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Ok, ok…yes, I admit it, I am an anthropologist, and yes, I am familiar with this practice and the reasoning behind it (which is not discussed here but which makes perfect sense in cultural context). What I used to tell my grossed-out squirmy undergrads was, "is it any more weird than piercings???"
You should have seen what it was like when we discussed religion.
Beryl
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> Now THAT's an initiation.
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> Apologies in advance for what follows, and if you are squeamish please consider not following the link below.
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> I remember reading about this one when I was in a high school anthropology class, for reasons that will become immediately apparent if you follow this link (and don't ask what I had to google to find this...I am going to be getting some *very* strange results from the google search algorithm.)
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> http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/unambal/circumcision_initiation.php
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> Strange species we belong to.
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> Eric
Beryl Rosenthal, PhD
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