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Mon Jul 18, 2022, 11:10 AM

Jul 2022

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So the woman haters are on a roll. Can mandatory FGM* be far behind? [View all] niyad Jul 2022 OP

FGM? lark Jul 2022 #1

FGM is Female Genital Mutilation (I had to look it up) Bettie Jul 2022 #2

What the f*** is FGM b ????? Srkdqltr Jul 2022 #3

A very barbaric practice jmowreader Jul 2022 #31

Womb control. sarcasmo Jul 2022 #4

Isn't that what the GOP is doing by denying women healthcare? Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #5

FGM is about more than damage to reproductive organs. Removing the niyad Jul 2022 #7

Yes I know. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #10

No need to resort to Orientalism to make the point. The oppression we're seeing is 100% homegrown WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2022 #6

Not "resorting" to anything. It is all about hatred of, and controlling of, women. niyad Jul 2022 #11

I really don't think they "hate" women. They ... Whiskeytide Jul 2022 #24

Exactly what I have been thinking. Delmette2.0 Jul 2022 #25

I'd always read of it happening in African countries Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #30

And here, right on cue, the comparison of infant circumcision to FEMALE niyad Jul 2022 #34

Oh, please ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #38

Feel free to start your own thread about that practice. And do tell us how niyad Jul 2022 #55

Sure ... circumcision 'compares' as way, way less bad. Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #58

I got burned by DU before by mentioning male genital mutilation Victor_c3 Jul 2022 #71

FGM is about more than damage to reproductive organs. You might want niyad Jul 2022 #76

Believe me, I see what you mean (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #80

Women are far more important than respect for any ancient cultural practice alphafemale Jul 2022 #35

They will lift the bans on doing this in the US. milestogo Jul 2022 #8

Exactly. niyad Jul 2022 #13

They absolutely will not. whathehell Jul 2022 #26

This. Treefrog Jul 2022 #28

Thank you.. whathehell Jul 2022 #60

The term "Judeo-Christian" is a political creation. Mosby Jul 2022 #83

Please..Regardless of when the term became popular whathehell Jul 2022 #86

Really?? Considering the insane laws the woman-hating christofascists are niyad Jul 2022 #36

Yes, really whathehell Jul 2022 #59

This reminds me of the federal marriage amendment Sympthsical Jul 2022 #75

They won't prosecute doctors who do this to Muslim girls. milestogo Jul 2022 #41

No, I think they would prosecute them. whathehell Jul 2022 #53

One state eventually tried. Ended up getting the older laws against FGM ruled unconstitutional. Lancero Jul 2022 #69

There's a difference between prohibiting FGM and making it "mandatory." onenote Jul 2022 #82

Hundred Dollars says they won't. onenote Jul 2022 #52

In any rational society, these would be boom times for... Hugin Jul 2022 #9

Sadly true. niyad Jul 2022 #15

People here have asked time and again to stop using blind acronym s without explanation. And here i Srkdqltr Jul 2022 #12

My apologies. niyad Jul 2022 #14

But I opened this post precisely because of the asterisk. planetc Jul 2022 #22

Scary thought. God forbid a woman should enjoy sex. Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #16

Exactly. niyad Jul 2022 #17

I can't understand why any man would want a woman to NOT enjoy sex! Aristus Jul 2022 #20

Because most men are lousy at it alphafemale Jul 2022 #32

It's not the lover who insists ... Whiskeytide Jul 2022 #33

All it takes is a prospective husband telling the potential bride's father: Aristus Jul 2022 #39

Yeah, but you fall in love with ... Whiskeytide Jul 2022 #44

Nothing is fair for the poor victims of FGM. It's unconscionable barbarism. Aristus Jul 2022 #45

By "woman haters"... atreides1 Jul 2022 #18

A woman-hating patriarchal culture indoctrinated them. niyad Jul 2022 #21

Yes it certainly can be far behind.. whathehell Jul 2022 #19

Considering the insane "treatments" and "cures" for women's "problems" in niyad Jul 2022 #23

If you can find it in the Bible BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #27

Yes, any of the some 500 versions running around. niyad Jul 2022 #37

Yes! BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #43

"I can't understand why any man would want a woman to NOT enjoy sex!" J_William_Ryan Jul 2022 #29

It most certainly is. niyad Jul 2022 #49

Seriously? You have so little confidence in Americans left, that you think we would allow this? SMH Runningdawg Jul 2022 #40

I give you donald john trump. niyad Jul 2022 #47

Not even remotely the same. Runningdawg Jul 2022 #50

Really? The insanity that gave us the F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR** gave us niyad Jul 2022 #56

I live in Gilead otherwise known as OK. I KNOW that crazy. Was raised in the cult. Runningdawg Jul 2022 #61

When is the last time Americans shut something down? ecstatic Jul 2022 #64

Throwing out BS scenarios like government ordered mass sexual mutilations Runningdawg Jul 2022 #84

And I live in fundieville, home to a number of whacked-out mega-"churches" niyad Jul 2022 #68

Watching? I was AMONG THEM for decades Runningdawg Jul 2022 #85

Oh please. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #42

"Torture is not culture." quote by Alice Walker author of Possessing the Secret of Joy IcyPeas Jul 2022 #46

Thank you so very much for reminding us of this incredible work. niyad Jul 2022 #48

Is there a Doozy award for DU posts? onenote Jul 2022 #51

No kidding. This is certainly a contender. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #65

Oh Gawd 🙄 Raine Jul 2022 #54

I will "get a grip" when the woman-hating crazies are not wielding power. But niyad Jul 2022 #57

I'm sorry, I was rude and over reacted Raine Jul 2022 #62

Not a problem. I think we are all somewhat edgy these days. niyad Jul 2022 #67

The 'centrists' said the same when we warned about RvW being overturned. nt RandiFan1290 Jul 2022 #66

Damn straight. nt Brenda Jul 2022 #72

It was the "progressives" that said there was little difference treestar Jul 2022 #74

Yikes! ecstatic Jul 2022 #63

No Baggies Jul 2022 #70

Pray tell us what your crystal ball tells you about where the woman-hating crazies niyad Jul 2022 #73

Sure Baggies Jul 2022 #77

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Jul 2022 #78

As pushback goes Baggies Jul 2022 #79

ohhhhh, HOWEVER will I bear up under the weight of such disapproval? niyad Jul 2022 #81