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Says the fat fuck alcoholic on his second liver transplant popping ed pills and finastrade to cling to his last morsel of relevancy.

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago

I've heard an american nurse's perspective who's had to clean uncircumsized children. What I gather is thar americans are so generally unhygenic and neglectful that it's extremely common for parents to bring in children for cleaning when things go wrong. She thinks circumscion is a medically sound option.

The american government thinks circumcision is a cost effective preventive measure, which makes sense if you've seen the price of healthcare. The rest of the world generally agrees that this practice isn't super effective, and it's primarily fueled by judaism and islam or aesthetic.

I'll spare the horror stories and scary diagrams for my fellow man. I'm against circumcision. Have you seen what it looks lile after surgery and how much pain the baby is in? The diaper hurts them.

We don't complain about having to clean baby girls. Not to mention the risk for irreversable damage that can reduce pleasure or be painful for life.

I think consenting individuals should participate in the anatomy of their body and not have that choice taken away by religious/lazy parents.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 hours ago

Wait til you hear about intersex babies.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Also intersex kids. Obviously their bodies aren't sacred. Only binary cis people.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I thought only medically necessary surgeries are done?

Medically necessary to the doctor or parents' idea of binary gender. Yes.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 32 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

What is it with yanks and cutting up babies dicks?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 58 minutes ago

Idk I got one because im Jewish, soon the entire thing will be cut off >:3

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

more carry overs from judaism; so much of the bible carries over

[–] Darukhnarn@feddit.org 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think it used to be about preventing masturbation?

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[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 13 hours ago (6 children)

Look up "John Harvey Kellogg circumcision". A lot of the US obsession with cutting up baby penisses is because of him and his obsession with preventing boys from masturbating.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Wasn't that why he invented corn flakes too?

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago

It didn't work.

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 5 points 13 hours ago

And unfortunately, many Americans don’t ever think or question anything. It just remained this way.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 11 hours ago

The Kellogg in Fallout 4 is his descendant

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

That dude was a freak

[–] okr765@lemmy.okr765.com 1 points 21 minutes ago

On Wikipedia, his supposed instigation and popularization of circumcision is listed as a common misconception. It still looks like he supported the practice at some point though

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

At this point it's mostly just to match the dad.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

And you have to pay to have it removed!

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 20 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Religious cult nonsense is the typical reason.

[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And then it got so popular they decided it would be weird to stop 🙄

[–] jali67@lemmy.zip 4 points 13 hours ago

It’s cool to be stupid and promote anti intellectualism in the US

Christian radicals I think.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 3 points 13 hours ago

Not the pencil sharpening

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Laughs in non-Abrahamic Asian.

[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Christians don't cut off foreskins outside of the US!

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago

Yes but Muslims and Jews do. That's why I said non-Abrahamic.

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[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I suspect circumcision is a devious, elaborate conspiracy by the lotion industry.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Dude, grow up and use lube like an adult instead of hurting yourself.

[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

I don't have to use anything cause I live in a civilized place where parents don't mutilate their children.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

oooooh the lube is for the helmet
i never understood the need for lube when jerking it in the states, now it makes sense

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

It's really not necessary imo

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Wait until you learn about Oral Suction Circumcisions

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Why are you so antisemitic?

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 hours ago

Oy vey calling out pedophiles is antiseptic.

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 14 points 22 hours ago

Neonatal genital herpes isn't going to spread itself.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Oral what now?

[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 10 points 23 hours ago

Extremely disturbing. I'm shocked this is legal.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] db2@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Is there like an evil version of TIL? Because I just went to the Wikipedia article about this practice and I wish I hadn't done that.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

TIWCTL, or today i was cursed to learn

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 19 hours ago

Where else do you get calamari?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago

King David in the corner:

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