• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    there was also a fad where medical professionals were suggesting that not circumcising might lead to hygiene issues later. parents claimed that’s why they did it. I don’t think that’s the whole truth, particularly when they were talking about my nephew when he was born. “Excuse me. I can’t have sex because of that procedure” made for a very awkward moment at the dinner table.

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      2 months ago

      You can thank Mr Kellogg the cereal guy for why ameicans love circumcision. He was a conservative Quaker weirdo

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        2 months ago

        In my experience, Quakers are generally super cool, not particularly conservative, and the good kind of weird