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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 93 points 2 months ago (36 children)

I married a Jewish woman, but she's not religious in any way. After we had a son, the amount of people who thought it was ok to ask us about the status of our child's penis was alarming. I didn't mince words with them either. If you're gonna ask me, I'm gonna tell you why I think it's fucked and I won't allow anyone to mutilate my child, I don't care how much it offends your religion.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (33 children)

Idk I don't find it very alarming that they asked about it. I guess it would be messed up if there wasn't this cultural and religious thing but it is a thing. If people started pushing for it then that's fucked up.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think what OP means is that when you've been immersed in rationality for a while then suddenly in a situation where you're surrounded by religious people again, the things that are "normal" to them can be jarring to you. It's quite an "emperor has no clothes" moment.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago

Sometimes I attend 12-step meetings again for social reasons or friendly support or job hunting and even the boilerplate texts will still make me be like “What in the tarnation?” Like literal tarnation.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I do get that, but it's still a very present and well known thing so it seems surprising that they'd be so surprised by it

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