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Can we please talk about Male Circumcision?

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KaseyM · 05/11/2013 21:29

It seems to be an undeniable truth that whenever there is a thread about, well anything to do with the inustices that women face in the world, it will usually turn back into a conversation about the injustices that men face in the world, one of them being male circumcision.

I get the impression that those coming on here saying "well what about male circumcision" in that lovely WATM way actually believe that feminists either a) invented male circumcision or b) approve of it.

So, just for the record and so that in future we can direct any further derailings to this can we state categorically once and for all each of our individual positions on Male Circumcision.

So I'll start: I disagree with it 100%.

Anyone else?

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AmyMumsnet · 21/11/2013 15:59

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your reports. We understand that this topic is a bone of contention for many of you, but we'd really appreciate it if you could avoid personal attacks and generalisations which are beyond the pale.

We have been through the thread but please report anything you'd like us to take a second look at.

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AmyMumsnet · 22/11/2013 16:34

We generally welcome robust interrogation of religious beliefs, we just think that these discussions are best kept civil, which means avoiding generalised accusations against people who adhere to any particular faith or group of faiths.

For example, we think it's beyond the pale to suggest that every single person who has their baby boy circumcised for religious reasons is committing child abuse.

We understand this issue raises lots of strong emotions but we'd ask posters to take a step back and remember that that accusation will be very deeply felt by some of their fellow MNers.

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