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Vonu's avatar

Every time that gender affirmation surgery is mentioned in the media, the responsible members of the media should point out that it is, on steroids, similar to the genital mutilation forced on Islamic women.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

But much worse--at least the Islamic mutilation still permits the woman to procreate--but she will never enjoy sexual intercourse (the intent of the mutilation).

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Vonu's avatar

How do you know, with certainty, that she will never enjoy that which she has never experienced, genital mutilation occurring, in some cases, before menstruation begins?

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

Perhaps I am misinformed - articles I read years ago described certain countries perform this mutilation when the young woman BEGINS menstruating--apparently that is not always the case--are you personally familiar with this procedure in that you lived in a country that has this belief system, Vonu?

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Vonu's avatar

I am no more personally familiar than you appear to be.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

That is a very strange statement. She will never have an orgasm. So she will never enjoy one. What does that have to do with the beginning of menstrual cycles?

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Vonu's avatar

What would having menstrual cycles have to do with having enjoyable sex?

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Willing Spirit's avatar

No. The question was, if a girl’s clitoris is removed to prevent her from enjoying sex, what’s the difference if that happens before or after the beginning of menstruation.

You seemed to say it was okay if the girl was pre-menstrual because she wouldn’t know what she was missing.

I would hope we could all agree that it’s a barbaric practice irregardless.

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Vonu's avatar

Why would the opinion of "we" be involved in recognition of the barbarity of gender assignment surgery, genital mutilation, or surgical abortion?

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Sure, whatever. Bye-bye.

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Vonu's avatar

Watch out for the screen door.

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Willing Spirit's avatar

Watch out for the rest of the swine herd.

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Vonu's avatar

I'm not tending yours.

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Fla Mom's avatar

I had thought that the procedure is a clitoridectomy, which is the basis for people saying that the women will not have physical climax in sexual intercourse.

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Vonu's avatar

Women can also have vaginal orgasms.

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