Don’t Mutilate Your Baby Boy

I. Introduction Circumcision as a cultural practice is older than written history, and thus there are no certainties when trying to determine its origins; the earliest written accounts date back to pre-Abrahamic times, as with many Judeo-Christian traditions, in Africa.[1] However, drawing parallels to historical and modern practices, one might theorize the original purpose of male circumcision as being for the reduction of sexual pleasure, not unlike practices of female genital mutilation in several countries today, or one might consider a more symbolic or ceremonial origin.[2],[3] The following millennia became a back and forth between groups with polarized attitudes toward … Continue reading Don’t Mutilate Your Baby Boy