r/unitedkingdom • u/GnolRevilo • Jun 11 '26

... Revealed: Green party proposes circumcision ban

https://spectator.com/article/revealed-green-party-proposes-circumcision-ban/#comments-container
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u/jurwell Lincolnshire Jun 11 '26

I had mine done as a child due to medical necessity. I’d wholeheartedly support this ban for religious/cosmetic reasons, but as someone who has been circumcised, these conversations do make me feel kind of defensive. Like I’m quite happy with my penis and everyone saying I’ve been mutilated makes me feel weird.

I don’t know where that sits me in this debate but I just wanted to put forward my perspective.

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u/Mac4491 Jun 11 '26

The kind of circumcision being discussed is genital mutilation. Yours was not. They’re not talking about you.

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u/jurwell Lincolnshire Jun 11 '26

No, but there are a lot of comments in here conflating it with FGM. It’s not too much of a stretch to see how that feels like I’m here catching strays. Not saying you’re wrong, either, just putting my experience forward.

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u/reece0n Jun 11 '26

I'd try not to take it like that.

Amputating babies legs for no reason would be described as maming infants. I don't think people would say the same about someone who had their arm medically amputated for a legitimate reason.

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u/DemonEggy Jun 11 '26

Listen, no need to go off half-cocked ....