Kinda insane when you think about it: one of the strongest powers in the world in terms of military and economic power regularly practices religiously motivated infant genital mutilation.
But on the other hand very much in character for the USA...
I have no direct insight into the mind of these lunatics and I suspect that the "it's just what everyone does" motivation one commentor mentioned is probably the most common direct motivation these days.
Nevertheless, the original reason to implement the practice was (afaik) to prevent masturbation which was religiously motivated (Christians saying "masturbation is sin").
Sure, when that idiocy became untenable in the increasingly secular society due to the enlightenment, people needed a new reason to continue (because accepting being wrong was naturally unacceptable 🙄), and so they reframed it as a medical thing by inventing more bullshit claims.
So overall, I stand by calling it "religiously motivated" even if it is not a strict requirement by the base religion itself as it is in e.g. Judaism.
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u/Dreadnought_69 29d ago
It’s the American way. 🤷