tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post5665327778062968531..comments2023-04-02T02:01:35.445-07:00Comments on The Blog of Cinzia La Strega : Intactivists Are a ThingCinziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16811789307226566072noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-83012839130614069802017-11-29T14:20:23.760-08:002017-11-29T14:20:23.760-08:00The only way for this to stop is for the victims t...The only way for this to stop is for the victims to be vocal about it!! You people lack empathy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-24075093440821834212014-08-15T10:52:08.679-07:002014-08-15T10:52:08.679-07:00Cinzia La StregaAugust 15, 2014 at 9:49 AM
This.Cinzia La StregaAugust 15, 2014 at 9:49 AM<br /><br />This.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-72025541079211135512014-08-15T10:51:13.739-07:002014-08-15T10:51:13.739-07:00My question is: What the eff are they doing rehash...My question is: What the eff are they doing rehashing this online for public consumption? If people think that airing their dirty laundry will help them or their families in any way, they soon learn how mistaken that belief was. <br /><br />There is absolutely nothing to be gained from going public with this or any familial issue, and plenty to lose.<br /><br />That said, I consider circumcision to be a barbaric custom and one that should be outlawed across the world. I come from a culture where men are not cut, and thank heavens for that. <br /><br />In my experience, the most persistent drivers of this custom are men: fathers and grandfathers (in Jewish communities, for example) who insist on doing to their sons what was done to them in the name of religion and other superstitions, often despite (very vocal) objections of the mothers (such was a case of a couple of my close friends).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-34822459009995556242014-08-15T10:14:04.326-07:002014-08-15T10:14:04.326-07:00"f we didn't, none of us would be on spea..."f we didn't, none of us would be on speaking terms with our parents!"<br /><br />lol, probably in the minority here, too, but I'm not. :D <br /><br />His is an interesting response because as my husband and I were researching RIC, he was literally sickened by it and horrified that it'd been done to him. But he never once confronted his parent nor did he go off the rails in misery. It was one of those things -- you can't change what happened to you as a baby. You can only make choices based on the here and now, as you said. <br /><br /><br /><br />BFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290896620393587454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-8085467654821272382014-08-15T09:49:58.537-07:002014-08-15T09:49:58.537-07:00A. I certainly can't disagree with you. If I h...A. I certainly can't disagree with you. If I had a son now, I'm sure I wouldn't circumcise him; if I had had a son thirty years ago, I'm sure I would have done so. My point was that parents generally try to do what's best for their children based on what they "know" even though much of what we "know" proves later to be complete hooey. Adult children have an obligation to examine their parents' decisions in the context of the time & place they were made. If we didn't, none of us would be on speaking terms with our parents!Cinziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811789307226566072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-70621492965621353542014-08-15T08:35:22.999-07:002014-08-15T08:35:22.999-07:00He's having too much fun making mom grovel.He's having too much fun making mom grovel. NPSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-90796515314344689252014-08-15T08:19:45.706-07:002014-08-15T08:19:45.706-07:00I'd absolutely consider myself to be an intact...I'd absolutely consider myself to be an intactivist and am aware that I'm in the minority here and elsewhere. A generation ago doctors might have said that circumcision was about good hygiene, but do all the labial folds that most women have interfere with good feminine hygiene? No, and anyone who suggested cutting labia off to make it easier to keep genitals clean would be laughed at as the idiot they are. And no, I'm not equating FGM with RIC, but the reality is that cutting healthy tissue off to make something easier to clean is ignorant. Furthermore, intact penises are also not responsible for cervical cancer. HPV is. And men can reduce their risk of HPV not by cutting off their foreskins but by practicing safer sex habits. If a parent wants to circumcise their kid for cultural or religious reasons (or cosmetic, but I've never heard of a parent getting a kid a rhinoplasty so that their nose matches dad's), that's fine, but OWN that choice. <br /><br />There's nothing weird or abnormal about an intact penis any more than there's anything weird about female genitals. After having a few intact partners, I can say that there IS a difference, but it is not in any way a negative one and can even be a quite positive and enjoyable experience. <br /><br />"Evan Roman needs to get a grip, accept his mother's heartfelt apology, and get on with his life."<br /><br />Now this I can agree with. She messed up, owns her errors and has asked his forgiveness. There's nothing more that she can do. He needs to find a way to make peace with the past and move on, making better choices for his own kids in the future.BFLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04290896620393587454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-18380785403188088732014-08-15T01:07:30.439-07:002014-08-15T01:07:30.439-07:00The body language in the video is telling, isn'...The body language in the video is telling, isn't it? He's icily withholding, she's pleading. There's a helluva lot of dysfunction in this mother-son relationship, and I think circumcision has little to do with it. Where's Dad, or do we even want to know?Cinziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811789307226566072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3711202640864482160.post-48365073383456988022014-08-14T20:38:55.319-07:002014-08-14T20:38:55.319-07:00I'm struck both by how the son can't forgi...I'm struck both by how the son can't forgive the mother and how she really tries to get his forgiveness. If he were my kid, I'd have told him to grow the hell up already.NPSnoreply@blogger.com