Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...n-outlaws-female-genital-mutilation-.amp.html
Huge victory for women in these areas and for women in general!
Huge victory for women in these areas and for women in general!
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Sudan has finally outlawed female genital mutilation
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First of all, thank goodness this is outlawed. Secondly, another "phew" on my end because I thought it had to do with trans surgeries. Good lord the thread title fucked me up lol
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Tradition and also it's used as a tool to repress sexual instincts before they're married. Basically it's another way to control young girls and women.
Even if it will be difficult to enforce in some areas, any efforts to make it less normalised and accepted is very welcome.
This is excellent news. Hopefully the ban of this practice spreads.
And personally I think ANY infantile genital intervention is inappropriate but I doubt western society will outlaw it for boys anytime soon. Routine non-essential surgery on infants is cruel IMO and should be left to adult decision-making on one's own body.
And personally I think ANY infantile genital intervention is inappropriate but I doubt western society will outlaw it for boys anytime soon. Routine non-essential surgery on infants is cruel IMO and should be left to adult decision-making on one's own body.
i would extend that sentiment to people's genitals in general, especially children's.
It's banned, which is great, but will it stop? Probably be a very long time before society there has a culture/morality change on it, sadly.
Exactly what I'm thinking. It's going to take a bit before this trickles down into the community without some significant enforcement and education.
I rushed into this thread to see how many comments there were deflecting it toward that.
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Unfortunately it's still very common in a lot of countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Oh I know, a lot of places still have this tradition/culture but hopefully this starts a movement that stops this practice from happening.
I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find a defense force for that, but then again this is the internet.
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There definitely is, which is why 9 in 10 women are victims of FGM.
It's usually a combination of religious and cultural. Not all Muslim denominations support FGM, and I'm not aware of any Christian denominations that support it but you'll see some claim they do it for religious reasons.
This rate is sadly even higher in some countries.
Prevalence of female genital mutilation - Wikipedia
If there wasn't this thread wouldn't be a big deal. This is one of those "We shouldn't have to tell you not to do that" things that people are surprised were legal for as long as they were
Deflect, redirect, pivot, steer, change the subject. Whatever synonym you want to use.