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Originally Posted by mysticmomma  I'm go glad people share my rage.
I mean, if they say that 79% of our current male population is circ'd, why do we have such an "epidemic" of HIV?
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Oh, don't worry.. I'm sure lots of people are raging right along with us. Even my non-pro-circ-but-not against-it-either DH thinks this is beyond ridiculous.
I've heard/seen a few pro-circ people here and there talk about the rate of HIV and circ'd men like this - "Well, if we
didn't circ as many boys as we do now, just imagine how much worse our HIV infection rates would be!!!!". Of course, that's completely crazy, but that's how many people rationalize it in their heads.
Unfortunately, not only is this way of thinking NOT going to curb our rates of HIV, it's likely going to only make it worse. I know too many people who already don't use condoms the way they should.. these same people and others just like them are going to get an even bigger false sense of security. They're going to have a feeling of "Phew!! He's/I'm CIRC'D!!! I have/he has waaaaay less chance of catching/spreading diseases!!" before hopping into bed without protection.
It's also giving more and more ammo for pro-circ pediatricians to push circ on parents who were not planning on doing so.. and even more for those parents who made the right decision in leaving their boys intact. I truly feel that these smart parents are facing a serious nightmare.
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