tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post5269501081455630579..comments2024-02-14T11:30:29.227-08:00Comments on Facts For Working People: Alan Dershowitz Defends Female Genital MutilationRichard Mellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997976754939725087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-7119538013458064352017-08-30T10:25:56.396-07:002017-08-30T10:25:56.396-07:00To think that Dershowitz is taking a more progress...To think that Dershowitz is taking a more progressive position misses the whole point. FGM as well as circumcision is an issue of control. Control by the male dominated clerics over their "flock". Dershowitz is trying in his own sneaky way to keep the ritual of control alive. What right has some crank of a cleric to stick a pin in a young girls clitoris. Think about. Is this voluntary. Of course not. Who would volunteer to have their clitoris cut off, their foreskin cut off, a pin stuck in their clitoris or foreskin. They have to be conned into it and held down. This is intimidation and violence. Dershowitz continues on his reactionary way. Sean O'Torain. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802923167159509214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-58116336643834482732017-08-29T22:29:11.275-07:002017-08-29T22:29:11.275-07:00Yes Vic I read this response on Facebook. He has n...Yes Vic I read this response on Facebook. He has not to my knowledge, or more importantly the Wall Street Journals, removed himself from the defense of this doctor. Pinprick and all.Richard Mellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997976754939725087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-4548986849973868202017-08-29T19:51:56.540-07:002017-08-29T19:51:56.540-07:00Just to clarify, he stated in June that does not s...Just to clarify, he stated in June that does not support FGM:<br /><br />"Dershowitz will not be representing the defendants in court. On Monday, he told JTA that he is advising the group as to how its followers can fulfill its religious legal obligations while protecting the rights of young girls and staying within the bounds of U.S. law. Dershowitz stressed that he opposes female genital mutilation, which often involves the removal of parts or all of a girl’s labia or clitoris.<br /><br />Instead, Dershowitz is advising the group to adopt a ritual in which the girl undergoing the rite will receive a pinprick that draws a drop of blood from the clitoral hood. Men who convert to Judaism and have already been circumcised undergo a similar ritual, called “hatafat dam brit,” which is the basis for Dershowitz’s suggestion.<br /><br />'I am categorically opposed to female genital mutilation and I agreed to consult with this group in order to help end it,” Dershowitz said. “If that happens, it will be a win-win. It will help protect young girls and it will help protect religious rights.'<br />http://www.jta.org/2017/06/12/news-opinion/united-states/alan-dershowitz-explains-why-he-is-assisting-a-group-accused-of-promoting-female-genital-mutilationVictronixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300447821589846688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-41775135556132667612017-08-28T07:33:02.778-07:002017-08-28T07:33:02.778-07:00How far is Dershowitz willing to defend religious ...How far is Dershowitz willing to defend religious freedom? Should an honor killing of a wayward daughter be respected? Forced marriage of a child? Mary LundbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com