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Whacking off body parts
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Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:29:39 -0600
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Judi from New Zealand writes:

"Some other little comments from this side of the world , do people still
really circumcise their boys?? It is almost unheard of over here."

Yes, Judy, people in the US still whack body parts off of unsuspecting,
unknowing little boys, most often without any anesthesia.  Barbaric, no?
But things are beginning to change.  I've heard that about 1/3 of little
boys in California are no longer being circumcized, so there is hope........

Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University
Co-editor of "Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives"

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