A CALL TO COURAGE
Looking at the Foundation of our Humanity
In our search for a more just and compassionate world, we often focus on the large-scale conflicts of the "outside" world—geopolitics, economic shifts, and social upheavals.
Looking at the Foundation of our Humanity
In our search for a more just and compassionate world, we often focus on the large-scale conflicts of the "outside" world—geopolitics, economic shifts, and social upheavals.
Yet, there is a foundational area of human experience that remains shrouded in silence, protected by the heavy veils of "tradition," "routine," and "necessity."
To truly evolve as a species, we must find the courage to look inward and downward
To truly evolve as a species, we must find the courage to look inward and downward
—at the physical and psychological marks we impose upon our most vulnerable.
The Power of the "Unexamined Routine"
Most of us accept the world as it was handed to us. We assume that if a practice is widespread—whether as a religious ritual or a medical routine—
The Power of the "Unexamined Routine"
Most of us accept the world as it was handed to us. We assume that if a practice is widespread—whether as a religious ritual or a medical routine—
it must be grounded in a wisdom we simply haven't questioned.
But real progress has always required us to ask the "unthinkable" questions:
Does our safety truly require the physical alteration of a child?
But real progress has always required us to ask the "unthinkable" questions:
Does our safety truly require the physical alteration of a child?
What happens to the human psyche when its first experience of "care" involves a profound, irreversible violation?
Moving Beyond the "Normal"
This is an invitation to judge the people who acted the frameworks they were given.
Moving Beyond the "Normal"
This is an invitation to judge the people who acted the frameworks they were given.
It is also an invitation to transcend those frameworks. We have reached a point in our understanding of trauma, neurology, and human rights where "we’ve always done it this way" is no longer a sufficient shield for the systematic mutilation of infants.
Why Urgency Matters
The urgency isn't just about a physical procedure; it’s about the integrity of the human loop.
When we normalize the violation of a child's bodily sovereignty, we sow the seeds of dissociation and compliance that follow them into adulthood.
The urgency isn't just about a physical procedure; it’s about the integrity of the human loop.
When we normalize the violation of a child's bodily sovereignty, we sow the seeds of dissociation and compliance that follow them into adulthood.
To eradicate this practice from the "bottom up" is to decide that the next generation deserves to enter the world in their original, uncorrupted state—whole, sovereign, and free from the weight of an ancient, unnecessary scar.
An Invitation to Witness
True courage is the ability to look at a painful truth without turning away. By acknowledging the horror of genital mutilation—in all its forms—we gather the courage to advocate for the sanctity of the individual.
True courage is the ability to look at a painful truth without turning away. By acknowledging the horror of genital mutilation—in all its forms—we gather the courage to advocate for the sanctity of the individual.
It is time to move past the comfort of the "religious" or "medical" mask and stand for the primal right of every human being to remain whole.
Key Refinements for Delivery:
Key Refinements for Delivery:
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