Katarina Nolte (posts 500-999)

Female Genital Mutilation: A Radio Interview with Dr. Nahid Toubia

“According to the 12th Century philosopher and rabbi, Moses Maimonides, the true reason for Jewish circumcision is to make the male more sexually moderate by desensitizing him and thereby controlling his lust.

Islamic circumcision is an outgrowth of its Jewish predecessor, and is seen as a way to “purify” males of “excessive” sexuality that might interfere with men’s spiritual life.

Most Americans are unaware of the medical documentation that circumcision in the U.S. began as an attempt to control the sexuality of children of both sexes by allegedly preventing masturbation.

In all cases, these anti-sexual “roots” are unknown to most people today, having been replaced by the modern “religion” of medical hygiene.

Another thing is the mentality of Western people.

We think we’re so civilized, in our medical people, and yet we take babies and we don’t give them any anesthetic and we remove the foreskin of the males, and I’m sure the babies are screaming while this happens.

People wonder why American men are so screwed up.

Maybe one aspect is your first day of life, one of the most sensitive areas of your body is totally violated and I’m sure that creates a mental state that manifest later in life with anger and violence.

It does seem that there’s a lot of social status (associated with those who perform circumcisions) and it’s hard for people to give it up because of that and because it is a lucrative thing…”

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