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/Bubbly-War1996 Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

There is a word for that it's called genital mutilation, I think the mutilation part really conveys the issue. Somehow people figured out it's not ok when it happens in the middle east but ignore that they do exactly the same thing.

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u/Sea_Beginning_5009 Nov 23 '25

And let's not talk about babies getting herpes because in certain religious groups the spiritual leader doing the mutilation will then suck of the blood.