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Benedict Arnold

Does your culture practice the circumcision of baby boys?

My male cousins, my brothers and I were born in the United States during the 1940's and 1950's.  My cousins, brothers and I were all circumcised a few days after we were born.  

My uncles, aunts and my parents did not have religious beliefs that made circumcision essential.



Posted - June 25, 2021
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  • 34460
    Yes.
      June 25, 2021 6:01 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    My religion practices it, but I believe it's been proven that men who are circumcised are less prone to certain cancers as are women who are married to circumcised men.
      June 25, 2021 6:24 PM MDT
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  • 7795
    My culture? I'm still trying to figure that one out.
      June 25, 2021 6:28 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    The 2021 statistics are 58% of newborn boys in the United States and 77% of newborn boys in my own state (South Dakota) were circumcised.  My husband and I are anti-circumcision for minors, but we don’t have a problem with adults 18 and older choosing it.

    We refused to have both of our sons circumcised.  They’re fine just the way they were made, no modifications were necessary.
      June 25, 2021 7:09 PM MDT
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  • 53528

     

      Wait, what? You stated that English is not your first language, right?  I digress. 


     (DISCLAIMER: I am well aware that being born in the United States does not automatically mean that a person’s first language is or will be English, and I’m also well aware that parents might take or send their young child or young infant to a location where he or she grows up primarily with a language other than English.)
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      June 25, 2021 7:23 PM MDT
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  • Yes, English is not my first language.  My parents told me that I never spoke English until some time after I started school as a 5-year-old.  Reading, speaking and writing English was difficult for me when I was growing up in California.  As such, I went to summer school for years.  
      June 26, 2021 8:04 AM MDT
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  • 53528

     

      Yes.
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      June 25, 2021 7:23 PM MDT
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  • 17620
    Some parents have their sons circumcised, some do not.  The reasons are varied.
      June 25, 2021 9:09 PM MDT
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  • 53528

    That’s not what he’s asking. 

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      June 25, 2021 9:38 PM MDT
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  • 17620
    The parents make the decision....not the culture per se.  As asked, the question makes little sense.
      June 26, 2021 12:29 AM MDT
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  • 53528

     

      He has stated before that English is not his first language, so that nuance may escape him in asking if in your culture, is circumcision common, or wording more to that effect. 

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      June 26, 2021 7:45 AM MDT
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  • "Not the culture per se."  I meant to include religion as part of one's culture.
      June 26, 2021 8:10 AM MDT
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  • 17620
    Answers are based on what you ask.  In any case, it is a determination for parents to make for their sons.
      June 26, 2021 8:00 PM MDT
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  • 6098
    Probably true of how we grew up in the 1950s but was not for religious reasons.  people just did it because they thought it was leaner and easier to take care of. Not sure just what "culture" I am now but no longer is that true.  And certainly if I had had sons I would not have them cut. 
      June 25, 2021 9:16 PM MDT
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  • My white American culture practices it, but I also am part Asian and Catholic and circumcision is less common among those groups. Circumcision is rarer in California than in many other states. I am not circumcised and would not have my son circumcised. 
      June 25, 2021 11:23 PM MDT
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  • 17620
    We were not going to have a son circumcised either....alas, we had girls.  :)
      June 26, 2021 12:31 AM MDT
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  • 16839
    I'm not sure we have one. The difference between Australia and yogurt is that there is culture in yogurt.

    Seriously, it used to be, but attitudes changed some time during the 80s. I'm circumcised, my son and grandson are not. This post was edited by Slartibartfast at June 26, 2021 10:51 AM MDT
      June 26, 2021 2:12 AM MDT
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  • It's unusual for most men in my country.  The number I saw was 2,9%.  It's most common among Jews and Muslims.
      June 26, 2021 6:27 AM MDT
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  • 44654
    I am Jewish, so yes.
      June 26, 2021 9:37 AM MDT
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