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Marr

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56. Playing 'hide the ball' with this topic is not cute.

Fri Sep 30, 2016, 08:05 PM

Sep 2016

Africa is not a religion.

FGM is most prominent in Africa, yes-- but it's prevalent outside of Africa as well, and restricted, without exception, to majority Muslim states. It's very prevalent in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, etc. It's also practiced in India, but only in the majority Muslim parts of the country.

To say this is an African problem and not directly connected to Islam is simply a lie. I'm going to do you the favor of assuming you heard someone say that, wanted to believe it, and so didn't actually look into. Because lying to cover the mutilation of little girls would be morally repugnant.

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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION�THE NUMBERS KEEP RISING [View all] Coventina Sep 2016 OP

Can't we pass a law saying doctors are banned from performing these? yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #1

My understanding of the issue is that frequently family members do it. Simply horrific. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #2

Oh my gosh. Horrific indeed. yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #12

razor blades, knives, broken glass. . . niyad Sep 2016 #14

Oh I can't even imagine. So cruel. So wrong. yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #15

and it is all done in the name of controlling women and their sexuality. niyad Sep 2016 #16

You're funny philosslayer Sep 2016 #35

I am sure Dorian Gray Sep 2016 #59

FGM is about female empowerment Matrosov Sep 2016 #3

Philoslayer, is that you? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #72

Disgusting leftynyc Sep 2016 #4

Doctors aren't performing the procedures... TheDebbieDee Sep 2016 #28

That's chilling leftynyc Sep 2016 #29

Many times they are taken to their "home countries" to get it done JI7 Oct 2016 #62

Repulsive leftynyc Oct 2016 #65

This is awful. Why is it happening? jalan48 Sep 2016 #5

People immigrate to the US and they keep their cultural practices... TheDebbieDee Sep 2016 #30

I think it's a horrific myself. jalan48 Sep 2016 #31

But, but....IT'S THEIR CULTURE! eissa Sep 2016 #6

Glad to see it's not just me that this shit drives crazy Puzzledtraveller Sep 2016 #24

It's infuriating eissa Sep 2016 #25

They tend to stay out of threads like this, only to double down on some other thread NT Ex Lurker Sep 2016 #53

+10000 whathehell Sep 2016 #27

I wish I could recommend this post. athena Sep 2016 #36

I think there's a pretty big difference between a choice made by a consenting adult about themselves Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #48

I don't think anyone is saying that treestar Sep 2016 #45

True, and it's astounding how "choice" gets blamed for fundamentalist authoritarian fuckwittery. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #54

That is not culture. That is the opposite of culture. Initech Sep 2016 #60

But, but, but, how dare you? All cultures are equally good. Albertoo Oct 2016 #64

What belief system is compelling this practice? Marengo Sep 2016 #7

The belief system that insists women may have no sexual feelings, MoonRiver Sep 2016 #8

Is it officially sanctioned by some authority or codified somewhere? Marengo Sep 2016 #9

I don't know. But there seems to be little control over it, MoonRiver Sep 2016 #10

It's tribal authority treestar Sep 2016 #46

That pretty much sums up most reigious belief. cleanhippie Oct 2016 #67

"Imam Maintains 'FGM is Islamic'" Coventina Sep 2016 #11

The Iman in that article claims the practice is helpful for help women to combat sexual pressure... Marengo Sep 2016 #18

It was a cultural practice leftynyc Sep 2016 #20

Thanks for the update and correction! Good to know!! Coventina Sep 2016 #21

No problem leftynyc Sep 2016 #22

Yeah, odd how that's just being danced around. Marr Sep 2016 #40

k and r for this truly depressing OP niyad Sep 2016 #13

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #17

That's so fucked up ismnotwasm Sep 2016 #19

I can't judge Puzzledtraveller Sep 2016 #23

Took the words out of my mouth. iandhr Sep 2016 #26

I see what you're doing here maxsolomon Sep 2016 #32

I'll never forget the time a DU member defended the "right" of US parents to have FGM done to babies Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #33

Why did cheesecake filled pancakes at IHOP need to be banned? Coventina Sep 2016 #37

I don't know. The IHOP thing was a spectacular spasm of authoritarian nanny statism. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #39

Sounds like some of the other food-related nuttery DU has experienced from time to time. Coventina Sep 2016 #41

yeah, the stuff that sets some folks off Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #43

Oh yeah! How could I forget the Thanksgiving wars!! Coventina Sep 2016 #44

I probably made it up. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #49

You know what's weird? Marr Sep 2016 #42

FGM is pre-Islamic treestar Sep 2016 #47

It is specifically prescribed in the Hadith. Marr Sep 2016 #51

It is not particularly a religious thing treestar Sep 2016 #55

Playing 'hide the ball' with this topic is not cute. Marr Sep 2016 #56

The links say differently treestar Sep 2016 #57

That article does not back up your claim. Marr Sep 2016 #58

Here is what it does say treestar Oct 2016 #69

Taboos against eating pork appear to have begun in ancient Phoenicia. Marr Oct 2016 #70

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #73

Call me what you will... GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #34

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #74

I don't understand why female genitalia need to be changed. tavernier Sep 2016 #38

Yeah, lets equate FGM with good grooming. philosslayer Sep 2016 #52

none of those things are comparable FGM JI7 Oct 2016 #61

Very sad K&R. nt riderinthestorm Sep 2016 #50

"Medical Benefits of Female Circumcision" Ex Lurker Oct 2016 #63

For those who might not want to give such horrific sites traffic: Coventina Oct 2016 #66

Kick for weekend crowd..... Coventina Oct 2016 #68

Final kick for exposure.... Coventina Oct 2016 #71