What if the American man didn’t fail us—what if we failed him? In this season finale of The Hidden Cut, we trace how circumcision shaped identity, silence, and masculinity. When the spell breaks, what’s left isn’t shame or blame—but the radical act of remembering how to feel. Season 2: Sacred Flesh begins soon.

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