The United Nations says that female circumcision is now widely recognized as a violation of human rights. And so, the UN has declared February 6th as the “International Day Against FEMALE Genital Mutilation.” Instead, it should be declaring an “International Day Against HUMAN Genital Mutilation.”

We say the UN is sexist and misandrist. The UN is also hypocritical. In 1989 the UN issued its Convention on the Rights of the Child, which “proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as… sex…” Ironically, by declaring an International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation, the UN has also circumcised their Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The World Health Organization says female circumcision can cause severe bleeding, urinary and reproductive tract infections, and even death. All of these are also true for male circumcision.