• saimen@feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    They are? Why? I get it for religious reasons but otherwise…why…just for fun?

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      Mostly cause it’s what parents think should be done. Their parents did it and their grandparents did it and so on, so they just have the doctor perform it as a matter of course. And as a justification it’s often touted as being cleaner and safer than remaining uncircumcised (it’s not).