Tampering with that that is not yours

Tampering with that that is not yours

“I wanted it done to my child so that they looked the same as me” is a very odd statement. As if we all walked down the street each day showing our disfigured genitalia to everyone. You wouldn't dream of shaving a child’s head because one of the parents has gone bald. An official ran in to the office yelling “Our general has been attacked”. “Are they ok?” asks the body double. “Not too bad but they have lost an arm.”

To claim that it is easier to operate on an innocent’s sexual organs when they are babies is a thinly veiled excuse to carry it out when they are powerless to prevent it. A treasured part of the body is amputated by degenerates out of pure odious spite. It is unwarranted. Circumcision is a medical euphemism for a callous procedure that deadens the senses. It makes full sex impossible. It means some have difficulty playing sports. It can cause soreness and lifelong frustration. It may not look like much has been taken. However, that which is stolen would have grown substantially. When laid out it would cover the palm of your hand. It is absolutely unbelievable given that we claim to treasure children above all other things. If the cultural identity is strong and revered the individual can elect to follow in this path by their own choosing when they reach adulthood. Why have a child if you are so vindictive that you are prepared to hold them down and force such violence upon them, just because it happened to you.

Many children die from circumcision. Many are badly wounded. All for zero practical gain. In one case it went so badly wrong that the parents thought it a good idea to raise the son as a girl. The child grew up somewhat confused with their mindset out of sync with their body. He (‘she’) committed suicide at the age of 23. As you read this, thousands of men have weights hanging from their penises attempting to stretch and regrow what ought to be there.

A real complete penis does need a slightly longer washing routine, but circumcisions don’t help that much with cleanliness. As for rates of infection, the difference is highly exaggerated. Maybe we want other people to have less sex so interfere and make it less enjoyable for them when they do. The loss of wonderful sensations and the inability to get rewards from certain sexual plays is heart wrenching. Take your tyres of your car and go for a ride, take a foreskin off a penis and the ride is frustrating too. Why do some want people to live an austere unsatisfying infuriating life?

In any debate about this or similar subjects, bear this in mind; morality tends to follow where the law leads.

Your children are yours to look after, but on no account, do you own them. They own themselves. My child, my choice. Not so. My brother, my choice? My aunt, my choice - to do what we want with them? ‘My’ is a relationship not possession. It is also their prerogative to decide when and to whom they will lose their virginity. You can advise and provide guidance, but their body is their body. Your child will be born with a different set of preferences to you, and you need only set up the framework for them to explore and discover what is suited to them. Affinities are fixed and locked in place to be identified through exploration with willing participants.

There is no getting away from the duty of care we have for our children. We need to make decisions on their behalf. It is an imperative to make sure they have the right inoculations, of the highest quality and administered in accordance with the latest findings. Neither rushing nor brushing it under the carpet. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but it can come to us way too late in life. There is a practice called the lotus birth which chastises the haste at which we cut the umbilical cord. If I were again at the side of my partner when she is giving birth, I would be happy requesting that we leave it be for a good while. Not days though as that seems excessive.