Russell Crowe: 'Circumcision is Barbaric and Stupid'

Whoa, this guy seems really unstable…

Well he is right. Unconsentual surgery is wrong. It is done according to the interpretation of God’s word.

Not to mention it doesn’t prevent masturbation, which is why it was introducted to N.A.

I’m inclined to agree with him….a bazillion Jews and Muslim’s won’t be.

Not to mention that he said that aborting an unborn baby is more appropriate than removing an infants foreskin.
This is not good PR in my opinion.

I’m cringing. He is going to regret saying that.

Don’t you hate when actors try to sound smart?

@James: James, you should really know that being clean has nothing to do with circumcision. The information is out there.

Just when I thought that he had changed! He can believe whatever he likes but he is a fool to give a public opinion on something which is connected to two major religions.

Apart from anything else, there is a lot of medical evidence to prove that circumcision is much healthier and that circumcised men are less prone to disease. The United Nations iniatiated various projects in Africa which include circumcising men to prevent AIDS – obviously they wouldn’t agree with Mr. Crowe. We should also remember that millions of baby boys are born with partial foreskins which would require that the rest be removed and this has nothing to do with their religion.

In other words, even famous actors should THINK before they speak or twitter. And why on earth would a man who has won an Oscar (or two) feel the need to twitter to his fans. That’s for the Kardashians.

Struck @ 06/10/2011 at 12:20 am 0

when you are the one who assists in the surgeries like i do- you will know that many babies pass out from the pain. infections are very common and there are complications in many cases.
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I think that this is completely untrue. I am not saying that infections don’t happen, but they are rare.

My son and my grandsons were circumcised and they didn’t even cry. A surgeon (who is also a medical professor in a leading hospital) performed the procedure on my grandchildren and there were absolutely NO problems, no crying, nothing. I am not underestimating what could happen, I am just saying that if the parents are responsible and take a surgeon to carry out the circumcision, then it is a very simple procedure.

Russell was always one of my favourite actors but his big mouth is starting to bother me. I’m sure that within a couple of days he will be apologising and claim he was “misunderstood”.

I think he just got himself a new twitter follower.
He speaks truth and good sense.

I totally agree with him. Gender should never be the deciding factor between what is and is not a criminal act. It is a violation of federal law to merely draw a drop of blood from the genitals of a minor female child in the US. Boys deserve equal protection under the law. Circumcision harms every boy and the man he will become.

@Jasmine:

“What is “cool” and “uncool” with God” — how old are you exactly?
And here’s some food for thought: intelligence is “cool” with everybody.