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Heard an interesting (albeit somewhat bananas) theory at Harbin this past weekend

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Naomi K
May 04, 2015
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Was talking to an older woman sitting next to me (who was of Persian descent) and she suddenly asked: "Indians. I forget, do they circumcise?" (Penises are often on the mind at Harbin hot springs, for some reason).

I was like, "Not really," and she said, "Good" and explained to me her theory that male circumcision is responsible for most of the violence …

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