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Why isn't male circumcision as abhored (and illegal) as any type of female genital mutilation?

Asked by tinyfaery (44107points) August 21st, 2009

Not much in the details. It is something I have never understood. I blame it on cultural norms.

Yes, I know that the result can be different; female genital mutilation can and does cause anything from decrease of pleasure to death, and male circumcision usually doesn’t. But, in both cases genitals are being surgically and painfully (it’s gotta hurt) altered without consent.

Why?

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