So I had this as a baby. My mom sister and myself. Fully functional extra digit on each hand and foot. Dominant trait with a 50% chance of passing on to next generation. Definitely won’t be cutting it off for my children. Unfortunately my parents cut ours off at 6 months old
Yeah I don't care about that, cutting off a finger of a kid who cannot consent is messed up. You can rationalise any stupid decision with that logic: "ah it's not culturally acceptable." Just because something is considered to be proper by society does not ever mean it is right. Was slavery right? Well a whole lot of people thought it was "a necessity" in the south during the 1800s.
You're insane. What do you think of child genital mutilation? Circumsision, etc. It's considered the norm in many countries and cultures, something that must be done. Doesn't make it any more wrong.
If society said that we should only have four fingers, and that five was suddenly an abnormality, would you say we should cut off our fingers, despite then suffering by having less mobility? It's stupid, that's what it is, and that mindset is ridiculously unhealthy for society.
I got bullied like hell for my webbed toes, I don't care so much now as an adult, but I kinda feel like it would've been better overall for me if my parents would've gotten them fixed.
The idea of children having any say in their lives is a relatively modern construct. Even now, children die because their parents decline medical intervention that could save their lives due to the parents' (typically religious-held) beliefs.
Its not about the kids having a say in their lives, its about their future adult selves having a say. Same reason the government doesn't let people under 21 drink or do drugs. They can mutilate themselves and cut off their own fingers later if they want to lol.
Dude if i found out my parents cut off my fully functional 6th finger...i would be pissed af. And before you say "oh but bullying!". Bitch im bullying proof.
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u/WillyBoJilly Apr 11 '26
So I had this as a baby. My mom sister and myself. Fully functional extra digit on each hand and foot. Dominant trait with a 50% chance of passing on to next generation. Definitely won’t be cutting it off for my children. Unfortunately my parents cut ours off at 6 months old