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A comment on Neonatal circumcision associated with altered adult socio-affective processing. Parent comment

Re:Neonatal circumcision associated with altered adult socio... by jjulius on Friday December 08, 2023 @03:23PM (#38573789)
FWIW, I was circumcised. I have no problem referring to the procedure as "mutilation" and "barbaric", and I also don't feel as though I am "mutilated" or "barbaric" for having been circumcised, nor do I feel that others view me, or others like me, as such when they refer to the procedure using said language.
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Re:Neonatal circumcision associated with altered adult socio... by schnable on Friday December 08, 2023 @03:34PM (#38573934)
If you don't feel mutilated, then why do you think the procedure is mutilation?
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Re:Neonatal circumcision associated with altered adult socio... by jjulius on Friday December 08, 2023 @06:28PM (#38576232)
OP was suggesting that calling it "mutilation" is making fun of the circumcised individual in a derogatory manner. To my point, I am perfectly comfortable referring to my having been circumcised as a "mutilation" without my feeling "mutilated" in a derogatory sense. I don't mind others referring to the process as mutilation because it doesn't make me feel "mutilated" or "barbaric" when they do so.
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