I'm sure "female circumcision" is accompanied by the best of intenntions. That's not the point.

Fortunately the forms of infant male circumcision carried out in most places are relatively benign, though I wouldn't fancy them for myself, or for any child I had responsibility for. There are some versions in some cultures that are pretty savage, more typically when they are carried out as part of a transition to adulthood.

I'm just grateful my tradition substituted the ritual of pouring a few drops of water on the head of the baby instead.