German government speaks out in favor of circumcision

[Silent Hunter]

Didn't the court rule against infant circumcision, and not circumcision itself?

Irrelevant.  It's still a significant infringement on religious freedom, and cannot be tolerated.

Is that more important than genital mutilation?

Infant circumcision and female genital mutilation are not the same thing. There is no significant impact to your life for the former.

[Silent Hunter]

Didn't the court rule against infant circumcision, and not circumcision itself?

Irrelevant.  It's still a significant infringement on religious freedom, and cannot be tolerated.

Is that more important than genital mutilation?

Describing male circumcision as genital mutilation is vaguely insulting to people whose genitals have actually been mutilated in a meaningful way. If anything, adult male circumcision (or even mid-to-late childhood) is a lot worse than infant.

So having the foreskin of an infant removed at the wishes of a parent is not meaningful mutilation? The British Medical Association has declared that it carries 'medical and psychological risks.' Should we just ignore that opinion?

You are supposed to have a foreskin. It's there to serve a purpose. Just because some think their god wants it shorn off doesn't mean we should tolerate it if the state and medical professionals oppose it.

The German state doesn't oppose it - Chancellor Merkel said so. Some court in Cologne opposes it.

[Silent Hunter]

But of course I'm just a silly suburban anarchist dohoho.

Indeed you are, indeed you are.

And you're a drab, arrogant douchebag.

I'm certainly not drab, doll.

Well, you certainly do nothing but spread dullness and negativity.  Reading your posts is like watching some sad black-and-white hipster short film.

You are completely wrong in your last. Al has provided very many useful insights on this forum.