Comments on: Anthropoligists gone amuk: Let’s debate if mutilation is okay http://www.bloggernews.net/112050 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 16 May 2008 10:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ramon http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-157405 Ramon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:05:39 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-157405 The question here becomes the rights of the west to enforce their moral and ethical views on another culture. According to western views this practice is wrong(I personally agree with this) however it is not the place of western nations or supposed civilized nations to dictate traditions and practices to those countries who do not share their definitions of what is ethical and/or moral. This infringes upon cultural sovereignty and the peoples right to self determination. The question here becomes the rights of the west to enforce their moral and ethical views on another culture. According to western views this practice is wrong(I personally agree with this) however it is not the place of western nations or supposed civilized nations to dictate traditions and practices to those countries who do not share their definitions of what is ethical and/or moral. This infringes upon cultural sovereignty and the peoples right to self determination.

]]> By: Nancy Reyes http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-142175 Nancy Reyes Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:57:36 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-142175 Dear John Doe: No, you are wrong. Try reading the article. There is very little bleeding in male circumcision: I have done the surgery on both adults and children. The skin is as thin as this _________line in kids and as thick as 000000000 those zeros in adults. You simply place pressure and voila, bleeding done. In Female type one no problem. But if you read my entire clinical description, you see the problem is not only the risk from surgery but the problems in delivering babies. As for male circumcision: in countries with low hygiene, there is a lot of dirt beneath the foreskin that gets irritated, causing sores, balanitis and phimosis. The presence of these sores is why uncircumcized males in Africa have a much higher rate of HIV. As for sexual performance being eliminated by circumcision, all I can say is that it doesn't slow doen my husband. Dear John Doe: No, you are wrong. Try reading the article.

There is very little bleeding in male circumcision: I have done the surgery on both adults and children. The skin is as thin as this _________line in kids and as thick as 000000000 those zeros in adults. You simply place pressure and voila, bleeding done.

In Female type one no problem.

But if you read my entire clinical description, you see the problem is not only the risk from surgery but the problems in delivering babies.

As for male circumcision: in countries with low hygiene, there is a lot of dirt beneath the foreskin that gets irritated, causing sores, balanitis and phimosis.

The presence of these sores is why uncircumcized males in Africa have a much higher rate of HIV.

As for sexual performance being eliminated by circumcision, all I can say is that it doesn’t slow doen my husband.

]]> By: john doe http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-141438 john doe Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:56:51 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/112050#comment-141438 male circumcision is worse than female circumcision because it's done to infants and the male genital's are completely external and more delicate (filled with blood). Hundreds of infants die each year in the United States due to circumcision. They die even in a sterile hospital setting. Female circumcision when done in a hospital setting could be done with no risk. Both should be illegal, however, male circumcision is far more common and far more damaging. The foreskin is also filled with errogenous nerve endings and it provides the gliding action necessary for friction-free intercourse. male circumcision is worse than female circumcision because it’s done to infants and the male genital’s are completely external and more delicate (filled with blood). Hundreds of infants die each year in the United States due to circumcision. They die even in a sterile hospital setting. Female circumcision when done in a hospital setting could be done with no risk. Both should be illegal, however, male circumcision is far more common and far more damaging. The foreskin is also filled with errogenous nerve endings and it provides the gliding action necessary for friction-free intercourse.

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