Why do we even try?? - Page 2

[robertandenith]

Originally Posted by Mommiska

I feel that circumcision is a human rights violation, plain and simple.

that's exactly how I look at it!

[A&A]

We try because.......we can't not try.

[MommaLauraRN]

Originally Posted by A&A

We try because.......we can't not try.

Exactly.

[Sparks*]

Originally Posted by Ann-Marita

I think you mean lemmings. Lemmings are small rodents and the myth is that they commit mass suicide, following one another into the ocean or jumping off a cliff.

Lemurs are primates, monkey-like creatures that jump a lot.

I agree about all the sheeple that just go along with what is popular, instead of thinking for themselves.

"Sheeple"! I love it!!

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

What A&A said all the heartache and pain is worth it to me if I canjust get 1 person to think and save 1 little boy from this barbaric custom (sorry if that is a offensive term but that is how I see it)

[baybee]

Wherever there is a big breakdown is the best place to have a breakthrough. Remember the racial integration movement was most focused in Alabama. Altho I live in Canada and do work locally, my biggest focus is the U.S. in my activist work. That's where the big miracle will happen. We've come a long, long way.

It's also important to remember that backlash is a sign that you're getting somewhere. It's an important herald of change. That's not some Pollyannish thought--it's been shown over and over with political and social change that backlash is inevitable and a sign that the tide is turning.

And, really, why we bother is because we can. Keep on blogging!

[phdmama06]

I can relate to what you are feeling. Sometimes it hurts my heart so much when I run in mainstream circles (or chat boards) and hear the ignorant comments that people spew about the "benefits" of circ or why it is not so bad. There are times when I feel that people are just convinced and that there is no talking them out of their beliefs.

However, to me it isn't worth giving up because I know that in telling the inactivist side of the story, I may get someone who is pro-circ to re-evaluate something about her beliefs, or I may be able to share important information with someone who is sitting on the fence or doesn't know much about RIC. Maybe you'll even reach a lurker who isn't active in the discussion, but is reading it because she is trying to untangle all the different arguments she is hearing for and against circ.

When I was pregnant with DS, I had NO idea about what RIC entailed, no clue whether or not I should do it. I started learning when I opened a "will you circ your son?" discussion thread on a mainstream pregnancy board I belonged to. Most of the responses were "yes" for the typical reasons, but a few of the "no" responses and the intelligent supporting information led me to search for more information on the inactivist point of view. So if it weren't for inactivist comments on a mainstream board, who knows, maybe I would have done it out of ignorance. I like to think not, but before I knew better, I assumed that pretty much everyone circ'ed and figured that maybe it was no big thing. I'm just so glad that I read the comments and learned the best thing to do for my son!

[foreskin friendly]

Originally Posted by robertandenith

pm your blog I will LOVE to reply

ME TOO!!! I think you would love my myspace page... friend request me, if you'd like..

I LOVE leaving my anti-circ companions nice little inspirational messages/comments...
then they'll see you're not ALONE!!!

[MyBoysBlue]

Because I live in Canada I don't know anyone who has circed and no one in my family is. I was under the impression that it was only a Jewish thing. I didn't know. Because of this message board I have come to realize the extent of the problems with RIC. Keep up the good work. Now I have reasons for why we kept our DS's intact.

[tex.mom]

I think if someone has never really been exposed to why not circ, their first exposure to the argument is usually met with resistance and the same old arguments. Some people have to go through that phase before they start to reflect and their opinions change. I know b/c my dh is soooo like that. Gets it from his mom. He will argue anything at first if it is new to him, but then he actually starts to think. Very rarely have I ever brought it up with someone who initially said, "oh, not circ? Please, tell me all about it!" But you have to start somewhere.