It is abusive. It's SICK.
I will not allow any sons I may have to be strapped down and mutilated. There is no rationalization or reasoning I would ever believe that makes this in any way okay.
I'm genital mutilated, like most guys. I don't hate my parents for doing it, because I don't believe it ever occured to them not to. I have to excuse thier behavior because I believe it was done in ignorance.
Only recently are we coming out of the dark ages on this particular subject. There is no valid reason to strap a child down and cut off parts of his genitalia.
The linked video below is of a boy being mutliated by a doctor. Why a parent would do this, I don't understand. The child is literally strapped down in a seat made just for this particular horror. His penis is then clamped with one tool, then ripped apart with other sharp tools. The infant's body is wracked with pain as he's mutilated. It makes me sick to see this.
Video of mutilation << Video requires RealPlayer... Sorry about that.
The amount of hypocracy surrounding this practice continues to amaze me. It's barbaric and senseless.