The SlackerInc (and anyone else) circumcision hijack-prevention thread

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@Czarcasm

This thread is useless because they aren’t in that thread to talk about their dicks-they are there to put those uppity females in their place.

That might be the case. But I wonder whether that’s most of the explanation. I assert 2 causes.

1. See this rant, quoted for hilarity:

@SmartAleq

You know what the world needs? More men deciding what is and isn’t misogyny. I mean, it’s not like we’ve EVER been allowed to define it ourselves–no, it’s not canon until Some Guy declares it is.

Babale has already banged it square on the bean because it is actually functionally impossible to have ANY discussion of ANY topic that focuses on how that topic affects women without the fucking Kool-Aid pitcher busting through the wall squealing, “BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MENZ!!!1!ELEVENTY!!” And it’s not just here, it’s EVERYWHERE. They simply cannot help themselves. Online, IRL, doesn’t matter–men generally simply MUST have their say about absolutely every topic and must obligatorily shift focus to how it affects them. This is a function of privilege, which dictates that the group of perceived higher status must be taken into account at all times, their preferences catered to and their noxious opinions heard no matter how tangential or irrelevant they might be to the subject at hand.

Now let’s see how long it takes for some indignant man to declare “BUT NOT ALL MEN!!!” because that’s a part of it–women or other marginalized groups are not allowed to make any sort of blanket statement regarding the behavior of men in general without also petting down their hurt feewings by assuring them that OF COURSE you don’t mean THEM–just all the OTHER men who insist on being treated as special in every space.

2. But I say it relates the the universal male aversion to being kicked in the nuts. Some dudes overgeneralize and instinctively react to male infant genital snipping with hysteria and horror. Admittedly I’d be on stronger ground if dudes didn’t do this sort of jabbering all the time. I still contend that testicularimpactphobia plays a role.

2b. Obligatory quote: Every guy alive has (probably) experienced an unpleasant and painful blow to the balls. And it hurts for a reason. “Evolutionarily, it makes sense,” says Dr. Kramer. “Your body is made to reproduce. It protects itself from trauma to your genitals for survival of the species. So the testicles are privileged in that they have extra-sensory attachments to them that give you a lot of sensation when the testicles are ‘attacked,’ to protect your reproductive potential.” Your Balls Are Stronger Than You Think So that’s it folks. Once again we have yet another example of testicular privilege.

ETA: Thanks for the links Kimstu!