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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(2026 is off to a great start, isn't it? Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
It's driven primarily by not wanting babies' genitals cut for no good reason. Female circumcision is considered mutilation most places, but it's a-ok for males. I wish they didn't cut mine off
It's the norm for babies to be circumcised basically right after birth in the US. It's fucking weird and unnecessary.
My friend is Canadian and had it done as an adult because of the teasing he received in US high school
There's no good reason for male circumcision, but female "circumcision" is not comparable at all. It's almost never done safely and it more than often involves removal of the glans clitoridis (i.e. genital mutilation). Male circumcision does not usually remove the bellend. No one can possibly equate the two in good faith.
Anyways, yeah I would say the main driver is men's rights activists, though unsurprisingly I've seen a fair share of antisemitism come with it. They're more or less the same ideology anyway.
Do you have your foreskin?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTXTDvY_sDY
Fuck that’s a banger
yeah bye now
Well actually cutting baby penises isn't so bad
Would you say that in your life you find it hard to engage in conversation with women?
8ball says “yes” but it had rendering difficulties, fontsize too big
“I, personally, possess the choice on what irreversible impact to make on some other human being’s body without their input at all. Oh and also it’s supes totes fine to do, in general. To babies. Duh.” sure is a take
From their posts earlier in the thread, I'm 99% sure that's sarcasm.
Yes, not mutilating infants' genitals is the default choice! A few nations have that custom like a few have the custom of stretching necks, or footbinding, or piercing ears. Its not even a very old custom in the USA (early 20th century I think whereas in North Africa and West Asia it goes back thousands of years).
I think it's one of those cornflakes Victorian things that were supposed to discourage masturbating