@AugierLe42e @Zoidtes@mastodon.social Circumcision was introduced to the US in the late 1800s as a way to punish boys for masturbating. The other arguments for it came later, after it was already widespread.
When I asked my parents, they said that part of the reason they circumcised me was because it was in the bible. They thought that it had to have some sort of health benefit if it was commanded in the old testament. Most Christians in the world don't circumcise, Galatians 5 even says that circumcision severs you from Christ.
Only a consenting adult should be able to choose to have parts of their genitals cut off. All children need to be protected from genital cutting, whether they are male,, female, or intersex.