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ORIGINAL: Elisabella
In West Africa infant circumcision may have had tribal significance as a rite of passage or otherwise in the past; today in some non-Muslim Nigerian societies it is medicalised and is simply a cultural norm. Circumcision is part of initiation rites in some African, Pacific Islander, and Australian aboriginal traditions in areas such as Arnhem Land, where the practice was introduced by Makassan traders from Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago.Circumcision ceremonies among certain Australian aboriginal societies are noted for their painful nature: subincision is practised amongst some aboriginal peoples in the Western Desert.
In the Pacific, circumcision or superincision is nearly universal among the Melanesians of Fiji and Vanuatu, while participation in the traditional land diving on Pentecost Island is reserved for those who have been circumcised. Circumcision or superincision is also commonly practiced in the Polynesian islands of Samoa, Tonga, Niue, and Tikopia, where the custom is recorded as a pre-Christian/colonial practice. In Samoa it is accompanied by a celebration.
Among some West African groups, such as the Dogon and Dowayo, circumcision is taken to represent a removal of "feminine" aspects of the male, turning boys into fully masculine males. Among the Urhobo of southern Nigeria it is symbolic of a boy entering into manhood. The ritual expression, Omo te Oshare ("the boy is now man"), constitutes a rite of passage from one age set to another. For Nilotic peoples, such as the Kalenjin and Maasai, circumcision is a rite of passage observed collectively by a number of boys every few years, and boys circumcised at the same time are taken to be members of a single age set.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

You sure worry about cocks a lot.

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ORIGINAL: Elisabella

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

You sure worry about cocks a lot.

He's affirming his manhood. It's cute.

As someone who's seen more labia-inspired artwork than I ever wanted to, I think it's adorable that guys are doing the same sort of thing.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Do you have anything constructive to add to the thread?

We are waiting.

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ORIGINAL: Rule

The consequences go beyond the individual level. This is about population genetics, not individual genetics. One can be circumcised and not have any progeny, yet nevertheless contribute to an increased frequency of deleterious alleles in the future gene pool.

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ORIGINAL: Rule

I do not have him on Hide as I respect his limitations. However, as it is no use to discuss anything with someone who is oblivious to the fact that he is no match for me, the best thing that I can and will do is to ignore his remarks.