It's all that dirt and the worms.

I think just like the Chinese practise of foot binding the government needs to step in and outlaw it.

I doubt that will happen. The Chinese government will most likely continue to tiptoe around it.

I don't know, I think they have a solid footing on this issue. And they're not afraid to step on a few toes, when the time comes to put their foot down. After all, the opposition doesn't have a leg to stand on. When asked to support their practice, they are stumped. You'd think their tongues were tied.

No, you're wrong. The gov't will not step into this issue. They may kick it around behind closed doors, but the first official to put his foot in his mouth will get his ass kicked.

So you think they will continue walking on eggshells when this subject is trotted out?

That's what I said the first time[1], do I need to walk you through it again?




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The practice is far from universal. My wife is from Uganda and has a devout Muslim family. She had never heard of it.

it may not be universal, but it is widespread, and has spread across the world thru emigration. The practice predates current religions, so it's not really a religious observation.

You might want to take a look at the Who fact sheet, linked in the first post.

The last figure I read was still 12 countries practicing this highly barbaric act. It's known also that countries have banned this act legally but don't do a damned thing when it's actually litigated. Kind of like the female abduction tradition in Africa. Did anyone know about this?

http://www.now.org/nnt/summer-2002/intersex.html

I do think calling this act 'circumcision' is a gross misnomer. It's the difference between losing some skin and actually having the genitals themselves partially or wholly removed.

One solution is to only allow it to women over the age of 13 who will be armed during the procedure. They can simply withdraw consent by blowing the head off of the person performing the procedure. This would have the effect of significantly improving the selection process for the procedure by having the practitioners keenly interested in only performing the procedure on 'women' who really want it.:mad2:

When your clitoris grows later in life- you are prescribed female horomones- you can take these to stave off this horrible unnatural event. This is actually a "condition" that needs to be treated and is also hereditary. My sister has this nasty condition, and god I hope it happens to me.
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This is another example of how we keep our women, women 'round here. We tell them that they have a medical condition and that they are about to be a lot less woman. Now she's pumped up on drugs, but hey, at least she looks normal.