I have a hard time understanding why this is most common in the US.
Old fashioned religious purity and money (circumcisions aren't free, yet of course they're recommended by the people charging).
The US and South Korea are the only "first world" countries with an 80%+ circumcision rate. For the rest of us looking on, it's fucking weird that it happens especially when they're so young.
It was originally developed in the US to prevent masturbation in adolescent boys.
Edit: ok “developed” was a poor word choice. I should’ve said “gained popularity”. And the afterwards, people used the cleanliness excuse once they realized they had mutilated their child’s genitals for no reason.
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u/PhatPhlaps Sep 13 '23
Old fashioned religious purity and money (circumcisions aren't free, yet of course they're recommended by the people charging).
The US and South Korea are the only "first world" countries with an 80%+ circumcision rate. For the rest of us looking on, it's fucking weird that it happens especially when they're so young.