The History of Male Circumcision, Part 1

I’ve covered the histories of salt and chili pepper and other various topics previously, but in this post I’m going to take a topic all together different and review the history of male circumcision. Today most Americans think of cutting off the foreskin for males shortly after birth as completely natural. Yet this is a modern phenomenon—the practice of male circumcision was long shunned in the Western world. There are no nasty pictures or gory details in this post, but for those of you repulsed by the topic, don’t read below the fold. Read the rest of this entry »