There are memes like “when you have to prove that you’re jewish” or crass jokes about people standing out due to their lack of foreskin, but i remember hearing that a huge swathes of American men are circumcised - it’s like 49%. Jesus.

If literally half of every men are circumcised, why is it even a remarkable topic to Americans? How did it become such a meme?

  • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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    10 days ago

    “it’s cleaner”

    … is such a weird reason to me.

    Washing your knob when you shower is one of life’s little pleasures. Who’s avoiding it to the point their beanie is getting crusty under there?

    If a dude can’t even give his old feller a good scrub a dub dub, where else is he neglecting?

    Lack of hygiene in general is the bigger issue in this scenario that’s for sure.

    “easier to manage”

    I’m almost scared to ask what specifically is being managed here… It’s a dick, not an intern.

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      10 days ago

      Phimosis was mentioned as I recall, that and the goo under the hood.

      There are a good number of evolutionary remnants that may not be ideal or even needed (wisdom teeth, tailbone, appendix, etc) but we don’t go performing preemptive surgery because of them.