NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BURKAS, VEILS OR NIQAB's AND MALE CIRCUMCISION

There has been much hoo-haa today about the issue of burkas and veils and the human/religious rights versus security and female oppression aspects.

Home Office Minister Jeremy Browne MP (Lib Dem) opened the issue up. Sarah Wollaston MP (Conservative) who now seems to be the new feminist flag waver for the Conservatives chipped in with: "Feminists should be allowed to say that they find the niqab deeply offensive  without being accused of being bigoted or islamophobic."

What is striking of course is the lack of debate on male circumcision when the issue and principles are the same. This is a breach of children's human rights as they have no say in it and also is a sign of male oppression if they have no choice.

Why are there no politicians speaking out about how men/boys are oppressed with having bits of them cut off for religious reasons?

Is it because they are scared of the Jewish/Muslim lobby, is it because it affects men so no one is bothered and they are  not worthy of human rights.

If people state that veils/burkas are a sign of female oppression and have no place in the UK in 2013, then the same arguments apply to circumcision. Why don't Clegg, Browne and Wollaston talk about that?

Posted by Skimmington

 

Update (17 Sep 2013): An article from Ally Fogg on circumcision and chief Lib Dem man-hater (my words not his) Featherstone! 

 

 

Comments

[brian]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2423554/Doctor-falsely-claimed-gang-raped-threatened-knife-burned-lighter-sex-attack-didnt-happen.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Yet another false accuser, this one a junior doctor too boot...WHY IS SHE NOT BEING NAMED AND HER PICTURE SHOWN?!!!

This woman , for the safety of men should not be allowed to practice (i bet she does) she should be facing years in prison (but she wont)and she should be made to pay back the costs of extra security.

I am just flabbergasted at the bloody sexism of law when to comes to sentencing women.

[Dave]

100% agree with you Skimmington, but I'll tell you why the Government don't do anything about it, and that's because they are scared they'll lose the female vote - it really is that simple. Government know that they have previously been able to walk all over men by ignoring men's issues, but, luckily for us, nothing stays the same forever and my prediction is that men are wising up and ready for voting action.

I, as a man, feel totally ignored by the Government and, apart from raising awareness on the internet, i'm prepared to use my vote to get the message across. I just hope that other men do the same.

[Gerry Doriran]

While I generally agree with the views expressed on this site, I have to point out that burqas don't spread sexually-transmitted diseases, while langerhans cells in the foreskin have been shown to.

[Ian Sinclair]

Hi Skimmington, your site seems to have vanished from my normal search engine. I typed "rightsofman typepad" into duckduckgo as usual and was somewhat surprised to find that your site didnt come up. You are still there on Google, Yahoo and Startpage.

[Groan]

http://www.avoiceformen.com/updates/eu-to-ban-anti-feminist-speech/

Read this. A frightening law in the EU . Please please read this and protest to your MEP.