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Nollie
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Nollie
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Brandon University.
9/12/2016 at 8:17 PM

Good grief

our tax dollars is going to fund research on foreskins at Brandon University.
Trevor B

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Trevor B
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And
9/12/2016 at 8:44 PM

what's wrong with what they're studying?

I'm guessing your referring to this article.

https://www.brandonu.ca/news/2016/09/09/bu-researchers-score-unprecedented-success-in-insight-development-grant-competition/

Mostly this.
'Dr. Jonathan Allan, Discursive Analysis of Circumcision and Masculinity, $27,917:'

Edited by Trevor B, 2016-09-12 20:50:19
Trevor B

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Trevor B
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Here's more
9/12/2016 at 8:56 PM

about Dr. Jonathan Allan.

https://www.brandonu.ca/research/research-at-bu/chairs/dr-jonathan-a-allan/
macncheese
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macncheese
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Yea, why not?
9/12/2016 at 9:13 PM

Half the population has them
Or at least were born with them before they were cut off with out an anesthetic as an infant.
What other organs do you think we should just ignore forever??
Trevor B

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Trevor B
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Considering
9/12/2016 at 9:23 PM

infant foreskin has been used as skin graft for burn victims because of it's properties. And that was just one of the purposes foreskin has been looked at, there are others.

And his other research on the stereotyping of men that they must act a certain way in order to be considered masculine is also important.
macncheese
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macncheese
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.
9/12/2016 at 9:44 PM

I'm all for burn victims getting skin grafts but I really don't think stealing the skin from non-consenting people is the answer to that problem...
Trevor B

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Trevor B
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9/12/2016 at 9:55 PM

Who's stealing? I'm pretty sure it's being used in the proper way and with proper consent.
macncheese
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macncheese
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The babies
9/12/2016 at 10:28 PM

I mean the babies can't consent to have part of their bodies removed
Trevor B

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Trevor B
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Guess
9/12/2016 at 10:48 PM

you hope the parents are making the right decision for the right reason. And that's really a separate subject of parents doing things with infants and young children that are really without their input/consent. Right/wrong?