[DoughtyOne]

Aren’t we talking about more than circumcision for these girls?

It was my understanding that the girls would be left unable to enjoy future sexual relations, something that the men thought would make them more faithful.

Am I understanding this practice for what it is? It’s actually closer to mutilation than the conventional practice for male children, isn’t it?

[BGHater]

The shackle of slavery in another form.

[PapaBear3625]

Am I understanding this practice for what it is? It’s actually closer to mutilation than the conventional practice for male children, isn’t it?

They cut off the clitoris, leaving the girl unable to enjoy sex very much. Some places, they also sew the vagina shut, so that her husband has to cut her open on her wedding night. Does not make for a fun wedding night on the girl's part.

[Paved Paradise]

You are correct. Feel free to read my graphic post.

[libstripper]

Am I understanding this practice for what it is? It’s actually closer to mutilation than the conventional practice for male children, isn’t it?

It definitely is. The late Robert Ruark wrote a great book about the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya some time n the 1950s, Something of Value, where he described female circumcision. At least the clitoris and the outer lips are removed, without benefit of either anesthetic or sanitation. A young woman subjected to the practice loses most of her outer genitalia and runs a great risk of serious infection.