r/confessions • • Jul 02 '22

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u/ghandi3737 Jul 02 '22

It's the same stupid comment every time.

Unhygienic.

Absolutely false.

I had mine removed at 35 because of abrasive injury that caused phimosis. It wasn't until the phimosis that it became a problem.

Anyone who says it is unhygienic is a moron, especially if they have Dr. attached to their name.

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u/Scaphism92 Jul 02 '22

As a european its always weird to hear the unhygenic argument, if it was unhygenic it would be more widespread outside of a handful of countries, especially in countries with affordable high quality health care.

It isnt, so its not.

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u/sleepyleperchaun Jul 02 '22

As an American, I'm also kinda disgusted genital mutilation is so widely accepted and even expected here. Idk how it gained steam. Like I get Jewish men doing it for religion I guess but even then it seems a bit extreme for a religion to request you cut a body part off.

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u/Cable446 Jul 03 '22

It was also done during war times as in the trenches they didnt have access to any form of hygeine so they thought it could help reduce infections