Someone explain to me the circumcision meme? As a uncut brother in America, I was always under the impression that circumcision is very common and I was the exception, but it appears to not be the case? What's the reason for America to be more circumcised compared to other countries?
> inb4 joos
>>2224666
It was originally thought of as a way to reduce masturbation, and it just sort of stuck around as a cultural artifact after that. There's no real benefits to it, but it also doesn't cause any harm, so no one really cares.
>>2224666
>>>>>South Korea
The fuck
>>2224699
They study the Talmud in school.
Water scarcity.
>>2224699
The jews of asia.
>>2224699
The US's influence in South Korea is no joke; circumcision came with the military in the 1950's.
>>2224666
Da joos.
>>2224680
Sadly this.
>>2224666
Kellog and other assholes pushed it claiming it was healthy and would prevent boys from jerking off.
>>2224680
>doesn'tcause any harm
Google "circumcision complications" for me.
Protip: One possible complication is the loss of your penis and the others leave you with a useless mutant cock.
>>2224666
The guy who made Kellogg's hated masturbation and told every American to circumcise their child.
>>2224666
It's originally started in the deserts of the East as a way to reduce infection and irritation caused by bugs and sand.
Then the Jews made it quasi-religious. Died down for a bit before Americans brought it back as a way to make sex and masturbation bad.
>>2224680
>it also doesn't cause any harm
That's actually not true. Amputation of the foreskin results in the loss of primary erogenous tissue and causes abnormal nerve growths to form in the circumcision scar, as the truncated nerves cannot heal properly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmToXLVrZ7c
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1034.x/abstract
Circumcision also increases the risk of meatal stenosis by a factor of 16 to 26.
http://sciencenordic.com/male-circumcision-greatly-increases-risk-urinary-tract-problems
>>2226063
>It's originally started in the deserts of the East as a way to reduce infection and irritation caused by bugs and sand.
This is a myth created post-hoc. There is no credible evidence whatsoever that sand or bugs entering the foreskin is an issue in desert environments.
Circumcision is simply another form of ritual mutilation like how some societies knock out teeth, bind feet, flatten heads, etc.
>>2224666
Circumcision is common only in muslim countries and anglo-saxon countries for some reason