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dwimber t1_jdssies wrote

Isn't that a method of circumcision? Yep.

Well, I was close... It's supposed to prevent infection after a circumcision.

Why is some old guy's mouth the best option? What about triple-antibiotic and a band-aid instead? Also, why are we still cutting off babies foreskins?

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AmcillaSB t1_jdt67jn wrote

This is a practice done by a niche group of ultra-orthodox Jews, and it's very much looked down upon by basically anyone else who considers themselves Jewish.

This practice has not only infected babies with STDs, but also killed some.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/baby-dies-herpes-virus-ritual-circumcision-nyc-orthodox/story?id=15888618

https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/07/health/new-york-neonatal-herpes/index.html

The optics on the practice isn't particularly great in the modern age, but it's also not anything any bit sexual. Compared to like, you know, the systemic rape and abuse of children and subsequent coverups in the Catholic Church. Where are the rice bags for those assholes?

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