Charlatan.. I have to admit.. I laughed while reading your reply. Now I'm not trying to offend you.. it's just that infibulation is much more intrusive than circumsision. Circumsision doesn't take away the right to have a fully functioning organ. I totally see the other side of this argument and how it's not necessary and all that. I just feel that for some to claim it's ignorant and barbaric is.. well.. ignorant at best. There is no real argument on why you <i>shouldn't</i> do this and there's no real argument on why you </i>should</i> do this. So that makes it null and leaves it up to the parents. Different cultures believe different things. I can't condemn some tribe who performs circumsision on girls or whatever they do because that's what they know. It's their belief system. In this society it's seen as normal for boys to be circumsized. Why?? It's been ingrained. Is it necessary? I've already answered this. No. But like I said.. unless it does something to the child that is mind altering or causes more than a few seconds of pain.. then I fail to see the problem. I'm glad my parents chose to have me circumsized.
I guess it all comes down to individual <b>belief structure</b> in the end. I believe it's ok. You don't. I won't say you're wrong, because you aren't, you just have a different structure.
