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Brother K on the Spiritual Wound of Circumcision and Shocking Power of the Blood Stained Symbol

March 9, 2021 By Brendon Marotta

In this episode, I talk to Brother K, founder of the intactivist protest organization Bloodstained Men and Their Friends.


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During this episode, we talk about the spiritual wound of circumcision, how to stage an effective protest, and how Brother K uses shock and symbols to awaken the public on this issue.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

  • [01:05] Brother K explains  Bloodstained Men And Their Friends
  • [03:00] Circumcision crisis and the situation in America
  • [06:00] The bloodstain symbol and why he picked it
  • [07:35] Circumcision as spiritual lessening and mutilation
  • [11:16] What’s behind the name Brother K?
  • [13:47] The truth about infant circumcision and his own circumcision
  • [16:40] The impacts of circumcision and why it breaks the maternal bond
  • [17:55] Spiritual crisis and struggling to heal after circumcision
  • [19:30] Why he changed his identity to Brother K
  • [23:00] Who men are reluctant to raise their voices against circumcision
  • [28:00] Providing solutions
  • [30:00] The best ways to make progress and successful protests
  • [35:50] Shocking revelations about the American crusade about circumcision in Africa.
  • [40:20] Building an effective protest from the bloodstain symbol to protests.
  • [44:00] First protests in San Francisco
  • [51:10] When their protests started attracting support from locals
  • [54:15] Maintaining the energy without burning out.
  • [55:10] Defining spiritual wound caused by circumcision
  • [01:00:15] How it feels to wear the bloodstain symbol

Resources

  • Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital by  Ryan McAllister
  • Doctors Opposing Circumcision
  • Bloodstained Men Website
  • Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
  • Birth of the Clinic by Michel Foucault
  • Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich

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