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Denise McAllister Attacks Men And Human Rights Activists

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Ex-Federalist writer and self-proclaimed relationship expert Denise McAllister, who was previously fired for a series of homophobic tweets, got into another spat today on Twitter, this time with human rights activists.

In a debate about the right of infants—female, male, and intersex—to be protected from unnecessary genital cutting, McAllister falsely stated that circumcision, “doesn’t change [the functionality of the penis] at all.”

To the men violated by circumcision, McAllister said in another tweet, “I’m sorry you guys miss your foreskin. My advice to you is get over it.”

Her upcoming book on What Men Want to Say to Women (But Can’t) is described on Amazon as “wakeup call for women to understand and appreciate the men in their lives, value masculinity instead of degrading it, and heal relationships damaged by toxic feminism… Men are tired of being dumped on.”

However, on twitter, she concluded her tirade against men, by shaming the male body.

Denise McAllister was previously fired from her freelance position with The Federalist for a series of homophobic tweets, including one that claimed Yashar Ali, a gay Huffington Post contributor, “tries to find himself in another man’s asshole.”

FGM Laws Are Being Sacrificed To Protect Male Circumcision Warns Yale Scholar Brian Earp

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Associate director of the Yale-Hastings program in Ethics and Health Policy Brian D. Earp gave a presentation during the Secularism 2019 event titled Why male circumcision defenders are fighting to make “FGM” legal.

In the presentation, Brian describes how policies, and even laws, are being changed regarding some forms of female genital cutting on minors. He believes that in order for male circumcision to remain legal and not violate equal protection laws granted by the U.S. Constitution, pro-circumcision advocates are attempting to reduce or eliminate the restrictions on female genital cutting.

The typical male operation is more invasive than the typical female operation; only the female operation was regarded as criminal.

Brian D. Earp on Dawoodi Bohra genital cutting practices

Earp’s presentation shows how the legality of both male and female genital cutting are inseparable from one another, and that lawmakers must decide if they want equal protection for all, or no protection for any.

You can watch Brian Earp’s full presentation here.

Evidence Based Birth Signature Article and Podcast Conclude Newborn Circumcision is Not Evidence Based

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Evidence Based Birth has released a Signature Article and podcast on the topic of newborn circumcision.

Founded by Rebecca Dekker, a nurse with a PhD, Evidence Based Birth is well known in the birth community for its non-biased, thorough information.

Evidence Based Birth’s article concludes:

“After an extensive review of the literature, we’ve concluded that there is no compelling evidence to justify routine male infant circumcision on medical grounds.”

You can read the full article here.

The podcast is available for iOS and Android.

Yahoo News Refuses To Show Circumcision Botch

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In a story on a circumcision botch settlement for a Malaysian Muslim boy, Yahoo News refused to show the boy or botch, instead making the bizarre choice to use a Renaissance painting for their thumbnail.

Yahoo’s Chosen Thumbnail

On social media, Intact America criticized the article, asking:

Why is it that an article about the botched circumcision of a 10-year old Muslim boy features an Italian Renaissance painting of the Christ Child?!? Attitudes would change a lot faster if we could show photos of botched genital surgeries.

The story lists “Coconuts KL” as the author, which appears to link to a “lifestyle website” that “produces in-depth coverage of what’s happening in Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bali, Yangon, and beyond.”

The story appears to be stolen or reprinted from a Coconuts KL article, which also lists no human author and uses the same thumbnail.

Human rights activists have suggested that these media tactics are used to minimize the suffering of infants during circumcision.

USAID Has A Disturbing Pro-Circumcision Twitter Account

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USAID Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Project has an creepy pro-circumcision Twitter account – @VMMCSouthAfricaUSAID.

The account appears to be mostly automated posts of pro-circumcision content, including a repeated Whatsapp number men can call for what they refer to as a “quick, safe and free” male circumcision.

Although the account is not verified, it is followed by other official USAID accounts, suggesting it is real.

The account promoted debunked circumcision myths like “improved hygiene,” asks women to encourage their men to get circumcised, and features stock photos of African men grinning.

In one disturbing post, USAID even suggests that women prefer surgically altered genitals.

Western scholars and human rights activists have criticized African circumcision campaigns for their bias, double standards, and human rights issues.

Bloodstained Men Embark On Twenty City Tour To Protest Circumcision

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Popular intactivist group Bloodstained Men is currently on tour throughout the Mountain West in order to educate about the harm of infant male circumcision.

The Bloodstained Men are known for their trademark bloodstained pants, which is meant to look like the bleeding of infants during circumcision.

Bloodstained Men spokesperson Harry Geyrmand says circumcision is “traumatic, unnecessary, painful, and deprives someone of a valuable body part for life.”

Their protest tour lasts from July 12 until July 31. You can find tour dates for Bloodstained Men on their website.

New BBC Documentary Questions Circumcision

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A new BBC documentary A Cut Too Far? Male Circumcision, presented by Adnan Sarwar, questions whether or not infant male circumcision should be legal.

A producer of the documentary, Ali May, wrote an op-ed in Huffington Post titled Child Protection Laws Are Clear – Except When It Comes To Male Circumcision, in which he concludes:

“Perhaps it is time to allow men the opportunity to consent to their own non-therapeutic circumcision when they are old enough to do so.”

UK viewers can watch the documentary on the BBC website here.

Is This Anonymous Article Actually By Disgraced Doctor Cathleen London?

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An anonymous article published on KevinMD.com attacks the Intactivist movement by claiming that activists sent a complaint to the author’s state board of medicine, after the author belittled activists on social media.

Social media users were quick to notice the similarities between comments made by the author and disgraced doctor Cathleen London.

The anonymous article.
A tweet made by Cathleen London.

The article also includes other similarities to Cathleen London, such as mentioning that the author had 21,000 twitter followers, a blue checkmark, and shared a specific article on social media that Cathleen London also shared.

Cathleen London is a physician and former US Senate candidate, who deleted all her social media and abruptly ended her campaign, after publicly attacking human rights activists.

Dr. London also sent abusive messages to filmmaker Brendon Marotta, after Brendon interviewed her and recorded her making multiple false statements. Brendon details the interview and her bizarre behavior on his blog here.

Cathleen London was previously reprimanded by the Maine Board of Medicine in 2018.

Whether or not this article is actually by Cathleen London is unknown. The author is anonymous.

Major physicians and physician’s groups have not publicly disavowed Cathleen London’s behavior towards journalists and human rights activists.

New Documentary Explores Circumcision Trauma And Healing

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Healing The Hidden Wound, a new documentary by somatic sexologist Pyasa Neko Siff and filmmaker Chris Harrigan, aims to explore the long-term effects of infant circumcision.

The film’s indiegogo page says:

A variety of experts discuss the hidden effects of this preverbal trauma to empower men with the knowledge that can help them reclaim pleasure, heal themselves, their families & ultimately make the world a better place.

One of the campaign rewards includes a “Healing from Circumcision” program, to be released in 2020.

You can contribute to the film on Indiegogo.

Harvard Accepted Millions From Convicted Pedophile Jeffery Epstein, But Fired Eric Clopper

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According to the Daily Beast, now convicted-pedophile, sex trafficker, and registered sex offender Jeffery Epstein donated 6.5 million to a program at Harvard.

Despite Epstein’s federal sex trafficking charges, a Harvard spokesperson told USA Today they would not return the money.

“The university has no plans to return the $6.5 million to Epstein,” a Harvard spokesperson said Thursday. A Harvard source told USA TODAY that the funds were spent for their intended within a few years after they were received. 

Harvard also fired human rights activist and performance artist Eric Clopper, after Clopper premiered his stage show Sex And Circumcision: An American Love Story at Harvard’s Sanders Theater.

Both Jeffery Epstein and Eric Clopper are Jewish. In his show, Eric Clopper condemned all sexual abuse of children. Epstein was convicted for sexually abusing children.

Harvard has distanced itself from human rights activist Eric Clopper, and published multiple articles attacking him in The Harvard Crimson. They have not taken the same measures to distance themselves from convicted sex-offender Jeffery Epstein.

Clopper is currently raising funds for his legal case against Harvard on his website Clopper.com.