Why Alicia Silverstone Didn’t Give Her Son a Bris
It would mean “God made the body imperfect,” the actress argues in new book
Alicia Silverstone, the latest celebrity mother to bring her Hollywood-tinted wisdom to the world in the form of a parenting guide, has attracted a lot of attention with her new book,The Kind Mama: A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, a Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier, More Beautiful Beginning. She’s also gotten a fair amount of criticismfor some of the book’s bolder claims, including that eating plant-based foods “can demolish your need for pharmaceutical drugs,” and that some children are “never the same” after vaccinations (the Daily Beast has a list of Silvertone’s scientifically dubious arguments).
The Jewish actress also jumps into the heated circumcision debate, explaining why she chose not to circumcise her son, Bear, now three. According to Haaretz, which quoted the anti-circumcision blog Beyond the Bris, Silverstone believes that giving her son a bris on a child would imply that his body wasn’t created perfect as is.
