Posted on 06/10/2011 11:42:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Russell Crowe, the Gladiator star, has sparked outrage after describing circumcision as barbaric in an angry four-letter outburst on the social networking site Twitter.
The Oscar-winning actor laballed the practice “barbaric and stupid” during a row with his Twitter followers, telling them to “f--- off” if they disagreed with him.
The 47-year-old engaged in an angry exchange with one follower, whom he branded a “moron”, before imploring Jewish people to “stop cutting your babies”.
The debate followed a question by one of his fans called @picknic11 who asked him: “My son is due soon. Do you think I should get him circumstanced? [sic]”
Crowe, who hit the headlines in 2005 when he was charged with second-degree assault in New York after throwing a telephone at a hotel employee, tweeted: “Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect.”
He added: “Many Jewish friends, I love my Jewish friends, I love the apples and the honey and the funny little hats but stop cutting yr babies.
“I will always stand for the perfection of babies, I will always believe in God, not man's interpretation of what God requires.
“Last of it, if u feel it is yr right 2 cut things off yr babies please unfollow and f--- off, I'll take attentive parenting over barbarism.”
The outburst provoked dozens of responses from his followers. One said: “There's actually a scientific reason for [circumcision], u should google it.”
Crowe replied: “My friend, "human" science has caused too much damage, don't be a moron.”
Another follower told him: “I disagree on Circumcision , It's more hygienic and nobody remembers it”, to which Crowe replied “Hygienic? Why don't you sew up your a-- then?"
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I wonder what he has to say about Muslim circumcision?
But it’s okay when Muslims cut the genitals out of their baby girls with razor blades. Right.
Well he was pointedly asked, he didn’t come up with the topic on his own.
He can have his opinion.
He’s not asking the government to stop other people doing it.
If someone is asking Russell Crowe for child-rearing advice they probably shouldn’t be procreating in the first place.
Does he honestly think only Jewish babies are circumcised?
Russell, chill! What’s the problem here? Were all of your friends circumcised and you were the only kid in the locker room that wasn’t?
Hey, Russell....don’t you have a phone to throw at someone?
So I’m guessing he’s a strong anti-abortion advocate?
He tells others with an opinion to “unfollow and f**k off”
I am not surprised that moslums mutilate their women and children, and I doubt they can be reasoned with. Jews, on the other hand should know better, and I would think they would be open to rational debate.
“I will always believe in God, not man’s interpretation of what God requires. “
/// i’m honestly mystified here. He’s saying that Jews for thousands of years have misunderstood the Torah? but HE knows what God requires?
...besides, i’m not even Jewish. but i did research for my son, about increased cancer risks, etc., and chose to have it done. but Crowe calls me an unattentive barbaric parent?
yet i’ll wager Crowe supports teenage abortion... without even INFORMING the “inattentive” parents...
I will add Russel Crowe to my DO NOT WATCH list
along with Julia Roberts, Barbara Streisand ... etc.
Makes choosing a movie much easier.
The Covenant predates barbarism by a few thousand years...
I’ll take it over barbarism any day.
“...You must remember this:
A bris is still a bris,
A cry is still a cry!
These old and holy things apply...”
what the hell is it with liberals and circumcision all of a sudden ?
there is some heath and hygiene reasons for doing this
Russel Crowe is Pretty tough, and I loved that show he had on Comendy Central
OMG its Russel Crowe!
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