soo why is Male Circumcision seemingly so ‘routine’ an commonplace? Is there a Female equivalent and if so why isn’t it seen anywhere near as much as its male counterpart??

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soo why is Male Circumcision seemingly so ‘routine’ an commonplace? Is there a Female equivalent and if so why isn’t it seen anywhere near as much as its male counterpart??

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Gamma bias. People view harms committed against women as worse than equivalent harms committed against men.

Mutilating an infant girl’s genitalia in order to make sex less enjoyable and to represent a covenant of flesh with God? Horrible barbaric savagery

Mutilating an infant boy’s genitalia in order to make sex less enjoyable and to represent a covenant of flesh with God? Pass me the wine we’re having a Bris!