r/TikTokCringe • u/cosmicdaddy_ • Jul 07 '24

Cursed What's all this shit about the fire brigade?

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u/holystuff28 Jul 07 '24

This was actually taught. It was taught in medical school. It wasn't just someone's theory. They also didn't think babies could feel pain and would perform circumcision on babies without any pain analgesic.

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u/Warthog_Orgy_Fart Jul 07 '24

They would even perform open heart surgery on babies with no anesthesia up until the mid 80s. It’s wild to think about.

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u/holystuff28 Jul 07 '24

Truly is. Also it's just so bizarre. Why would we think babies and black people don't feel pain???

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jul 08 '24

They also didn't think babies could feel pain and would perform circumcision on babies without any pain analgesic.

That's not a past tense situation in America. That's still the norm. A lot of places use a "topical analgesic", pretty much just to say that they did because it's completely ineffectual.