Just wanted to share a lovely conversation I had last night 
Dh got a letter from our Representative asking for suggestions to bring to the floor in January... quite a bit of it was a form about health care. I had "mixed company" over, some know how vocal I am about RIC, some had no clue.
Anyway, I popped on here to get some ideas on how to word a response (wanted to write it right then so I didn't forget with the holidays here)... So, everyone was asking what was so important. I told them I was writing to try to get unnecessary cosmetic surgery defunded in our state (KY, one of the highest rates).
Of course one of the guys gave me this look
We'll call him C. Everyone there was in their later 20's, hubby was there. All of us are parents or uncles and care about children deeply.
Me: What do you think about circumcision?
C: Well, I never really gave it much thought.
Me: I firmly believe it is unnecessary surgery on an unconsenting minor.
C: Hm... I can see both sides of it, I guess.
Me: What sides?
C: That it's surgery, but that it's also "cleaner."
Me: You know the "cleaner" thing is a myth, right?
C: How so?
Me: You can cut off your fingers and your fingernails would be a whole lot cleaner.
C: Well, can't argue with that. Never thought about it that way. So, why do they do it then?
And the conversation went on and got better from there
Keep talking about it, intactivists! Every little seed that's planted makes the awareness grow.
Dh got a letter from our Representative asking for suggestions to bring to the floor in January... quite a bit of it was a form about health care. I had "mixed company" over, some know how vocal I am about RIC, some had no clue.
Anyway, I popped on here to get some ideas on how to word a response (wanted to write it right then so I didn't forget with the holidays here)... So, everyone was asking what was so important. I told them I was writing to try to get unnecessary cosmetic surgery defunded in our state (KY, one of the highest rates).
Of course one of the guys gave me this look
We'll call him C. Everyone there was in their later 20's, hubby was there. All of us are parents or uncles and care about children deeply.Me: What do you think about circumcision?
C: Well, I never really gave it much thought.
Me: I firmly believe it is unnecessary surgery on an unconsenting minor.
C: Hm... I can see both sides of it, I guess.
Me: What sides?
C: That it's surgery, but that it's also "cleaner."
Me: You know the "cleaner" thing is a myth, right?
C: How so?
Me: You can cut off your fingers and your fingernails would be a whole lot cleaner.
C: Well, can't argue with that. Never thought about it that way. So, why do they do it then?
And the conversation went on and got better from there
Keep talking about it, intactivists! Every little seed that's planted makes the awareness grow.
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