Andrew Gross: Difference between revisions
wikify Bessel van der Kolk |
using Template:VanderKolkBA 1989 |
||
| Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
This behavior is a normal response from people who have become aware that they too were victims of early childhood [[circumcision]] and are now trying to resolve the [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] and dilemma. Because Gross is a Jewish American man, it is obvious that he is [[circumcised]] himself - probably on his 8th day of life as [[Jewish circumcision|usual in Judaism]]. He doesn't like this obvious link to be seen.<ref name="IW"/> A cognitive dissonance can develop from the dilemma that you believe that your parents always love you and won't harm you in any way, but then you get information that they had someone remove an [[intact]], healthy, most sensitive and protecting part from your most private parts when you were a newborn, the [[foreskin]]. | This behavior is a normal response from people who have become aware that they too were victims of early childhood [[circumcision]] and are now trying to resolve the [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] and dilemma. Because Gross is a Jewish American man, it is obvious that he is [[circumcised]] himself - probably on his 8th day of life as [[Jewish circumcision|usual in Judaism]]. He doesn't like this obvious link to be seen.<ref name="IW"/> A cognitive dissonance can develop from the dilemma that you believe that your parents always love you and won't harm you in any way, but then you get information that they had someone remove an [[intact]], healthy, most sensitive and protecting part from your most private parts when you were a newborn, the [[foreskin]]. | ||
One suspects that he is trying to encourage repeating the trauma of [[circumcision]] on others.<ref name="vanderkolk1989">{{ | One suspects that he is trying to encourage repeating the trauma of [[circumcision]] on others.<ref name="vanderkolk1989">{{VanderKolkBA 1989}}</ref> | ||
}}</ref> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||