So now your standard is based simply on what society declares is right or wrong? So in societies in which female circumcision is legal, because traditionally they feel the benefits outweigh the costs, they aren't wrong to perform female circumcisions?

Fair, listening to crappy music is probably more relaxing than repeatedly struggling to come up with an argument and being resoundingly proven wrong.

But in my example the parents clearly perceive a benefit to the tattooing (that it allows entry into their cult and pleases Satan). if someone is wanting to do something like that to their kid they probably think there's some benefit. It's precicely the child's autonomy, and that that autonomous child might end up…

I did not use any logical fallacy, simply reductio ad absurdem, which again, is a logically valid argument formation. Ironically, the OP agrees that his logic would support that absurdity, but he does not find it absurd (he's fine with tattooing babies if that's what the parent wants). The concept of a slippery slope…

Wow. So in your book, two parents who are in a satanic cult that requires its members to have a pentagram tattooed on their face should be allowed to give their baby such a tattoo? I vehemently disagree with that notion, as does US law. You may not think that a child's opinion matters at all in the face of what his…

I can see the obvious difference, but I see no way in which the OPs line of reasoning does not apply equally as well to a tattoo. It's called reductio ad absurdem, and it's a logically valid tool used to disprove a line of reasoning. What you would need to do to prove me wrong is show how his line of reasoning does…

That you see no difference between supplying a child with condoms and giving him a permanent cosmetic surgery makes you seem absurd, as the profound difference is obvious. It's insane to me that you think parents should be allowed to make whatever decision they want in regards to their child, regardless of reasoning.…

What's the relevant difference? Would it be okay if the tattoo were on his penis? I don't see what part of the OPs "a child's consent doesn't matter" argument doesn't apply equally as well to tattoos as circumcision.

A surgery to eliminate a health problem at the cost of aesthetics is very different from circumcision, which is a purely cosmetic procedure (there are minor benefits to both being cut and uncut, but neither has such significant benefits that it would constitute "removing a health risk").

What feminism "actually" means is something best determined by etymology, not by a random internet commenter who thinks s/he knows better. Etymologically it is a belief system (ism) oriented towards women (the feminine). As such, it is not a term etymologically oriented towards equality among all groups, but oriented…

Because people seem to think that not only is circumcised better, but it's so much better that it warrants performing a fairly permanent cosmetic procedure on a child who CANNOT CONSENT. Many of the people who are of this extreme pro-circumcision opinion haven't even interacted with an uncircumcised penis, let alone…

Interestingly there are a few cases of women demonstrating "bad hands" in this article. Is this only an issue of males not invading a woman's space, with it being perfectly okay for a woman to invade a man's?

This guy is clearly doing a speed run of life.

Yea, usually by the time someone's seeing my penis they've already indicated an interest in playing with it. Never once have I had someone who expressed such interest change their mind when they find out I'm not cut. It's not as though people shop around who they're going to give a blow job to based on their penis'…

How is Amazon different? Especially your claim of gamespot being unique in "placing the used items virtually right next to the new ones" seems to apply just as well to Amazon, as they literally put the used item link directly under every single new item for sale. I'm not sure what you mean by "aggressively pushing",…

Working as game journalists, I'm sure you feel a lot of pressure to constantly try out new games instead of just putting tons of time into a game you already love. Do any of you still have favorite games that you put tons of time into? What games of yours on steam have the most hours put in? Also, is there a favorite…

Relevant George R. R. Martin quote:

That's a definition of success, not the definition of success.

Sooo, are you ever going to turn that "Not Yet" on the kotaku review to a "No"? I'm pretty flabbergasted you haven't already...how much time are you going to give them to try to get their shit together, especially given this announcement which indicates they think they already have it together?

Having "nothing to prove" doesn't usually lead to making youtube videos and holding up signs. These women actually all seem rather eager to prove they are geeks.