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Are Geeks in Saudi Arabia Just Like Us?
Robin 'Roblimo' Miller (of NewsForge and sometimes Slashdot) spent five days in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, meeting with local Linux advocates and users, and wrote five articles while he was there. The article titles are Saudi Arabia: Linux advocates in white robes, Saudi Space Institute techies love their new Linux computer, Meet Saudi Arabia's most famous computer expert, Saudi open source conference opens minds, and Linux and open source opportunities in the Mideast. This is the first in-depth look ever at open source (and programming in general) in a conservative Islamic country. Roblimo concludes that under the robes, Saudi geeks are much like geeks everywhere, but from comments on the stories it looks like a lot of people don't agree.
Do they rush for the first post, too?
This post made in the U.S.
Look, we all know that Americans are fat disgusting slobs who can't even see their own penis, let alone clean it properly, but none of this means that the rest of us are incapable of using some soap & hotwater every day. You fucking mutant.
yes. That's the guy. He had all sorts of other whacked out ideas as well.
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They believe that god told them to get circumcised, sort of as a handshake on their pact with their god. Genesis 17:9-14:
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my convenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
He that is born in they house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
So remember, kids, next time you buy a slave, God wants you to chop his foreskin off.
Man, I wish I hadn't used up all my mod points already... that was hilarious.
True story.
No, that was more a government spread urban legend. And not backed by any real reseach.
Recent thorough studies have shown no long-term health benifit of circumcision, but instead a very small a risk of permanent damage. For this reason the official recommendations for circumcisions have been withdrawn.
Also the US is the only non-arab, non-isreali country ever to recommend the crazy thing, while the EU, based on the recent research are considering banning it (the same way female circumcision is).
Regardless of whether it's a cultural preference... a cut penis is much more pleasing to the eye than some guy's elephant trunk. But then again the uncut guy probably has more enjoyable sex... so I guess there is some merit to both sides of the debate.
BTW I have no idea why I am posting this.
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I think that it probably started as a religious deal, became exceedingly popular as a health/cleanliness issue.. but it's really all misconception.
Personally, I'd like to have my foreskin back, but I don't think that that's a reasonable request. lol
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I wish I had it. Then I could wear jeans, without underwear, and not have to worry about the head getting friction burn from rubbing into the denim.
Ya know, I was just thinking. I bet the reason for it, waaaaaaaaaay back when is so that they could have sex without even bothering to get erect.
(yes, it's entirely possible)
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Americans may be sheep, and American Idol may be an example of that, but in that one respect Americans are hardly alone.
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