Many people agree with you Anthere, even in the United States. This is an issue that has become galvanized because of the supposed "antisemite" connotations of circumcision (though moslems also practice this form of male genital mutilation as a religious right of the parents).
J. Steven Svoboda, a Harvard Law School graduate started this UN recognized NGO: http://www.arclaw.org/
There are also some other sites to look at: http://www.mgmbill.org/ http://www.noharmm.org/home.htm
This is a serious problem. If you chose to discuss it on this list it would not be a rant, Anthere, as I think most list members respect and value your opinions. It is certainly related to the issue of NPOV and is not off topic because of the discussion about what would be an accurate, unbiased depiction of the human anatomy.
Alex (en:user:alex756) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthere" anthere8@yahoo.com To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 5:14 PM Subject: [WikiEN-l] Re: pictures of genetalia
cprompt a écrit:
On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 10:41, Anthere wrote:
Labelling the normal penis a "uncircumsized penis" is POV.
I repeat, labelling the normal penis a "uncircumsized" penis is POV
It is like putting on an article about [[teenager]], with two pictures of two teenager girls, one white and one black :
as legend, "a white girl" and "a non white girl".
I recall reading that in the United States, most men are circumcised, and in the rest of the world, most men aren't. Since both circumcised and uncircumcised are fairly common, it makes sense to have them side-by-side for comparison. Since men with pierced penises (ouch) are rather uncommon (so I would think), if we were to have a picture of one, I'd agree it shouldn't receive the same attention as the pictures on the top of the article.
in the United States, most men are circumcised in the rest of the world, most men aren't
conclusion : both situations are common.
I do not know why, but I feel like I could go on a rant here. I really do.
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