breast mutilation of young girls

[HeinousHecate]

a thread in 'in the news'. I can't believe I have never heard of this before. Is there any campaign at all?

link here

Shit thanks Hecate that is horrible.

www.cawogido.org/events.html

That is awful

Oh god, I just read the IN the news thread and it almost made me be sick. I won't dare click the links. If someone can link to something to sign or email someone I will though

It is heartbreaking. Mostly done to protect them from being raped.

Yes. As someone put it so well on the other thread - if they want to stop men raping, perhaps they should start ironing penises.

Which is a damned good point well made. Because it's yet another example of making women responsible for the choices of men/women feeling like they are responsible. Breasts make you so irresistible that men are compelled to rape you. so mutilate your breasts

When it should be men being taught that they do not have the right to use women's bodies.

I'm not actually suggesting men should be mutilated. I hope that's clear. It's just about where the focus should be.

oh, and neither was the poster on the other thread. Just making same point.

It's a valid point though. Poor men just can't help themselves. Nasty men-tempting women all the way back to Eve.

Sickening but sadly not surprising

Absolutely awfl. I can imagine it being used when a girl is facing a personal threat from a particular predatory male. I do wonder if this is the case rather than just a generalised threat of rape. I wish that these threats could be dealt with in a better way.

The woman's hour bit was good. I enjoyed listening to an African woman on the radio!

Ah I thought this would be about stupid mothers who buy their 16 year old breast enhancement surgery in the UK which in itself is breast mutilation.