Yeah, my (feminist) mother tried to defend male circ. to me; ironic since it is not really practised in the UK, she knows next to nothing about it, and I was subjected to graphic descriptions of FGM when I was young (part of my feminist indoctrinated upbringing).
I was told all sorts of mythical bullshit such as that 'history' comes from 'his', 'woman' is derived from 'man' (it isn't), men like women to wear heels so that they can't run away, men like women to wear long gloves and stockings so that it looks like they haev no arms or legs, all men are potential rapists, (she told me that she had been raped, which was obviously traumatic for me to hear), men are inherently warlike and destructive and will destroy the world with nuclear warfare if womyn don't stop them (this was in the '80s during the cold war), I was also brought up to believe in a lot of horseshit like astrology and homeopathy, allowed and encouraged to wear makeup, nail varnish and dresses, she also told me how she had been called a whore and slut after she got pregant with me at 18. Never met my dad by the way, in fact it turns out she wasn't even correct about who he was (I tracked my alleged father down and asked for a DNA test, which came back negative). In fact she told me a long list of about a dozen or more guys she has slept with until finally getting pregant. She hit me several times when I was a teen and apparently beat me when I cried as a baby.
Some 'highlights' of my life with her:
I still can't get on with her really. Apart from anything else she it totally unable to understand my POV on things, and often tries to 'correct' me, and is just not really able to listen, constantly chipping in and offering her 'insights' and attempts to console / comfort when they are not being sought at all. It's best just to keep my distance and not talk to her about anything too personal. It's the only way IMO, you just have to distance yourself and be as independent as possible.