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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago (26 children)

That’s not exactly what happened. Circumcision was already a custom, but the rest is spot on.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not really.

Circumcision randomly starts in many places. None of them related to hygiene.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_circumcision

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