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i think the thing a lot of guys circ'd at birth feel frustrated about is the lack of their own consent. this is where people argue it's a human rights issue. a permanent alteration to one's body for any reason without her or his expressed consent is a bit uncomfortable to wrap your head around.
forget the penis and think how you'd feel if someone sliced off your earlobes at birth. you'd probably look at yourself in the mirror and every now and again think about how strange it is that someone would do that. especially if you see someone else who has earlobes. it doesn't matter why it's done, because it was done without regard to whether you wanted that earlobe or not. there's little you can do about it, and it may appear to just be a cosmetic thing, but if you wanted that earlobe back, it'd mean a lot more to you than to someone who shrugs it off as just "something that's done". you can still hear, right?
for someone who feels violated, it's an issue of feeling like a whole being, and being in charge of your whole body.
forget the penis and think how you'd feel if someone sliced off your earlobes at birth. you'd probably look at yourself in the mirror and every now and again think about how strange it is that someone would do that. especially if you see someone else who has earlobes. it doesn't matter why it's done, because it was done without regard to whether you wanted that earlobe or not. there's little you can do about it, and it may appear to just be a cosmetic thing, but if you wanted that earlobe back, it'd mean a lot more to you than to someone who shrugs it off as just "something that's done". you can still hear, right?
for someone who feels violated, it's an issue of feeling like a whole being, and being in charge of your whole body.