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'''Circumcision advocate''' describes a person who vehemently advocates in favor of medically not necessary, non-therapeutic genital mutilation in children. | '''Circumcision advocate''' describes a person who vehemently advocates in favor of medically not necessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] aka [[foreskin]] [[amputation]] aka [[genital mutilation]] in children. | ||
Some of these people are committed to | == Reasons == | ||
* Some of these people that advocate [[circumcision]] are have a sexual fetish and are committed to it as individuals and influence e.g. information available online (example: [[Jake Waskett]]). | |||
* Others work in groups and denounce, ridicule or stalk [[intactivists]] or spread myths that have long been refuted by science as arguments for [[circumcision]]. | |||
* But many also simply believe that it is the [[Parental rights|legal right of parents]] to choose and allow their sons to have part of their healthy genitalia cut off without any medical necessity. | |||
There is reason to believe that many (perhaps most) circumcision advocates are actually victims of circumcision who suffer from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision#Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men|denial of loss]]. | There is reason to believe that many (perhaps most) circumcision advocates are actually victims of [[circumcision]] who suffer from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision#Depression, rage, and grief in circumcised men|denial of loss]]. | ||
== Contradiction in terms == | == Contradiction in terms == | ||
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Since, according to the current state of science and medical ethics, there is no medical justification for foreskin [[amputation]], there can be no advantages for the affected boy. Therefore, many circumcision advocates expose themselves to this allegedly "neutral" point of view from the outset. | Since, according to the current state of science and medical ethics, there is no medical justification for foreskin [[amputation]], there can be no advantages for the affected boy. Therefore, many circumcision advocates expose themselves to this allegedly "neutral" point of view from the outset. | ||
True [[Category:Circumcision fetishist|circumcision fetishists]] like [[Brian Morris]] on the other hand speak straight away: He e.g. has repeatedly called for circumcision to be made compulsory for all boys worldwide, and has claimed that the intact [[foreskin]] would be a great danger for boys. | True [[Category:Circumcision fetishist|circumcision fetishists]] like [[Brian Morris]] on the other hand speak straight away: He e.g. has repeatedly called for circumcision to be made compulsory for all boys worldwide, and has claimed that the [[intact]] [[foreskin]] would be a great danger for boys. | ||
== Bullying techniques == | == Bullying techniques == | ||