It seems that many people see male "circumcision," female "genital mutilation," and intersex "normalization" as different things. When discussions are happening about one, bringing up another is called out as "equating."
Are they equal procedures?
Of course not. Neither are the different types of male "circumcision," female "genital mutilation," and intersex "normalization." YES, there are different types of ALL of those. Is one more harmful than another? Of course, they are, but do we need an Oppression Olympics?
Are they equal in the sense of ethics and human rights?
My stance, as well as many scholars, is that they absolutely are.
Thus, when someone says "You can't equate those," you can say "From an ethics and human rights perspective, I can."
