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Tartarus Sauce
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« on: August 26, 2016, 04:44:33 PM »

This is one of those issues where I should in theory be vehemently opposed to a practice on principle but am far more apathetic about in reality. As an American non-practicing Jew, my circumcision was guaranteed and I'm glad it happened when I was a baby instead of forming memories of the event at a later age. I don't feel bound to Judaism because of it either.

The reasons for why circumcision became enacted outside of Jewish circles in America were atrocious, with anti-masturbatory doctors at the turn of the 20th century believing it would reduce the urge for self-stimulation and advocating for everybody to circumcise their babies. Thankfully, they were completely wrong, but the bizarre tradition continued nonetheless. Now it's mostly justified for "hygienic" reasons (the benefits of which are overblown if you asked me) and cultural norms (I believe over 70% of American men are circumcised if I recall correctly).

The medical community can't seem to get its opinions straight on the practice either, with some groups claiming male circumcision is harmful to sexual performance while others assert even mild benefits for the practice. It's not like female genital mutilation which has certainly no health benefits, a greater host of medical complications, and is intended to oppress sexuality and is successful at doing so.



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