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# The term ''circumcision'' is a [[euphemism]] of what is actually done to the child. Avoiding correct terms like "[[foreskin]] [[amputation]]" or "mutilation" obscures the view on the facts.

# Many adults who want to ensure that children's genitals can still be mutilated are themselves victims of genital mutilation. Therefore, the behavior can be explained by avoiding terms that could trigger them to relive the suffering they experienced yourself. See [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] for more psychological details.

# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought female genital mutilation, which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for circumcision advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.

# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought [[female genital mutilation]], which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for [[circumcision]] advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.

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 # The term ''circumcision'' is a [[euphemism]] of what is actually done to the child. Avoiding correct terms like "[[foreskin]] [[amputation]]" or "mutilation" obscures the view on the facts.
 # Many adults who want to ensure that children's genitals can still be mutilated are themselves victims of genital mutilation. Therefore, the behavior can be explained by avoiding terms that could trigger them to relive the suffering they experienced yourself. See [[Collective Cognitive Dissonance]] for more psychological details.
-# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought female genital mutilation, which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for circumcision advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.
+# Publications such as "Desert Flower" by Waris Dirie have brought [[female genital mutilation]], which in the past was also belittled as "circumcision", into the public eye. The same weighting of male genital mutilation is still missing in public. Therefore, it is easier for [[circumcision]] advocates to continue to use the trivializing term "circumcision" to protect themselves and their interests behind it.
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