Well I could make my counter-arguments to your perspective, but first I’ll post parts two and three and you can read those to see if that shifts your perspective on this. Part one is just more general points about activism and asking these activists to be held to the same standard, so it doesn’t really challenge anything you just said.
Currently rate-limited by karma, so can’t post part three until next week (which is fine, I’m in no hurry). But part two is up if you want to read that.
Edit 2: It may be worth it for you to clarify whether your position is “people should tell parents not to do this but not make it illegal” or “people should neither make this illegal nor tell parents not to do it”. There are even more points of nuance along the spectrum of opinion that are perhaps worth contemplating, like whether or not you would vote for the United States to stop funding routine infant circumcision (i.e. infant circumcision not in response to any problem that requires or suggests it) with medicaid, if that was on the ballot.
That’s worth clarifying, for your posts as well. I would say “I don’t really care if it’s illegal—do whatever the populace prefers.” On a personal level, I’d “probably recommend against if asked, but don’t intend to push an opinion on someone”.
Well I could make my counter-arguments to your perspective, but first I’ll post parts two and three and you can read those to see if that shifts your perspective on this. Part one is just more general points about activism and asking these activists to be held to the same standard, so it doesn’t really challenge anything you just said.
Currently rate-limited by karma, so can’t post part three until next week (which is fine, I’m in no hurry). But part two is up if you want to read that.
Edit 2:
It may be worth it for you to clarify whether your position is “people should tell parents not to do this but not make it illegal” or “people should neither make this illegal nor tell parents not to do it”. There are even more points of nuance along the spectrum of opinion that are perhaps worth contemplating, like whether or not you would vote for the United States to stop funding routine infant circumcision (i.e. infant circumcision not in response to any problem that requires or suggests it) with medicaid, if that was on the ballot.
That’s worth clarifying, for your posts as well. I would say “I don’t really care if it’s illegal—do whatever the populace prefers.” On a personal level, I’d “probably recommend against if asked, but don’t intend to push an opinion on someone”.