tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post1916497080909222141..comments2024-01-17T13:16:10.378-08:00Comments on Joseph4GI: AUSTRALIA: "Circumcision Debate" - Australian Sensationalism?Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190648498809795551noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-24061418683334490172013-09-18T22:27:18.181-07:002013-09-18T22:27:18.181-07:00A wash cloth before and after sex or a clean mout...<br />A wash cloth before and after sex or a clean mouth are equally effective and leave the pleasure zones intact! Or castration! That would eliminate any kind of danger from that source!<br /><br /> http://www.circumcisioncomplex.com/fundamentals/<br /><br />http://eewiki.newint.org/index.php/Is_male_circumcisionyou%3F_bad_for_<br /><br />http://academia.edu/1403058/Circumcision_Sabbath_Food_and_Purification_Rites_in_Early_Judaism<br /><br />http://analytic-comments.blogspot.com/2012/08/psychotherapeutenyahoogroupsde.html<br /><br />http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2431-13-136.pdf<br /><br /><br /><br />http://analytic-comments.blogspot.com/2012/11/offener-brief-den-juedischen-zentral.html<br /><br /> Making it a taboo to compare male with female sexual mutilation is the biggest scandal of the controversy. In both instances the most sensitive and most erogenous zone of the human body is amputated and severely damaged. In both instances, what counts primarily is the cutting of human sexuality. The imposition of control by the patriarchy. A good look at a book on embryology will show the development of the nerves and tissue and how they are the same.<br /><br />What is lacking in all the talk about circumcision is discussion of its archeological dimension - that it is the left over of human sacrifice. What kind of god is it that demands that of an infant? If the Bris constitutes the identity of the male, what about the identity of a Jewish girl? Or is this an entirely homosexual ceremony?<br /><br />http://analytic-comments.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-circumcision-debate-links-and.html<br /><br />http://analytic-comments.blogspot.com/2012/10/michael-wolffsohns-foreskin-of-heart.html<br /><br /> Also, unfortunately it is / has been circumcision that has MADE for no end of anti-semitic sentiments. Freud found that it was the chief reason for unconscious anti-Semitism. And the myths surrounding it are at the core of the “blood libel.” Thus, it's time to eliminate the Brit Milah because if that is the chief reason for being anti-Semitic or anti-Abrahamic [Islam too practices the rite] then why hang on to this left-over of human sacrifice? that traumatizes the child, cutting off 5,000 nerves, that is the equivalent of female circumcision in the sense that it eliminates everything but the clitoris,and only serves the Ultra Orthodox to maintain their power? After all, reform Judaism sought to eliminate the rite in the 19th century, and Jewish identity depends on being born by a Jewish mother, or converting. Here a link to an archive of the entire German and then some debate, note especially Michael Wolffsohn's two pieces . Circumcision has been controversial also within Jewry forever.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/mike.roloff1?ref=name<br />SUMMA POLITICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214697505465094305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-78346819668233224792013-09-17T16:42:34.582-07:002013-09-17T16:42:34.582-07:00From the medical literature standpoint, the goal i...From the medical literature standpoint, the goal is simply to build a collection of articles that can be cited to support claims that have no basis in reality. Morris and his buddies have taken advantage of the trusting nature of medical editors. Authors of medical editors are expected to accurately cite their references and only make claims that are based established facts. Instead, articles have been submitted and published that are fast and loose with truth. These articles have slipped passed the peer-reviewers either because they could not devote the time to determine if the articles were factually accurate or because they are sympathetic with Morris's goal to circumcise the planet. Regardless, once an article is published in one journal, it is cited in the next submission as if it were Gospel Truth. A colleague was recently asked to peer-review an article from one of the "experts." He asked one of his research assistants to pull all of the articles cited in the submission. They they went on a fact-checking mission and found that only a handful of the 180 or so references were cited accurately. Many were opinion pieces that were cited as though they were actual research. But with each dubious publication, the next submission, with essentially the same content, will have one additional citation. As the numbers increase, the number of citations increases, and this makes each subsequent submission look more plausible.<br /><br />Regarding libel, I am quite surprised, given the baseless attacks that Morris has made on those who question his mission, that he has not been sued. Stating the facts is not an ad hominem attack. Making the facts up as you go along and mixing in unfounded personal attacks, should only undermine Morris's credibility. Why does anyone pay attention to what he says?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086953807740874020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-75265029435689049162013-09-16T08:31:58.900-07:002013-09-16T08:31:58.900-07:00Some facts of interest:
* The Gilgal Society'...Some facts of interest:<br /><br />* The Gilgal Society's <b>logo is a river</b>.<br /><br />* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilgal&oldid=284487704" rel="nofollow">Gilgal is a place mentioned in the Old Testament</a>: “The main mention of Gilgal is when the Book of Joshua states that the Israelites first encamped there after having crossed <b>the Jordan River</b>… According to the biblical narrative, Joshua then orders the Israelites who had been born during the exodus to be circumcised. The Bible refers to the location this occurred as Gibeath Haaraloth; some English translations of the Bible identify Gibeath Haaraloth as the name of the place. However, since the place is elsewhere identified as still being Gilgal, and since Gibeath Haaraloth means <b>hill of foreskins</b>, some scholars now think this is simply a description, and some modern translations follow their lead.”Tom Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994425531096864789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-83698990386773283912013-09-15T23:03:34.359-07:002013-09-15T23:03:34.359-07:00"Professor Emeritus" is a real term for ..."Professor Emeritus" is a real term for a professor who has retired with honour, and it usually has to be conferred by the university. In this case it seems to have been, since it is used on the University of Sydney website: http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/bmorris.php <br /><br />One has to wonder though, whether he jumped or was pushed, after the continuing embarrassment to the University of Sydney of his outrageous and exaggerated promotion of the genital cutting of healthy (male) babies, as you correctly point out, quite outside his field of expertise. Perhaps the Professorial Board felt it had no option after his major contributiions to other fields where he IS an expert. They may be rueing the day, now that he can continue to flaunt their name with no restraint. Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626096729466629067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-68105077000652905922013-09-15T09:41:31.730-07:002013-09-15T09:41:31.730-07:00Thank you, Joseph, for exposing Brian Morris's...Thank you, Joseph, for exposing Brian Morris's background and intentions. It is hard to believe that so-called Health Journalists do not get at all the facts before writing. It is obvious that too many journalists only read the abstracts of publications in medical journals, and either fail to read the entire article, or are unable to understand the difference between evidence and suggestion or the way statistics are manipulated to give more substance to the author's preconceived views.Alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107377936086803828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-81823233418981195142013-09-15T09:13:25.535-07:002013-09-15T09:13:25.535-07:00Let's also remember that Morris authored the b...Let's also remember that Morris authored the book "In the favour of circumcision" (1999 - available in Amazon) and a lot of that information is also available on his website, circinfo.net.<br /><br />When someone supposed to be an expert promotes the treatment with no regards to the presence of diseases or abnormalities, one has to question the person's real motives.<br /><br />It's also important to important that Morris has described himself as "a happily married circumcised heterosexual male with children". Some studies show that circumcised doctors (he's not a doctor but the same principle would apply) are more likely to recommend circumcision, which seems indicative of a personal bias ("what is good for me is good for others").dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708824168962037873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-14014656347745074252013-09-15T06:01:04.606-07:002013-09-15T06:01:04.606-07:00Thank you for exposing the despicable conniving th...Thank you for exposing the despicable conniving that aids and abets widespread genital abuse of children. <br /><br />The documented behaviour of child circumcision enthusiast Brian Morris needs to be fully exposed.<br /><br />Keep up the great work Joseph, your work is helping greatly to expose those who tamper with, violate, and mutilate children's genitals, and those charlatans and sick perverts who advocate for such abuse.<br /><br />Bonobo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937870574691578171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-12593804253268575632013-09-15T04:41:13.036-07:002013-09-15T04:41:13.036-07:00news.com.au are serial offenders. The last time t...news.com.au are serial offenders. The last time they published Morris' missives, I wrote a letter to the editor, chastising them for the uncritical view, and giving Morris free reign to espouse his fringe views. I probably did the time before that, as well. I have posted the article widely, and requested that others write the editor.<br />Morris thrives because he is given this uncritical access, and because people don't seem to be able to spot the (to you and me) obvious holes in his logic. This needs wider exposure, to get discussed, disputed, and disproved. Only then, will this kind of though become marginalized.<br />Joseph, thank you for an excellent and dispassionate recounting of events.<br />That is much needed, and often I am too angry to provide it. You've done humanity a service.Tom Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067567906215238949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548248685729133691.post-31192000658442086462013-09-15T01:07:22.252-07:002013-09-15T01:07:22.252-07:00The Australian media, like the popular mainstream ...The Australian media, like the popular mainstream media elsewhere in the world,<br />will quite happily bring on charlatans, quacks, imposters and self-promoting “experts” in order to create a “controversy” where there is none. The media like nothing better than a public fight to attract readers and viewers.<br /><br />At the same time they seem to be stuck in a pre-internet world where the real debates are occurring. Just look at the number of intactivist organisations’ websites, individuals’ tweets, Facebook pages, blogs and comments underneath articles to see the growing opposition to forced infant genital mutilation. Compare all this to lame newspaper articles quoting some circumcision advocate’s list of supposed benefits. At the end of the article, if you are lucky, you might get a brief mention of someone’s opposition to the procedure. It’s as if the web did not exist – even though the article is published on the web.<br /><br />It’s up to intactivists to keep posting their comments wherever they see such nonsense and to link to blogs and articles such as this to show up these circumfetishists for what they are. <br />StewE17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07542308246732122145noreply@blogger.com