Writer of Blatantly Anti-Semitic Comic Book Denies Blatant Anti-Semitism

I am not at all surprised to see bigotry running rampant in the oh-so-tolerant city of San Francisco. 

Eh, you find trash masquerading as people everywhere. The whole circumcision thing is messed up anyway. Of course, I only have second hand information regarding the equipment, as I’m female, but I have two boys, one cut one not (insurance wouldn’t cover the 2nd child). It doesn’t seem to have made a bit of difference in their lives so far.

Ugh. You can be against unnecessary surgery and still be willing to accept it in certain circumstances, just like you can be against over-medicating people and still support people who need meds. Absolutists do so much harm to progress, esp. when they spread hate like this.

I’m anti-circumcision and an atheist, but this is just rancid. Portraying any group as monsters is going to create an environment where violence will be aimed at that group. We see the same kind of dehumanisation by racists everywhere as well as groups like anti-choicers, and it only leads to the death of innocent, vulnerable people.

So I’ll stand up for my fellow human beings, in this case the Jews that are the target of this idiotic screed, rather than support the bigot that shares some of my ideology and say that Hess is an arsehole who needs to rethink his message, a lot.

Circumcision, both male and female (far, far worse in the case of females) is horrific and the practice should be stopped, but I won’t support someone who thinks the best way to do that is to demonize an entire group of their fellow human beings.

can’t. stop . laughing. 
“FORESKIN MAN”  are you serious? what powers does he have?  does he have a base of operations?   is he part of some kind of weird “supergroup” and what do they say when he shows up to the monthly meeting? 

…can we have a Deadpool crossover? i would PAY to read that.

It’s not anti-semitic. It’s anti-baby-mutilation.

Then why is an evil-looking rabbi depicted as the villain?

The one thing I’ve got to say is that its sad that in America there is such anger for male circumcision, yet people ignore that women in different areas of the world are getting their genitals mutilated to the point of making sex painful all the time. So why don’t we get the base line down before doing something about a practice that as widely debated as it is, doesn’t cause immense pain to the man years down the road?

Are you 100% sure this isn’t, you know, a joke? This seems to be limited to circumcision–we don’t see any of the other usual anti-Semitic tropes (controlling the media, making matzoh with babies’ blood, hook noses, etc.).

You’re right, FGM is
far, far worse, and the anti-male circumcision lobby ignores that
because it’s not ‘here’ and truth be told, possibly because it’s not
done to men and there’s male privilege at play. A lot of blog posts
about FGM tend to get hijacked by comments about anti-male
circumcision, PZ Myers has to regularly jump up and down on a lot of
idiots that claim the two are somehow comparable in severity.

Actually, I’ve never heard anger against male circumcision outside of this San Francisco thing. There have been some small health benefits shown, largely due to the increased ease of cleaning the foreskin (Jewish women were initially found to have lower rates of cervical cancer for example).

Female circumcision (which is quite painful, disfiguring, and has no health benefits) is widely deplored; Nicholas Kristof in the NYT has commented on it several times.

The drop in transmission rates of STIs after circumcision is a tiny fraction of the protection offered by barrier methods like condoms etc.

Men should be wearing condoms, not hoping that their circumcision will protect themselves and their partner(s) from an STI.

“Avast evil foreskin chopping do-no-gooders ! Your reign of terror ends here!   While I have my trusty magical eight ball your evil plans are doomed to FAIL!!!! ”

“who the hell are you?”

“FORESKIN MAN! defender of foreskins!  release the midget and the woman immediately!!!”

“….is that a dick painted on your chest?”

“OK BUDDY YOU ASKED FOR IT!!!! SMEG BLASSSSSTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!”

Of course, just saying there were teeny health benefits. Circumcision has never been suggested as a sole method of STI prevention. (Though it has been encouraged in Africa, for example, as a way of decreasing the transmission of AIDS. Every little bit helps.)

What the hell kind of Jew is named fucking Jethro?

Yes, because putting the condom on is my favorite part of sex with my husband. Honestly, not having to look at the floppy mess that my ex had on top of not worrying about nasty smegma in me is a definite plus of having a circumcised man. Also, while condoms can be a fun change/addition after four years of fidelity and trust, having that extra barrier just to “keep clean” is ludicrous. Condoms are not the best defense for anti-circumcision, just sayin’.

Justify ‘Monster Mohel’ then. 

Oh god, how did he discover his powers? Was he bitten by a radioactive foreskin?

I’ve read the comic. The artist isn’t the most sophisticated guy in the world–Glick is a Jewish name all right, but it’s a last name, not a first name. You’re generally supposed to pick names from the Bible. That said, there is a Jethro in the Bible, so theoretically you could have a Jew named Jethro.

Modern, assimilated Jews will name their kids *anything*. Well, I’ve never seen a Jewish kid named Jesus. Since the one 2000 years ago, of course. ;)

Nah, after 40 years of not washing under and a regular exposure to several types of dodgy creams bought from Gr0wY0urManh00d dot com.  His smegma suddenly acquired sentience and established their capital city (Smegville) under his foreskin. Feeling a bit cramped and seeking cleaner pastures they have sent our misguided sociopathic hero on an epic quest to protect and expand their natural habitat.

That is one creepy looking baby.

Anyway, this is utterly ridiculous.  I sincerely hope no one is taking this guy seriously.  I really could care less whether men are circumcised; I know it’s supposed to help with STI prevention, but condoms are probably a lot more effective at that.

I think we ought to be worrying about FGM instead of this circumcision crap.  I think it’s all part of this ridiculous wave of people worrying about males being “emasculated,” as though if they do anything remotely “girly” their penises will suddenly jump out of their pants and run away. 

^This. I am also anti-circumcision and an atheist, but this is vile. And, of course, this d-bag is only hurting his own cause by acting this way.

Circumcision is a human rights/bodily autonomy issue–all people should have a right to an unmutilated body, and infant circumcision is purely a cosmetic procedure that is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is even, if it comes down to it, an issue of religious freedom–a person forcibly circumcised at birth due to their parents’ religion can never have the religious freedom to be uncircumcised.

Actually, “Jesus” is the Greek version of his name. In Hebrew he was Yeshua which is better translated to Joshua. But I guess Joshua Christ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

I had to wait for it to become an issue to get it done. Being uncircumcsed for me ended up being extremely painful and  downright awful. Would not wish what I had on anyone. And since then i have not regretted it and will get my infant son done soon enough. And if they make it illegal in my native Australia, there are plenty of good first world hospitals in Singapore that WILL.

Funny abortion seems to be ok to all the San Francisco liberals.  hmmm circumcision bad, abortion ok.  Go figure.  I can bet you will never hear anyone who was against the circumcision say a thing about the 18000 ones done last year funny how that works out. 

I wasn’t claiming it was :)

I was saying that the tiny drop in STI transmission rates can’t be used to defend circumcision when we already have far superior methods.

Agreed.  The existence of a single anti-Semitic comic book writer slash lunatic definitively verifies all your preconceptions about San Francisco.

Oh, I’m sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation.  I mean… maybe this guy’s the bass guitarist in a Jewish metal band?  And their band name is,
like, “Rabbi Pimpjuice and the Monster Mohels” or something.

See, now I bet you feel silly for assuming the worst.

My thoughts:

1.  Someone stole the mohel’s pupils.  Looks like he gets them back by page 9, though.  Probably a subplot.
2. On the cover, Foreskin Man seems to be having trouble facing towards his enemies.  I think maybe he has an inner ear problem.
3. The Monster Mohel’s true villainy is taking so much glee in Foreskin Man’s inner ear problem.  That stuff is not a laughing matter.
4. Foreskin Man’s crotch is shrouded in mysterious shadows.  Maybe we’ll get to see more of it in the origin issue.
5. Also, notice that only the EVIL characters are drawn in shadow.  Is this a subtle hint that Foreskin Man’s penis is one of the villains?  Because, Anti-Semitism or not, I would pay real money to read a comic book with that plot twist.
6. I looked up metzitzah b’peh, and I could have gone my whole life without knowing that.
7. Jethro appears in two panels and the cover, and looks like a completely different guy each time.
8. I want Monster Mohel’s hat.
9. I have to admire the Jews for their limitless energy.  I don’t know how they manage to kidnap babies, control the media, engineer the global economic collapse, and still find time to bury all those fake dinosaur bones.
10.  I have to dock the bigot author several points, for failing to see the glorious potential of having Foreskin Man fight Monster Mohel with TWO magic 8-balls.

It’s also plagiarised. Look at this panel from Birds of Prey #57, drawn by Ed Benes.

Be sure and get your child’s apendix, tonsils and adenoids removed at the same time. They’re also things that can go wrong and need surgical intervention. Maybe have their toenails removed too, they can ingrow later in life and cause problems.

Or how about you wait and see if your child has the same problems you did and do the medically correct thing at the medically correct time.