I don’t feel he deserved the amount of disrespect that you allowed to happen on this thread
I don't think you understand the strength of feeling that many people (in the UK at least) have at the suggestion of an adult deciding to cut off part of a baby's body for no valid medical reason.
Also, I don't know if you're aware, but this is a public forum and the person who starts a thread has no power or control over what other people subsequently choose to contribute to their thread, so in no way did she 'allow' any perceived disrespect. The only way she could possibly have avoided the potential for this believed 'disrespect' of her husband to be expressed would be if she, and maybe all other women, were never allowed to post anything on the internet. I'm sure you wouldn't want that - that WOULD indeed be disrespectful and outrageous in the extreme.
Moreover, why are you making it about her husband. The primary concern of almost all posters is for a baby boy whose lifelong health and well-being are being potentially put in jeopardy by certain members of his family.
I know you'll consider it a ridiculous question on my part, but what reaction would you have to a man wanting to punch his wife repeatedly on a daily basis because he somehow thought that permanent bruises looked nicer? What if it was your son-in-law wanting to batter your daughter? Even if he claimed it was part of his culture? Would you disrespect him by even daring to raise the subject with others and asking if it was something that you should be allowed to question?
There are many people worldwide who have it in their heads that all Muslims somehow present a clear and direct threat to their own perceived 'culture'. Some of these will want to enter into genuine reasoned debate (in as far as they're capable), which I personally am in favour of for ANY SUBJECT AT ALL as I object on principle to the shutting down of adults who wish to respectfully discuss their beliefs and opinions on controversial matters. In some such cases, this serves to allow these people to expose themselves to the world at large as complete idiots, which is also their right to do.
However, as we are all sadly aware, there are some disgusting creatures who are unwilling or unable to do this and will resort to threatening, aggressive hatred, violence and murder to make their perceived 'point' and, in their own tiny minds, to attempt to 'protect' their white/western supremacist 'culture'
Do you believe that people who speak out against this and the authorities imprisoning such criminals are showing them an unacceptable amount of disrespect?
To reiterate, adults choosing irreversible body modification/mutilation for themselves is absolutely fine and their choice is to be respected. (Having said this, though, I believe a man has just now been charged for assisting consenting adults in modifying/mutilating their own bodies.)
When the same is done to a helpless child, people WILL speak out against it - it's not a case of disrespect, it's speaking up on behalf of a vulnerable person who is unable to do so themselves.