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by tomrod 1683 days ago
Isn't the reason for this acceptance due to tolerance of Judeochristian fundamentalist religious observance?

I would love to see an ethnography on the topic.

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Anecdotally, every person I know to have a circumcision performed on them had it because "it was normal" in the society, not for any religious belief. Not wanting to stand out is a good enough reason for many. In some places an uncircumcised penis is (was?) considered "gross" or "abnormal" and many parents just want to avoid that for their child.
Right. This is one of the few instances where how the social norm evolved can be determined.