Circumcision: Identity, Gender and Power

[Ann-Marita]

"What I intend to do here is to show that cutting out a portion of a child's genitalia is fundamentally about gender and power. This is true whether the mandate is divine, tribal, secular, or pseudo-medical, and it pertains to little girls as well as little boys."

An intactivist's article on Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/miriam-pollack/circumcision-identity-gen_b_1132896.html

Edited by Ann-Marita - 12/7/11 at 9:01pm

[Buzzer Beater]

Thank you for the link. That is a fascinating article.

[QueenOfTheMeadow]

I just want to remind everyone to keep the conversation away from religion.  Thanks!