I'd just like to mention that while the intuition is to push to ban FGM (you note that some, but not most, countries have laws against it). Unfortunately this is not necessarily effective. When people believe in FGM, either for religious or (false) medical reasons, they will likely defy the law to do it. I believe the only way to really get rid of FGM is to convince people, beginning with their religious leaders, that it is a bad idea, and that can be very difficult to do.
Cutting men’s penises, especially when they are babies and have no choice is also abuse, however the negative effects of FGM on women is far worse than circumcision, with absolutely zero benefits to the woman.
I was just playing the devil's advocate. I absolutely agree with you on FGM. FGM has no right to exist in the 21st century.
Also I was referring to eunuches and not to circumcision. Unlike FGM, circumcision does not affect enjoyment of sex and in some cases it can even help with some issues like premature ejaculation.
Gender transitioning, on the other hand, has much more severe consequences than FGM. Teens who undergo transitioning will most likely never have kids or enjoy sex.
I believe it is wrong to cut any child unless for medical reasons.
Be it FGM or MGM.
Women are just as culpable as men are in this barbaric practice.
The vast majority of this horrible stuff in our modern world comes from Islam.
There's absolutely no reason for it to take place.
I'd just like to mention that while the intuition is to push to ban FGM (you note that some, but not most, countries have laws against it). Unfortunately this is not necessarily effective. When people believe in FGM, either for religious or (false) medical reasons, they will likely defy the law to do it. I believe the only way to really get rid of FGM is to convince people, beginning with their religious leaders, that it is a bad idea, and that can be very difficult to do.
This is very true.
The religion of peace, don’t you love it?
To the defense of the Muslim world. Their practice of general mutilation was born many centuries ago. Back then cutting men's penises was also normal.
Back to the 21st century. Genital mutilation was normalized in the last 10-15 years. We call it transitioning though.
Cutting men’s penises, especially when they are babies and have no choice is also abuse, however the negative effects of FGM on women is far worse than circumcision, with absolutely zero benefits to the woman.
I was just playing the devil's advocate. I absolutely agree with you on FGM. FGM has no right to exist in the 21st century.
Also I was referring to eunuches and not to circumcision. Unlike FGM, circumcision does not affect enjoyment of sex and in some cases it can even help with some issues like premature ejaculation.
Gender transitioning, on the other hand, has much more severe consequences than FGM. Teens who undergo transitioning will most likely never have kids or enjoy sex.
Transgendering kids can have terrible consequences. I agree with you.
This happens at Islamic weddings too. The man hits the woman or girl in front of everyone to show them he’s in control.