It's still doing something unnecessary for spurious reasons and on people who are usually too young to give informed consent. Barbaric in my book.
As I say I agree but the reason it doesn't get as much attention is that there don't tend to be any lasting effects - apart from the obvious. Of the two FGM is far worse because it leads to lasting health problems and in some cases, death.
In this country the4 cutting season has changed to late june and mainly july as it means the girls won't be missed from school and it can be kept quiet....many are sent abroad and others are done illegally in this country......
it is truley amazing that it is still going on..one of the worse things that is allowed......
the girls are often sewed up as well to ensure that they are intact when they get married.....
some are then so hard to penetrate that new husbands force entry or even resort to using knives to enlargen the gap so that they can have sex......
the worse thing in all this is that it is the women of the families who have suffered this themselves who supervise and ensure this is done to their daughters
Think of it like foot binding - a cultural practice which fed a desire for tiny feet that were considered a status symbol in women. Not being able to walk proved you didn't have to work. No benefit other than crippling agony.
FGM is all about an idea of what female "purity" is and is considered a sign of "honour." Its root cause is female subjugation.
Please don't call it circumcision - that minimises the extent of it and trivialises it. Hence the reason it is now referred to as FGM (female genital mutilation). If you don't want to use the term FGM then be a bit more accurate and call it castration. The pain and suffering, both acute and lifelong that this barbarity leads to is mind blowing. Asking a question like 'what is the point?' ......... really.......... Get a grip Karen.
To be honest I don't think Karen even thought about what to call it when she posted. It's just the usual cut and paste crap, only this thread (purely by accident) is on a slightly more serious subject.
I am horrified that some folks are unaware of it. Yes it should be known about and has been very much in the news over the last few days as one of the online petitions gained over the required number of signatures and a statement was released by the government. There have been numerous articles on line and in print in the broadsheets. I first found out it gave me nightmares for days, I was a young girl at the time and just couldn't wrap my mind around such barbarity. I am not just concerned about UK victims but also about the thousands of young women all over the world who are affected by this and lack the health care we have in this country to help them with the aftermath of the abuse. I do know however that there are some wonderful women and men working hard to stop it.
I shouldn't let a thread like this get to me - I know it's not the place for long discussions but I cannot abide any kind of frivolity surrounding it. .. I should have steered clear as I know the kind of thing that usually accompanies the OP.
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I too have intact genitalia. Yes, I am a complete prick.
It's still doing something unnecessary for spurious reasons and on people who are usually too young to give informed consent. Barbaric in my book.
As I say I agree but the reason it doesn't get as much attention is that there don't tend to be any lasting effects - apart from the obvious. Of the two FGM is far worse because it leads to lasting health problems and in some cases, death.
In this country the4 cutting season has changed to late june and mainly july as it means the girls won't be missed from school and it can be kept quiet....many are sent abroad and others are done illegally in this country......
it is truley amazing that it is still going on..one of the worse things that is allowed......
the girls are often sewed up as well to ensure that they are intact when they get married.....
some are then so hard to penetrate that new husbands force entry or even resort to using knives to enlargen the gap so that they can have sex......
the worse thing in all this is that it is the women of the families who have suffered this themselves who supervise and ensure this is done to their daughters
Ah, tradition!
The all encompassing excuse for shit behavior.
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Colin makes a fair point, Karen. Your threads are never running related so you should at least confine them to Clubhouse.
Unfortunately, yes.
They'd never go for it, given her slave status.
None whatsoever.
Think of it like foot binding - a cultural practice which fed a desire for tiny feet that were considered a status symbol in women. Not being able to walk proved you didn't have to work. No benefit other than crippling agony.
FGM is all about an idea of what female "purity" is and is considered a sign of "honour." Its root cause is female subjugation.
Please don't call it circumcision - that minimises the extent of it and trivialises it. Hence the reason it is now referred to as FGM (female genital mutilation). If you don't want to use the term FGM then be a bit more accurate and call it castration. The pain and suffering, both acute and lifelong that this barbarity leads to is mind blowing. Asking a question like 'what is the point?' ......... really.......... Get a grip Karen.
To be honest I don't think Karen even thought about what to call it when she posted. It's just the usual cut and paste crap, only this thread (purely by accident) is on a slightly more serious subject.
and it needs to be discussed....as some people on here didn't even realise that it happens to girls in this country
Yes, there is that Seren.
Wow Karen is a philospher !!! Lovely
I am horrified that some folks are unaware of it. Yes it should be known about and has been very much in the news over the last few days as one of the online petitions gained over the required number of signatures and a statement was released by the government. There have been numerous articles on line and in print in the broadsheets. I first found out it gave me nightmares for days, I was a young girl at the time and just couldn't wrap my mind around such barbarity. I am not just concerned about UK victims but also about the thousands of young women all over the world who are affected by this and lack the health care we have in this country to help them with the aftermath of the abuse. I do know however that there are some wonderful women and men working hard to stop it.
I shouldn't let a thread like this get to me - I know it's not the place for long discussions but I cannot abide any kind of frivolity surrounding it. .. I should have steered clear as I know the kind of thing that usually accompanies the OP.