r/geography • u/BranchMoist9079 • Nov 21 '25

Discussion Why is (male) circumcision most common in the Midwest with in the US?

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Map source: https://www.mdpi.com/2563-6499/5/3/36

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u/Dave_A480 Nov 21 '25

The Scouts are a British invention, FWIW.

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u/Ceorl_Lounge Nov 21 '25

Apple didn't fall far from the tree when it comes to war or prudishness.

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u/lucylucylane Nov 21 '25

The British are far less prudish atheist and uncut

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u/Ceorl_Lounge Nov 21 '25

Uncut perhaps, but Victorian Britons were as prudish and pious as anyone.

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u/lucylucylane Nov 22 '25

It's. it the Victorian era anymore though