Cycle of Abuse: Faces of Circumcision

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"Their consciousness,
however, has not registered
the realities of their situation.
By repressing not only the pain but also their anger
and desire for revenge,
they have managed
to banish consciousness,
even idealizing the custom.

Today,
as a result of their repression,
they can justify the procedure
as harmless and necessary.
They cannot recall
their repressed anger
and have never grieved about
what happened to them.

Consequently,
they inflict the same ordeal
on their children
without wishing to acknowledge
what they're doing to them."

Alice Miller
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
p. 74, Meridian, New York 1993

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The following entries link to images of male genital mutilation customs in various parts of the world.

Aboriginal puberty ritual (Australia)

Bris Milah of Jewish infant (Israel)

Hospital circumcision (United States)

"Kataan" of Moslem boy (Turkey)

Moslem boy at ceremonial circumcision (Turkey)

Newborn circumcision of Jewish or Moslem child (United Kingdom)

Post-circumcision ceremony (Turkey)

Rabbi Admits: Circumcision Abusive, Mutilating and Violate Human Rights

"Tuli" ritual of Filipino boys (Philippines)

A young boy having his foreskin cut off at a circumcision ceremony at Tyup Sultan Mosque, Istanbul

Young boy being circumised (Africa?)

Circumcision is Child Abuse: A Picture Essay

Are male and female circumcision widespread forms of child sexual abuse? Read the Journal of Psychohistory's The Universality of Incest. Article concludes with discussion of female and male circumcision customs.

"As a rule, children who were once injured
will later injure their own children,
maintaining that their behavior does no harm
because their own loving parents did the same."

Alice Miller
Banished Knowledge: Facing Childhood Injuries, p. 139, Doubleday, New York 1990

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