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Astroturfing? Use buzzwords all you want, but you're just avoiding the substance of the argument. Let's not make this a boys vs girls thing or a sexist issue because that is just noise. Yes, both procedures are a form of mutilation, and they are both forms of non-consensual genital alteration. The ethical issue applies to both. But the comparison stops here. Except in rare cases, a man can still experience a normal sex life. Circumcision leaves the primary erectile and sensory structures of the penis intact. Excision directly amputates the primary female sexual and sensory organ to deliberately eliminate sexual sensation. Circumcision is normally carried out in a sterile, medical environment. Little girls are excised on the kitchen table with crude instruments and no anaesthesia, which in turn frequently causes haemorrhage and severe infection. In FGM type 3, labia majora and minora are cut and stitched together to leave a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood. The resulting obstruction of bodily fluids causes recurring infections and diseases that can lead to infertility. During childbirth, the scar must be surgically opened to allow for delivery, which also frequently causes haemorrhage and can be dangerous for both the mother and the baby. Beyond these immediate risks, the girl will suffer lifelong complications, crippling pain and significant trauma. Last but not least, circumcision is not carried out in an effort to suppress a male's sexual autonomy. The purpose of excision has always been to control female sexuality by suppressing sexual desire, enforcing chastity and to guarantee virginity. The woman's sexuality is subordinated to the expectations of husbands. There is simply no comparable social dimension to male circumcision. And if your takeaway from all of this is still that I’m “astroturfing” or pushing some feminist conspiracy, then I genuinely don’t know what to tell you. The mutilation of millions of girls should not be hijacked and turned into a prop for gender-war nonsense. At some point, you need to climb out of the red-pill rabbit hole and engage with reality.

The time has come for you to rethink your bio: "Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls Unless they're Israeli in Which Case They Can Go Straight to Hell Allahu Akbar!"

There we go. Sure, let's blame women, as fucking usual. That's all I've been reading for the last 2 days. Incels and red pill misogynists who take this vote as an excuse to scapegoat half the population for this fiasco. Never mind the fact that 56% women and 54% of men voted NO. For 2 miserable points, all hell is breaking loose against unfortunate uterus owners. Let's also gleefully ignore the fact that in a city like Geneva, over two thirds of the population is of foreign origin (either binationals or naturalised) and they mechanically voted against a limitation of the population. Same applies in other big cities. Never mind also that the liberal right made an alliance with the left because they prioritised blocking the SVP/UDC initiative over any other consideration. By any means necessary. So they pinched their noses and managed to at least agree on that. But sure, keep whining about women. "We should never have given them the vote 😭", "women belong in the kitchen! 😭", "women are destroying the West 😭". Fucking morons.