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Re: Over dramatic much, Ralesk?

Written by Ralesk at 07 Feb 2003 20:45:46:

As an answer to: Over dramatic much, Ralesk? written by AJ at 07 Feb 2003 20:04:23:

>> I forgot one thing, though it was in my mind the whole time I was writing the reply.
>> Talk to your parents about your concerns. You could ask them as to why you had been left intact and hadn't had to go through all the trouble with infant circumcision (I'll get my head flamed down for this, but you would have yelled from extreme pain, bled on the very first day of your life, probably ended up defecating in the shock, refusing to eat properly the following days, sleep unwell in the following days, pee and defecate over your wound in the nappy (diaper for Americans), and a couple of other undeniable facts). Tell them what brought you to wish for a circumcision. If you know, that is.
>> And come back with some, any, feedback. I'd really appreciate it.
>>--
>>RNK
>Wow. That's a terrifying picture you've conjured up, Ralesk! It's also hardly an accurate reflection of non infant circumcision - so I'm not sure how it fits in to the context of the original message.
>Anyway, all the best.

   Do you deny infants have to endure big amount of pain?  Do you deny they bleed?  Do you deny there can be complications?  Do you deny that it is very frequent for infants to refuse to eat after their circumcision?  Do you deny that it's harder to sleep, rest well with pain?  Do you deny the documented fact that they tend to defecate during or immediately after the circumcision?  Do you deny they are peeing and defecating over a fresh wound in their nappies?

   Out of these seven-or-so points, perhaps about two are vaguely debatable.  Rest is history and present.

   However, let's grant you this and remove that vaguely sidenote-worth parenthesed bit.  (Would like to note that THAT part WAS actually about INFANT circumcision.  Re-read my post please.)   Remains the following:

   "Talk to your parents about your concerns. You could ask them as to why you had been left intact [...]. Tell them what brought you to wish for a circumcision. If you know, that is."

   Are you not the person here who always tells every underage visitor to talk to their parents?  Where is the AJ from you?  Come on!

   Always ready to oppose who oppose infant circumcision, while never voicing from the top of the fence when someone favours it?  You might get impaled on that fence if you aren't careful.

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RNK

Aaaaand PS: Do not take this as a personal attack even if it pinches into you.  That's what a debate is about.  Live with it.  I still say you're quite okay to talk with on ICQ and lest you prove it otherwise, I'm not going to change that opinion.


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