Presidential candidate Andrew Yang today came out against circumcision.
No. This is not from the Onion. It’s from the Daily Beast:
Yang:
“From what I’ve seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky,” said Yang, who did not address whether he’s circumcised himself.
On the other hand:
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the upsides of circumcision—including a reduced chance of sexually transmitted diseases and urinary tract infections—are worth any risks. But the AAP and other medical groups say the decision should still be left up to parents.
Of course, headline writers rejoiced, blasting:
Yang takes firm stand against circumcision.
Yang goes hard after circumcision.
[I’m better than that.]
But Trevor Noah’s and Colbert’s writers can take the afternoon off because the jokes write themselves.
It’s not all jokes though. With the creepy environment we now have, this has driven the Nazis out of the woodwork:
Yang’s anti-circumcision platform has also been a hit with the racist 4Chan posters who have embraced Yang’s call for a monthly $1,000 payment to every American, which they’ve dubbed “Yangbux.” After Yang tweeted about circumcision, his fans in the alt-right took it as a jab at Jews, who perform ceremonial circumcisions on their newborn sons on the eighth day of their lives.
Yang says he rejects support from these white nationalists and anti-Semites, but it’s another supremely weird chapter in this election season.
You can’t make this shit up.