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niyad

(113,030 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:23 AM Aug 2016

Female Genital Mutilation in the news again (asshole cleric says it should be done to ALL women)

(and waiting for the whining about circumcision in 3. . . 2. . . 1. . . because some people cannot tell the difference. . .)

that little sentence does not BEGIN to cover FGM--"pricking the clitoris"???? are you F*CKING kidding me???

THIS is FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION:

Procedures

Female genital mutilation is classified into 4 major types.

Type 1: Often referred to as clitoridectomy, this is the partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals), and in very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris).
Type 2: Often referred to as excision, this is the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora (the inner folds of the vulva), with or without excision of the labia majora (the outer folds of skin of the vulva ).
Type 3: Often referred to as infibulation, this is the narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the labia minora, or labia majora, sometimes through stitching, with or without removal of the clitoris (clitoridectomy).
Type 4: This includes all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area.

Deinfibulation refers to the practice of cutting open the sealed vaginal opening in a woman who has been infibulated, which is often necessary for improving health and well-being as well as to allow intercourse or to facilitate childbirth.

I would post the pics here, but some might be looking at them in public:

http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Female-Circumcision-Before-and-After.html


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Female Genital Mutilation in the news again (asshole cleric says it should be done to ALL women) (Original Post) niyad Aug 2016 OP
Yes, there is no comparison. While the benefits of circumcision can be debated, jonno99 Aug 2016 #1
there are absolutely NONE for fgm-- it is all about controlling women's sexuality. niyad Aug 2016 #2
It's horrific - I can't imagine my own daughter going through this...nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #3
such a practice is so far beyone barbaric that there are almost no words (or, at least, niyad Aug 2016 #4
Agreed. nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #6
Sick bastards liberal N proud Aug 2016 #5
sick, WOMAN-HATING bastards, because this practice is ALL about controlling women. niyad Aug 2016 #7
Yes it is liberal N proud Aug 2016 #8
What kind of a barbarian awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #9

jonno99

(2,620 posts)
1. Yes, there is no comparison. While the benefits of circumcision can be debated,
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 11:48 AM
Aug 2016

I've seen NO good reason for FGM.

niyad

(113,030 posts)
4. such a practice is so far beyone barbaric that there are almost no words (or, at least,
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 12:06 PM
Aug 2016

none that would not get me bounced)

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