Add the Skoptsy in Russia (FGM, Mastectomy, Castration and Emasculation), Most Muslims, Jews, and Orthodox Catholics, Protestants, Maasai, Xhosa, and South Koreans (Circumcision) Catholicism, Roman Slavery, Byzantium, (Castration) Imperial China (Emasculation), Australian Tribes (Subincision), and then of course the Ampallang (Malaysia, Indonesia), and good old British Aristocracy (the “Prince Albert” genital piercing) - off top of my head
How much harsher can we possibly be judged?
I hope when this is past us, they're judged much more harshly.
Add the Skoptsy in Russia (FGM, Mastectomy, Castration and Emasculation), Most Muslims, Jews, and Orthodox Catholics, Protestants, Maasai, Xhosa, and South Koreans (Circumcision) Catholicism, Roman Slavery, Byzantium, (Castration) Imperial China (Emasculation), Australian Tribes (Subincision), and then of course the Ampallang (Malaysia, Indonesia), and good old British Aristocracy (the “Prince Albert” genital piercing) - off top of my head
Such a great article: thoughtful, well researched, compassionate and angry as hell. Oh, and full of film references. You're my favourite substack!
Dawww. That warms my heart to hear!