[–] BoraxTheFungarian [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I like Owen Benjamin for his unrelenting nature on certain important subjects... But when he issued a 'full retraction' of the baby dick 'biting' and moved on without actually talking about the practice of circumcision, I realized, he's either retarded or actually not who he claims to be.
Anyone who thinks that it's possible to "bite off" a foreskin is ignorant of the anatomy of the undeveloped, immature, infant penis which is fused to the glans (and sealed shut) in childhood.
The reality is much worse than "biting". First the foreskin is ripped off (using a fingernail traditionally) then clamped, crushed, and amputated. The last step is when the mohel forces the child's bloody penis to penetrate his/her mouth so he can suck the blood. (Yes, there are female mohelim.)
In the Talmud, you will find the Rabbis debating about whether sucking the blood constitutes labor that would otherwise violate the sabbath, and discussion about ways to minimize the appearance of performing labor by pre-wrapping the bandage around the finger, etc.
I hate when people say the foreskin is "bitten" off. It's MUCH WORSE than that.
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That site looks like shit from 1990. This one is much better.