>every single one of you on
>here, is debating an issue
>that does not concern you.

You are presuming, it does concern me.

>talking about psychological problems----well let me
>tell you the majority of
>these women do not have
>psyche problems, and the minority
>that does either has it
>because of complications during the
>procedure or because of people
>like you. most of
>these women consider it normal
>and don't see themselves any
>different from any of you,
>but after they get bombarded
>with all this crap about
>the practice being barbaric, well
>of course they'll feel ashamed.
> and gynecologists are the
>worst of the bunch. they
>treat these women like freakin
>exhibits, calling so many of
>their collegues in to see
>this poor woman's vagina. believe
>me i've known doctors who
>do this, bunch of assholes.
> you don't get psychological
>problems because of the pain,
>please. yes it is painful
>but after the healing period
>is over, i mean thats
>it you forget about it.

Again you are presuming. I come from a culture that circumcision is a daily thing. I've seen young females unable to pee because of this practise.




>it is a practice that
>will probably not stop unless
>the people who are in
>those cultures want it to
>stop.

True

in most
>cases it is the women
>who choose to undergo this
>because it is a rite
>of passage. it is
>also the mothers and grandmothers
>of these young women that
>want them to undergo this
>ritual.

In my experience, mothers no longer want their daughters to go through with it, but still do because of fear of being ostracized among their peers.

>i'm not condoning this practice, but
>at the same time its
>part of my history, my
>people.
>
>women lead happy, healthy lives. you're
>acting like these women are
>crippled or handicapped. god there
>is nothing wrong with them.

A lot do but not all.


>i suggest you go back to
>feeding the homeless on your
>streets or doing something about
>the crime rate. typical
>american fashion to bud their
>noses into issues that doesn't
>concern them.


Westerns should mind their own and not interfere with Africans. That is a pointless argument. Tell me, how does poverty in say Ethiopia concern them? It doesn't.

Since you seem to have first hand experience, why don't you eduacate ppl with the truth, rather than passing judgement just like how a lot of ppl are doing on this topic.