tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post1689807488570532633..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Barbaric cutsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-31734840163430726602009-12-24T09:26:31.056+00:002009-12-24T09:26:31.056+00:00Suburbia - It certainly is. It amounts to domestic...Suburbia - It certainly is. It amounts to domestic violence but somehow the authorities don't see it like that.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19213750023288271062009-12-23T21:47:19.725+00:002009-12-23T21:47:19.725+00:00Hard to believe that everyone can turn such a blin...Hard to believe that everyone can turn such a blind eye.Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-84623803725277985242009-12-22T21:21:44.152+00:002009-12-22T21:21:44.152+00:00Baino - Good to know the authorities are actually ...Baino - Good to know the authorities are actually taking some action, though as you say that might simply mean it gets done furtively and in secret. The difficulty is changing the whole cultural tradition that requires this grotesque act.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68131469232952788672009-12-22T19:25:00.455+00:002009-12-22T19:25:00.455+00:00We have a growing Somali population here in a nati...We have a growing Somali population here in a nation that is largely white or Asian and it has become a problem. It's illegal and only recently two people had their passports confiscated because the courts felt that the parents were returning to their homeland to perform fgm on their young daughters. This is also an offence. Sadly, it's like abortion, it goes underground. There's no place for this in any society.<br /><br />Having said that, you and Jenny have a lovely Christmas!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64833732825869011312009-12-22T08:41:18.901+00:002009-12-22T08:41:18.901+00:00www - And to think some people maintain women now ...www - And to think some people maintain women now have everything they want and we are "post-feminist". Have they opened their eyes recently?<br /><br />Ramana - Astonishing it doesn't happen at all in those countries, just where we ill-informed Brits would assume it's routine. You're probably right about the willingness to make a complaint. I imagine many women would be terrified of retaliation or ostracism.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35354481983801419182009-12-22T05:34:49.648+00:002009-12-22T05:34:49.648+00:00I am amazed that this happens in your part of the ...I am amazed that this happens in your part of the world. It does not happen in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, all three with very large Muslim population and to find that it happens there is simply mind numbing. I agree that action needs to be taken. To do so, there must be a complaint first, and this is where I suspect the rub lies.Rummusernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62348451568012604832009-12-22T02:32:52.311+00:002009-12-22T02:32:52.311+00:00Long live the patriarchy!
XO
WWWLong live the patriarchy!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66882420183627554482009-12-21T19:46:11.953+00:002009-12-21T19:46:11.953+00:00Leah - I bet there are an awful lot of Brits who h...Leah - I bet there are an awful lot of Brits who have no idea this is going on here and assume it only happens in other countries.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19383965806878750112009-12-21T18:45:26.215+00:002009-12-21T18:45:26.215+00:00Oh Nick, it's so awful, I agree. I'm so s...Oh Nick, it's so awful, I agree. I'm so shocked that it's being done in Britain! And I also agree with your point about cultural relativism--we simply can't sanction cruel practices, even if they are accepted in other cultures!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74979307299299404142009-12-21T17:09:50.484+00:002009-12-21T17:09:50.484+00:00Scarlet - It's medieval. It's sexual repre...Scarlet - It's medieval. It's sexual repression at its most crude and misogynist.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77329750694059468242009-12-21T15:00:12.961+00:002009-12-21T15:00:12.961+00:00Yep, I agree with Kylie.
I find this practice disg...Yep, I agree with Kylie.<br />I find this practice disgusting - actually words fail me.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73005214594354643502009-12-21T13:20:14.430+00:002009-12-21T13:20:14.430+00:00Liz - Sorry to hear about your friends who've ...Liz - Sorry to hear about your friends who've been through this, and the repercussions. You might be right about male circumcision and the sexual discrimination angle, I hadn't thought about that. Though the arguments about male circumcision are more ambiguous - yes, it's mutilation that reduces sexual sensitivity, but it's also a very effective anti-HIV measure.<br /><br />I was circumcised myself, and I still wonder if it did me any long-term psychological damage.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6775757046366789652009-12-21T11:02:05.486+00:002009-12-21T11:02:05.486+00:00I have a couple of friends who've experienced ...I have a couple of friends who've experienced this and they've had major health problems because of it. It's horrible that this goes on - but of course the government isn't going to step in because if they did, they could be challenged in court over why they allow male circumcision and clearly, that's not going away anytime soon, at least here in the States it isn't. <br /><br />The motivation behind this female mutilation is clearly different from circumcision but still, I tend to think that's why it's not challenged more.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-530932612340612912009-12-21T10:54:36.008+00:002009-12-21T10:54:36.008+00:00Thrifty - Indeed, obscene in the true sense of the...Thrifty - Indeed, obscene in the true sense of the word.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5207636478941861552009-12-21T10:52:21.394+00:002009-12-21T10:52:21.394+00:00Kylie - I think there's a difference between c...Kylie - I think there's a difference between cultural variations that are merely a question of differing tastes and perspectives, which are not a problem, and cultural practices that are simply inhuman and cruel and should be stopped, whatever their supposed justification.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-61338018992093323922009-12-21T10:50:53.618+00:002009-12-21T10:50:53.618+00:00Couldn't agree more, absolutely obscene and cr...Couldn't agree more, absolutely obscene and cruel.Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48548518286562838852009-12-21T10:30:27.039+00:002009-12-21T10:30:27.039+00:00fgm is indeed barbaric. i am uncomfortable with th...fgm is indeed barbaric. i am uncomfortable with the idea of imposing my expectations on people of a different culture but in the end, if it is illegal it is illegal. and failure to prosecute just makes an ass of the lawkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.com