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Originally Posted by Oddsock  True in America, but not so for the rest of the world. Years ago I remember reading a study as to why it was done and it came done to $$$$. The piece cut off is used and needed by the medical profession.
On you tube there is a vid (i'll see if I can find it) were men who had circumcisions later in life, said it was a bit like being colour blind now that it was cut off. They'd lost so much extra sensation or something like that. |
Historically speaking we began doing it after WWII...because many soldiers in the trenches got infections, medical experts said it was a necessary precautiins, needed for hygeine and it would also aid in reproductive rates abd women's health. I belive it was also said to prevent the spread of some stds....also remenber the climate after WWII many jewish men in hiding we identified as such by being found to be circumsized...part of our reasoning was not only the perceived at the tine medical bennifits but to stop discrimination of jewish identification. American was the only country to use both the nedical and sympathetic (they called it sympathetic not my word) reasoning.
Ya know at that time we didnt know if another attempt at Jewish genocide would happen or not abd I can absolutely see the need for such solidarity, however at the time and eveb decades later medical advice was so political and purchasable...pregnant women were told to take up smoking to aid in morning sickness, to controm the risk of csections being needed, and to not get fat during pregnancy drs actually said smoking exercised your lungs!
Anywho off topic sorry wanted to add that. Where I live only 30% of newborn males are circumsized...so that outcast issue is opposite here than in other areas.
I beleive in Europe only English elite for a short time chose the procedure.