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JIR discovered 3 months ago- From the page: "Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of independent Kenya and an ethnic Kikuyu, wrote in 'Facing Mount Kenya', his 1938 study of his people's traditions, that 'No proper Gikuyu [sic] would dream of marrying a girl who has not been circumcised ...' Sixty-seven years later, the majority of Kenya's numerous ethnic groups still practice female genital mutilation (FGM), the removal of part, or all, of the female genitalia. In November 1996 a bill that proposed banning the practice was defeated by an overwhelming majority in parliament. Daniel Arap Moi, then President of Kenya, decided to back the anti-FGM campaign, prompting parliament to finally outlaw FGM in 2001. ................................. Gerald Njuki, 36, comes from Embu, Central Kenya, where FGM is traditionally practiced by his ethnic group. However, his wife is a Kikuyu who has not been circumcised, despite her ethnic group's tradition. They have a 10-year-old daughter, whom Njuki would like to submit to circumcision, but his wife disagrees. When asked why he was in favour of the removal of his child's genitalia, Njuki explained that 'women who are circumcised can remain without a man for a longer period of time'. Indeed FGM, according to AI's report, 'impairs a woman's enjoyment [of sex]'. By reducing sexual desire through making the act painful or removing pleasure, FGM is seen as a way of physically ensuring that a woman will be faithful to her partner."
- bloodprincehalf rated 8 weeks ago
- Why can't we just smoke some weed and drop all this drama, honestly I am a hard core Pastafarian. Also feel like a vision quest, better get the peyote... Now really does that sound half as bad as Female Genital Mutilation?
- M-Nome rated 8 weeks ago
- Women always get the short end of it. We either have to deal with Victorian ideas (even today, grr) of having no sexual desires. Or we can have sexual desires, but have to be circumcised to control em. Eek.
- vhook rated 8 weeks ago
- I think that the men would respect their wives more if they got the same procedure. Why not? Oh, right - these people are sexist bastards.
