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Ms_Kool

Dec 1 2005, 08:31 PM

Why does it seem as though Africa is the only place where barbaric practices that harm women continue to exist?

I caught Oprah today, and while I think it's very important to inform the world of what's going on, I feel like all of these stories are about groups of people in Africa. Of course most of us, I would hope, know that this is not representative of the entire continent, it's upsetting to me that it's always portrayed as a place stricken w/ AIDS and inhumane cultural practices.

MsBrg722

Dec 1 2005, 08:41 PM

What was the show about today MS?

BILL COSBY

Dec 1 2005, 08:59 PM

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 1 2005, 08:31 PM)

Why does it seem as though Africa is the only place where barbaric practices that harm women continue to exist?

EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE TINY PLACE CALLED THE MIDDLE EAST?

Ms_Kool

Dec 2 2005, 08:36 AM

QUOTE (MsBrg722 @ Dec 1 2005, 08:41 PM)

What was the show about today MS?

it was a follow-up to a show about women in Ethiopia who end up with fistulas after they give birth to still borns at a very young age w/ no medical treatment.

Ms_Kool

Dec 2 2005, 08:38 AM

QUOTE (BILL COSBY @ Dec 1 2005, 08:59 PM)

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 1 2005, 08:31 PM)

Why does it seem as though Africa is the only place where barbaric practices that harm women continue to exist?

EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE TINY PLACE CALLED THE MIDDLE EAST?

of course. what's your point?

SeeLaH

Dec 2 2005, 10:21 AM

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 2 2005, 08:38 AM)

QUOTE (BILL COSBY @ Dec 1 2005, 08:59 PM)

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 1 2005, 08:31 PM)

Why does it seem as though Africa is the only place where barbaric practices that harm women continue to exist?

EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE TINY PLACE CALLED THE MIDDLE EAST?

of course. what's your point?

his point is that Africa is not the only place where they treat women savagely. The Middle East still condones many practices that rival certain parts of Africa.

BKLYNScribe

Dec 2 2005, 10:29 AM

can someone explain the theory behind the cultural practice of cutting a woman clitoris off?

not attacking it (at the moment) but i honestly what to understand the rationale even i don't agree with it.

SeeLaH

Dec 2 2005, 10:34 AM

QUOTE (BKLYNScribe @ Dec 2 2005, 10:29 AM)

it's so she doesn't get sexually aroused. A long time ago (very very long time ago)...one of the reasons for circumsion was to "cut down on sexual arousal". Cutting the clitoris or sewing it up, was the female version of this. After a while, men opted to get circumcision but in a lot of Islamic (fundamentalist) countries, women still have to get their clitoris cut off or the pumpum sewn up.

I know a girl who had hers sewn up when she was living in the Ivory Coast and then she came to America and decided to get it taken out...the problem at that time was that no doctor wanted to even touch it. She got the stitches taken off after a couple of years but it was a definite struggle for her.

Ms_Kool

Dec 2 2005, 02:50 PM

QUOTE (SeeLaH @ Dec 2 2005, 10:21 AM)

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 2 2005, 08:38 AM)

QUOTE (BILL COSBY @ Dec 1 2005, 08:59 PM)

QUOTE (Ms_Kool @ Dec 1 2005, 08:31 PM)

Why does it seem as though Africa is the only place where barbaric practices that harm women continue to exist?

EVER HEARD OF A LITTLE TINY PLACE CALLED THE MIDDLE EAST?

of course. what's your point?

his point is that Africa is not the only place where they treat women savagely. The Middle East still condones many practices that rival certain parts of Africa.

yeah, these things happen in placees other than Africa.. but i feel we hear about these types of things happening there than anywhere else.

baylo

Dec 2 2005, 06:56 PM

What ever happened to going back to the motherland?

This is part of heritage, this has been going on forever in time.

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