Foreskin Man- Comic Book Hero Fights Against Circumcision Deemed Anti-Semitic

[KittyWampus]

Source: LA Times

A ballot measure to ban circumcision in San Francisco has taken a strange twist with the publication, by the measure’s sponsors, of a comic book in which an anti-circumcision superhero -– blond, buff and handsome -– battles evil Jewish characters who recall the stereotypical images of classic anti-Semitism.

"Foreskin Man" was written and created by Matthew Hess, one of the leaders behind the initiative to ban circumcision, the ritual cutting of foreskin on a baby's penis that, in the Jewish religion, is considered central to the covenant between the Jewish people and God. Opponents consider it painful and barbaric, akin to female circumcision rites in Africa that have attracted international condemnation.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/jewish-activists-calls-circumcision-ban-superhero-anti-semitic.html

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“Intactivist” Miles Hastwick spends his days curating the Museum of Genital Integrity. But when a baby is in danger of having his foreskin removed by the evil Dr. Mutilator, Hastwick rips off his goatee and becomes Foreskin Man.

Written and created by Matthew Hess, president of an anti-circumcision organization, the comic “uses popular art to shine a spotlight on the practice of infant circumcision,” Hess told SalemNews.com. “Over the years there have been a lot of rationalizations and justifications to keep it going, but the bottom line is that forced circumcision violates human rights. I hope this story will help convince some people of that in a way that words alone cannot.”

The comic is about what you would expect in terms of plot; there’s a somewhat disturbing panel on the first page featuring a museum exhibit of a circumcision, but no real babies are harmed, by genital mutilation or otherwise. Probably the most graphic aspect of the comic is the fact that Foreskin Man walks around with a penis emblem on his chest. Uncircumcised, of course.

The 12-page comic can be downloaded or read online at Foreskinman.com.

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/is-the-world-ready-for-foreskin-man/

[Drale]

1. This offends me both as a free thinker and

as a comic book fan.

[JohnnyLib2]

2. I suspect the penis emblem will catch on everywhere.

The anti-Semitism needs to be stomped quickly.

[pnwmom]

3. It's not just "deemed" anti-Semitic. It is blatantly anti-Semitic. n/t

[provis99]

4. Matthew Hess. C'mon, is that his real name?

Sounds like a pseudonymn of white supremacist Matthew Hale and Nazi leader Rudolph Hess.

One small note: How the heck do you live on an island surrounded by San Diego beaches? That doesn't even make sense.

[Vehl]

6. I was thinking the same thing

Lol, how is it possible to live in an island surrounded by San Diego beaches.lol

jokes aside...this comic is absurd

[arcane1]

5. I wonder what he's carrying in those little side pockets n/t

[KittyWampus]

7. Mace to spray in the mohel's eyes?