Quite why an ancient practice based on personal hygiene and aimed at preventing masturbation thousands of years ago
is still practiced today does not make sense at any level. As well as that, there is plenty of research which shows circumcision leads to long term physiological and psychological problems in later life.
Enough fuss was made of docking the tails of dogs, which is now outlawed in the UK at least, but has similar physical and psychological effects as circumcision - and was proven to shorten life expectancy in dogs.
Both are barbarous practices which have no place in the modern world, along with female genital mutation.
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Varmint, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 22:35,
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I don't think masturbation has anything to do with it.
It's still practiced today because people are still Jews today and it's one of the rules of Judaism. As such it doesn't need to be justified on practical grounds.
"Barbarous" is rhetorical language, I'd be careful of it.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 22:39,
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"Barbarous" used deliberately.
I think "emotive" is the word you're looking for.
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Varmint, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 22:50,
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That's another one,
as is "loaded".
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 22:54,
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