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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 02:39 PM Original message |
Father Wants 12-Year-Old Son Circumcised |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Gosh, at 12, I would think that should be up to the 12 year old. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. no kidding.... |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. hear hear! |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Wait |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Me three! |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
20. 15 is the age of consent, according to the article. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. '(snip)' |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. ... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. Hey, g'hed and tell me |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. When you're right, you're right! |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. 'It's not much different from cosmetic surgery.' |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Unless it's medically indicated, it IS cosmetic surgery. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. That actually was my point. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. I know. I was agreeing with you. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 06:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Oooops! |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's a decision that child should make for himself when he's an adult |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. We really need a change in the law in this country. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It's a question of freedom of religion, though |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. But it does effect health, as there's a risk of infection, loss of the genitals and death |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I have to disagree... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. but plastic surgery with no real benefit is reserved for consenting adults. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. All certainly valid points. |
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MnFats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. thank you. you said that better than I would have ... with sources, too! n/t |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. It's the boy's decision in conjunction |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I agree that having the boy in the middle of a custody battle over this... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I agree w/ you |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Yeah, it seems pretty obvious that this is less about the tenets of the Jewish faith... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. any surgical procedure |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Thank you. |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:48 AM Response to Reply #35 |
51. My Rabbi buddy |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. YOU'RE A FUCKING EVIL MAN!!! |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Oh sweet Jesus, are you crazy?! |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. LOL! |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. DONE!!!!1 |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. You are a golden god, Matcom! |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. i'm the gift that keeps on giving |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. We can only hope -- it's happened before |
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querelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. This Could Be Extraordinarily Painful For The Boy |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Just a couple questions here. Not being a big fan of penile pain, myself. |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 08:16 AM Response to Reply #33 |
53. The tale |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. Evil evil evil |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. now you can follow the GD discussion! |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. The article doesn't mention if the boy was appointed a Law Guardian |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. He must have joined a reformed sect |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. His sex will certainly be reformed. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. *rimshot* |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
40. My father was not circumcised until he was 22. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
43. with summer coming on, who wears a turtle-neck anyway...? |
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domlaw (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. LOL Good God Man |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. At this age, isn't that genital mutilation? |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. it's genital mutilation when they're infants. so um, yeah |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. Brutal. |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
48. If little boys are born with foreskins, they're obviously there for a reason... |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
49. Father's Day is going to be a very interesting time in that house. n/t |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
52. Just leave him alone to decide at this point. |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Damn skippy |
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