Posted on 03/20/2019 8:44:49 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang wants to cut circumcision in the U.S. so American parents don’t feel pressured to have the practice performed on their sons.
“From what I’ve seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky,” the 44-year-old serial entrepreneur told the Daily Beast.
Yang, who tweeted last week that he was “against the practice” of circumcision, said if he were president he would work to “inform parents that it is entirely up to them whether their infant gets circumcised, and that there are costs and benefits either way.”
“It’s sort of pushed on parents in many situations,” Yang said.
Although Yang said he originally supported circumcising his sons so they wouldn’t feel “self-conscious,” his wife got him on board with abandoning the practice. Now, Yang said he is “highly aligned” with a group of circumcision critics called “intactivists” who believe the male genitalia should remain “intact.”
“The more choice we give parents, and the more we diminish the possible preconceptions or misinformation various parents are receiving, then the better off we’ll be as a society,” Yang said.
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Oh, there’s a winning issue.
Yang offers both bread, and circuses.
Well, I’ve wondered, if all freepers are against female genital mutilation, why do most go along with male genital mutilation?
Journ-o-lism Rule #1:
Any article concerning male genitalia shall have the word “HARD” or its equivalent in the headline. Editors are allowed to giggle occasionally for one (1) day but no more.
Well, everyone knows the state of world security and peace rests on this decision of circumcising or not....
I agree.
Males don’t need that done, and babies have no say in it.
Yang is a local, his nickname is "Stubby" ...
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it's short ...
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for stubborn.
Can’t wait to see all of the Stand-Up for Foreskins yard signs.
It can be known as the dang Yang wang policy.
“Yak loin, good to keep the yang up. Nothing wrong with Yang!” - Golden Child
I used to go along with it, but over time I realized the logic involved is pretty much the exact same, with only the severity of the issue differing. So I say that males should also have the choice to make, for themselves and as adults, whether this permanent alteration of their natural bodies is desirable to perform.
Some people may see this as only a flap, and go soft on the issue.
Does Yang’s wang suffer from Napoleonic syndrome?
Does Yang order turtleneck soup?
When he takes on muslim fgm I’ll be impressed.
“Yang takes a hard stance against circumcision”
Do I have to say it?
Comparing the exact nature of both procedures surgically...they are quite different. In the female it is barbaric and devastating. In the male, it is not. If male circumcision involved removing the entire glans then the two would be comparable.
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