I used to think the average person had common sense.
Then I started seeing people argue that kids can’t consent to “gender-affirming care” because they’re too young to make permanent decisions about their bodies. And I thought, “Cool, so you’re against circumcision too, right?”
That’s when I discovered that applying the same principle in a different context is apparently an impossible task for a shocking number of people.
So let me get this straight: if a kid wants something done to their body, they’re too young to consent. But if you want something done to their body, suddenly consent isn’t important?
Sooo… you can chop up your kid how you want, but not how they want?
How about we stop chopping up kids altogether?
It’s a pretty simple rule: don’t permanently alter a child’s genitals unless there’s a genuine medical necessity. The fact that you like a particular form of mutilation doesn’t magically make it not mutilation.