From Vibe Coding to Vibe Critiquing? On AI, Bullshit, and What I Actually Argue about Genital Cutting—A Response to Steve Grumette
Brian D. Earp responds to Steve Grumette's criticism of his scholarship on child genital cutting.
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About the Author:
Brian D. Earp is a philosopher, cognitive scientist, and bioethicist. He is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Ethics and, by courtesy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS). With Lucy Frith and Arianne Shahvisi, he is co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics, published by the BMJ, and Editor-in-Chief of its new companion journal, JME Practical Bioethics. His website is https://www.brianearp.com/.
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14 Oct 2026
Male Circumcision and Female Genital Mutilation: A Response to Steve Grumette and Others
Daniel N. MacClymont argues that male circumcision and female genital mutilation (FGM) share important ethical concerns, including the nonconsensual removal of healthy genital tissue from children and the potential for lasting physical and sexual harm. Responding to critics who distinguish the practices by their severity, he contends that both encompass a range of outcomes that can overlap, and that children's bodily autonomy should be protected by consistent ethical standards regardless of sex.
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https://secularhumanism.org/2026/09/male-circumcision-and-female-genital-mutilation-a-response-to-steve-grumette-and-others/
About the Author:
Daniel N. MacClymont is a cofounder of the Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund (GALDEF.org), a nonprofit organization that pursues precedent-setting impact litigation to protect all children from the harms of medically unnecessary and non-consensual genital cutting customs.
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12 Oct 2026
A Dangerous False Equivalence
Steve Grumette argues that female genital mutilation (FGM) and routine male circumcision should not be treated as morally or medically equivalent simply because both involve nonconsensual genital alteration.
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https://secularhumanism.org/2026/09/a-dangerous-false-equivalence/
About the Author:
Steve Grumette is an Academy Award–winning filmmaker (The Magic Machines, Best Live Action Short) and pioneer of live computer imagery in Hollywood, with credits including WarGames. A UCLA-trained engineer and physicist, he writes on philosophy and criminal justice ethics. He is the founder and artistic director of the Ojai Film Festival and lives in Oak View, California.
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