouldn’t forcibly perform #circumcision on babies. They would allow men to decide for themselves. When it comes to cultural issues like this, ALWAYS focus on the actions not the excuses. (3)
Critical Jewish perspectives on infant circumcision. A thread.
Posted ahead of @JudaismUnbound's two-part unit on brit milah and circumcision, featuring our team.
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#jtwitter #i2 #circumcision #jewish
Posted ahead of @JudaismUnbound's two-part unit on brit milah and circumcision, featuring our team.
Please Retweet.
#jtwitter #i2 #circumcision #jewish
1/12 Speaking critically about circumcision in the Jewish community requires sensitivity. Brit milah is an historically important religious/cultural ritual & almost every Jewish person today—religious or not—has undergone the procedure or has a loved one who has.
2/12 When engaging with circumcision in a Jewish context, it is crucial to respect that doing so touches on the extraordinarily personal: our bodies, beliefs, experiences, fears. Many circumcision critics forget this point of empathy when rushing to express an ethical conclusion.
Continuing the exploration on the historical rise of #circumcision in #Britian, let’s look at the evolving definition of circumcision in the Encyclopaedia Britannica over the decades- showing HOW perceptions changed so dramatically. #i2 #mgm #childrights #historyofBritian (1)
“In the third edition (1797) #circumcision is described as “the act of cutting off the prepuce; a ceremony in the Jewish and Mahometan religions.” Discussion focuses around “strange middle eastern traditions”. Little division is made between male or female circumcision: (2) #i2
“Circumcision is practised on women by cutting off the foreskin of the clitoris, which bears a near resemblance and analogy to the praeputium of the male penis.”(3) #fgm #i2 #historyofcircumcision
This article believes that silencing of female nurses by the "patriarchy" is WORSE than the genital mutilation of boys!
Not once does the author address the issue of #circumcision from the infant's perspective, being a violation of consent and bodily integrity. #i2
Not once does the author address the issue of #circumcision from the infant's perspective, being a violation of consent and bodily integrity. #i2
Why are you denying the humanity of African-American men who hate #circumcision like @quill_monger, @LaurenVino?
It's funny how you're trying not to be racist, but by denying their existence, you are racist.
> the manosphere is exclusively the domain of miserable white men
It's funny how you're trying not to be racist, but by denying their existence, you are racist.
> the manosphere is exclusively the domain of miserable white men
There are extremists in feminism, extremists in animal rights, extremists in environmentalism, so on.
If all intactivists are this way, then all feminists are misandrists. Tit for tat.
> Members of the impassioned anti-circumcision, or intactivist movement, took it from there
If all intactivists are this way, then all feminists are misandrists. Tit for tat.
> Members of the impassioned anti-circumcision, or intactivist movement, took it from there
What's "straight-up NOT #Christianity" is #Antisemitism.
#Jesus was a Jew who led a Jewish movement. People called him "rabbi": "Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. 'Rabbi,' he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?" (Lk 10.25).
#Jesus was a Jew who led a Jewish movement. People called him "rabbi": "Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. 'Rabbi,' he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?" (Lk 10.25).
The #Jesus Movement was a #Jewish movement. When Rome arrested Jesus for treason, he named his brother James & his best friend Peter as its new leaders. Paul never met Jesus, & he had a very different take on Jesus's teachings than the people who'd known & followed him.
Paul visited Jesus Movement leaders in Jerusalem. It didn't go well. Paul hit the road, taking a Jewish movement far outside the bounds of Judea.
Q 1: Will you become a Jew like Jesus?
Ans 1: You want me to cut off the tip of my what?
Q 1: Will you become a Jew like Jesus?
Ans 1: You want me to cut off the tip of my what?
The Resort (001)*: Barb and Joel Warner are given a job offer they can't refuse. If they agree to work 3 years at a tropical paradise, they'll make $300,000 each! However, there are just a few catches. (*Because Twitter only allows 4 pics per post, the chapter breaks are new.)
The Resort (002): Some catches: They won't be able to contact anyone off the island. While Joel will be doing menial labor for 3 years, Barb's only responsibilities as a hostess will be entertaining the Guests. And to prepare for a health exam, they must give up sex for 2 weeks!
The Resort (003) Joel and Barb Warner have signed contracts to work at the Resort. They've spent two weeks wrapping up their lives as they prepare for their 3 year contract. Also, for two weeks they've gone without sex (including masturbation) which is making Joel very horny.
#i2 1/17 It's that time of year again - the national conference of @AmerAcadPeds is this weekend in #NOLA. Once again, there's a "session" with a misleading title: "Common Problems of the Genitalia in Newborns and Infants." An ethical practitioner would read that title & think...
@AmerAcadPeds 2/17 the session will cover diseases, deformities, other adverse penile conditions & their diagnosis or treatment. After all, that's what the ethical practice of medicine in general, & #neonatal #pediatrics in particular, is all about: patient presents w/problem, pediatrician...
@AmerAcadPeds 3/17 diagnoses and appropriately treats problem. But this is @AmerAcadPeds, where no one in charge gives a #flyingflamingo about their ethical duties to their child patients, & where a surgeon's Toyota #Camry won't pay for itself. Read the blurb & you'll see this session isn't...
