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?

  • HubertManne@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    im surprised its just half. Im in a major metro area and unless there is something about circumcision that gets you to go to the gym more I would say its much higher in my area. Im pretty sure most every catholic in my area has it done.

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      2 days ago

      Probably from the Northeast or Great lakes area then? It’s half the US population, but it’s not evenly distributed. It’s much less common on the west coast.

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