Female Genital Mutilation
 

We have had the first UK prosecution for FGM.

I think this is a very 'sensitive' subject. Of course it is a big cultural tradition for many in Africa but f*** me it's horrific and young girls are forcibly 'cut', often held down by family members. I don't know what goes through parents' minds to get involved in this :(.

Any thoughts?

Edit: Seems I was guilty of reading the article too quickly before needing to disappear. The first UK prosecution is 'imminent'.

Just the thought of such a barbaric practise turns my stomach.
The trouble is that the reasons for this cruelty are based on religion, superstition (same thing?), and tribal custom, so stopping it is going to be nigh on impossible.

HOW DARE YOU CRITICISE IT! It is diversity in action, which is good. You are just being racist.

There that's the lefty argument out of the way. In reality, its imported barbarism, and should be treated as GBH at the very least

Seems to get swept under the carpet.

I think we all know which direction this is going to take and how it's going to end. :content:

totally barbaric

lets lump in male genital mutilation into the mix too

To add to this, the BBC reported this morning that ONE IN FIVE UK police forces ignore, or do not treat seriously, so-called honour attacks against women:(

Well, we wanted diversity and cultural differences...we've got 'em! :( :( :(

And the sad thing for me is it's often women arguing that it's RIGHT what goes on.

Was going to say that - why isn't circumcision on young boys met with the same outrage?

yep, we will get all the usual cleaner, healthier bollox

fully understand that some medical circumstances demand it - my older brother had the procedure at 18

but 3 day old baby boys!!!!

Male circumcision isn't really practice here, unless there is reason for it we remain at one with our Foreskins. I know in the likes of the USofA your foreskin is living in fear of the knife at a early age.

Nuke em'

It's not really the same. If it was like FGM it would be like losing your bell end.

Hopefully this case is the first of many prosecutions.

There's no place for this kind of horror in our country

Bizarre Magazine?

eh?


Oh I see now. Yes that would seem to be right up their street

+1

And many of the medical reasons have been disproven too.

This. I understand the comparison, but without going in to too much detail these two practices have very different consequences.

I hesitate to ask this, (yes, really!!), but how do the usual suspects on here reconcile NOT allowing this, with their usual stance on cultural and religious freedoms?

I wonder what is the the justification for such an action.

Les

Well both would lead to loss of sensation in a big way.

Whoaaa Les, where have you been again?

Hi Les

I'm gonna sound like a complete tit here i know... but what exactly is it they do when they carry this out.
I know what circumcision is on boys.. but until this came up on the news, i had no idea about it.
It sound barbaric, whatever it is. And anything that involves a woman (or man) having their body tampered with without their full knowledge, understanding and ultimately PERMISSION, just has to be totally wrong.
That's about as much as i can comment without knowing the full facts i guess.

Yes, I know, I was agreeing with you that FGM and circumcision do not produce a comparable loss of sensation. As you say, the comparison would be having the male's glans penis removed.

http://www.forwarduk.org.uk/key-issues/fgm/definitions

Not a fun read!

Man, that is grim reading.

Jesus.. that's making me feel sick reading it.
How barbaric... and exactly what does anyone believe can be gained from causing such suffering.

But presumably you agree that both are genital mutilation, just the degree of sensation that is lost

Yes, it's self-evident, but I'd hesitate to refer to them both as genital mutilation as this implies they're comparable when they're not.

That may well be true, but both, as you say involve differing levels of butchery to a persons genitals

And as I held each of my newborn children, still hot and fresh from my wife's womb - I viewed both pactices as ancient barbaric tribal rituals that have no place in 21st century humanity