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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 Sep 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 Sep 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