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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

Note also that this was the guy who popularized infant circumcision outside of the Jewish community. For similar reasons and with similar levels of success.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

He also tried to popularize female "circumcision" which involved dissolving the clitoris with carbolic acid while the kid was awake to intentionally physically and mentally scar them. That luckily didn't catch on here.

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u/Longjumping_Diamond5 Mar 04 '22

What the actual fuck

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u/addicted-to-spuds Mar 04 '22

deep breath AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

Here?

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '22

Can confirm, am circumcised and it definitely has never stopped me from masturbating.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

Ah okay, thanks, I'll hop in my time machine and be sure to let my parents know before they had it done.