That said, I'm circumcised, and while I'm sure it hurt like a bitch when it happened, I doubt it's left any psychological scars to this day.
Try being circumcised at the age of twenty. Long story short due to medical reasons i had to, not that i wanted to. And i must say it's not the sort of thing i would wish on anyone. They said no sex for six weeks, i managed four (swelling and bruising not so much a problem as is the popping of stitches). And even then i had to be really careful. Still not as bad as when i got run down by a car, now that was painful.
Im curious as to these medical reasons
Do Israelis like soccer? maybe there is a correlation between liking soccer/football and having a foreskin.
This is common practice in many Muslim countries.
I don't know about obscure tribes.. It's the Muslims that do this. Whether in Africa or the Middle East or anywhere else, it's fundamentalist Muslims who practice female circumcision.