Intactivists are not antisemitic

Intactivists seek genital integrity for all children. We want to see male infant circumcision end in the United States and we do not want female circumcision to be reinstated in the US. Cutting the sex organ of any child, boy or girl,  is barbaric and has no place in the modern world.

Recently, the 2nd issue of the Foreskin Man comic book became news because of its imagery. Foreskin Man Number Two has the hero, a blond-haired strapping male, fighting "Monster Mohel," a bearded, black-hatted man wearing a prayer shawl. Many see the second Foreskin Man comic as being antisemitic.

The controversy stems from the imagery used in the second issue of the comic. To many, the hero is a stereotypical Aryan. The mohel and his cronies are Jewish caricatures. Together, the Aryan hero and the Monster Mohel conjure images of antisemitic propaganda used against Jews in the 1930s and 1940s. That so many are offended by the imagery in the graphic novel is sufficient reason to condemn the comic.

The comic book with its antisemitic imagery should be condemned and put to rest. There is no calling the comic back from the Internet, but the author should speak up and apologize for any offense caused.

Many who are not involved in the circumcision issue recognize the antisemitic imagery in the Foreskin Man comic. The Foreskin Man comic does not represent what I believe as an intactivist. I believe in genital integrity and bodily autonomy for all children. Intactivism is about protecting children's rights, not religion.

Intactivists should condemn the comic. The comic is indefensible. If pressed, we need not defend it. The Foreskin Man comic is the work of one man who does not speak for everyone. He definitely does not speak for me.