They Went There...

[eumelia]

You know something, coming from a country in which the vast majority of men are circumcised, the whole debate seems a bit incongruous, but I understand and am personally in the opinion that male circumcision is an unnecessary procedure and would encourage parents to really think about whether this something they want to inflict on their male child.

I still don't think that people who do end up circumcising their male child are morally reprehensible, or that the baby is in real danger from such a procedure - any more than any other complication that can happen from a modern medical procedure.

It is a tradition I think is passée, but I understand why Jewish people feel it is a necessary one.

However, when intactivists chose to vilify a religious tradition be resorting to Antisemitic rhetoric and imagery I can't say I feel too compelled to root for your cause.

Because seriously, what is this shit?

An evilly grinning Jewish man in "traditional" Jewish markers of a Talit and a Shtreimel? A mohel (the guy who does the cutting) covered in blood? And an Aryan looking man defending the poor defenceless mother and baby from the Evil Jews out to main the baby?

California activists, this is a summary fuck you from a Jewish grrl who finds your tactics more than nauseating. I don't usually side with the Anti-Defamation League, but in this case they are not wrong.

And if anyone tries to compare male circumcision to female genital mutilation, know that you are only showing your ass and that comment will be frozen and you yourself may be banned from commenting on this journal.

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

Did you see springheel_jack's post on the subject. I feel like he read it, so I didn't have to. Because seriously, that shit is completely unacceptable.

[eumelia]

Thanks. I just commented there.

[amadi]

The hell. There's just nothing acceptable about this. Nothing.

[eumelia]

I wish I could be more surprised about this. They just don't see anything wrong with this.

[keeva]

Yeah, I really didn't have much of an opinion on the law itself to be honest, but seeing that comic (the cover was posted on scans_daily) and the blatant anti-Semitic images was enough to wake me up to what this campaign is really about -- and now I'm in the opposition to the law.

[eumelia]

*nods*
The campaign is really dishonest in its agenda.

[majoline]

Wow. That made me throw up a little. That's a disgusting ad/comic thing.