• Zetta@mander.xyz
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    6 months ago

    The definition of mutilate is “inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on.”

    Circumcision being the forced removal of the most sensitive part of the males genitals, that literally disfigures it, I feel like saying it’s mutilation is just the correct use of the word.

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      6 months ago

      Disfigure means it’s left worse off. It’s literally more healthy and generally seen as more aesthetically pleasing. So no, that’s not the correct use of the word. That’s like saying cutting an umbilical cord is disfiguring lol.