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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s far from universally loved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I'm not sure what the green is vs the red. I would assume African cultures don't support it mostly because it seems unlikely that they developed the same arbitrary (religious) surgery. That would however imply that Europe is a lot more supportive of circumcision than I would have expected. Either way I'm surprised.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

What do you think are the major religions in the continent of Africa? Traditional religions take up less than 10% of religious belief. Yes, less than 10% for all of them combined

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

That's fair. I forgot that we colonized them a little bit less than respectfully.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Red is 90–100% circumcised. Green is 0–9%.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's mostly majority Muslim countries in red with the exception of the Philippines, South Korea, and the US

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

Wow, I'm surprised at how much it skews eastwards in the US.