What is female circumcision?

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Female circumcised? I heard of it and I was wondering if anyone knew what it was and how it's done and why

jacquesvol · Accepted Answer

Here, read it at UNICEF site:    It can involve much more than removing the clitoris and it is done by Christians and Muslims alike, in the regions  where it's done. In Egypt for instance a high % of girls are submitted to it, even by their mothers. In those countries lots of men will not marry a girl who wasn't mutilated that way The great mufti of Egypt has emitted a fatwa against it:       and       and    Several Muslim authorities condemn it too. The patriarch of the Copt Orthodox church condemned it too. In the USA it was done  until the mid 20-tieth century to "cure masturbation". One health insurance company reimbursed it till the 70ties (Blue Cross Blue Shield ) Dr. John Harvey Kellogg advocated burning the clitoris away with acid:  Quote: In females, the author has found the application of pure carbolic acid [phenol] to the clitoris an excellent means of allaying the abnormal excitement. unquote. In the UK and continental Europe it happened too. (I know about a now deceased Belgian doctor proposing it  during the fifties)

dave216 · Accepted Answer

Another name is female gynaecological mutilation. Its exact operation varies but is usually preformed with piece of broken glass or anything sharp that can be located. It is usually performed between the ages of 6 and 12. The girl is held down and carved on without anesthetic. Sometimes the clitoris is cut off, sometimes entirely removed. The whole clitoris is about four inches long, not just that little nub you feel. Sometimes the vulva is sown shut except for a slight opening at the bottom to allow pee, etc to get out. The reason for it is to keep girls from having sex, masturbating, or getting horny. If possible it is even more of a crime than male circumcision. Both of these are barbaric crimes against humanity.

Shlei3 · Accepted Answer

Lately it's been going on in third world countries, primarily Africa. They remove the external (and sometimes the internal) female reproductive organs (labia, clitoris, vulva). They use what looks like a putting knife.

good-looking-geek · Answer

It occurs in Africa and in some Islamic countries; certainly not all muslims do this though. It is often called female genital mutilation (FGM). They remove the clitoris and the inner labia so that the outer labia can heal almost totally shut. The wounds from the removal of the inner labia close shut. But a small opening that is too small even for a finger is left for urine and menstral blood. Obviously the ordeal and the weeks of the healing process is very painful because every time a girl urinates, the urine infects the wound.

They do it because it is proof of a girl's virginity. The hole is so small for a penis to enter and thus confirms virginity. And it is obviously very painful once the girl has sex for the first time because her vagina must litterally be ripped appart for the penis to enter. It is performed most likely beofore the girl becomes a teenager. And worst of all it is often other women (who have gone through the ordeal themselves) who perform the mutilation to the girls.

This activity is illegal in the United States and other developed countries. But it still occurs in immigrant comunities in the USA who have brough this cruel custom with them from their home country.

AJtogo · Answer

Also known as genital mutilation. It is a practice in some cultures to remove the clitoris of the female.

adat1408 · Answer

why would any girl in the right mind remove their clit? that's like a guy removing his whole penis

Althea · Answer

they remove the clit because they believe that women shouldn't enjoy sex.

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