Cameroon girls battle 'breast ironing'
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- leahl
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This BBC article quoted one mother as saying, "Breast ironing is not a new thing. I am happy I protected my daughter. I could not stand the thought of boys spoiling her with sex before she completed school," one woman explained.
Honestly, I think this is a complicated issue. The irony is that these woman seem to be trying to protect their children. I think we need to do more than just point fingers at these mothers, I think we need to look at a much larger social issue of abuse of young girls that has lead to such drastic acts of violence.
Honestly, I think this is a complicated issue. The irony is that these woman seem to be trying to protect their children. I think we need to do more than just point fingers at these mothers, I think we need to look at a much larger social issue of abuse of young girls that has lead to such drastic acts of violence.
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Emily_RS
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Watch the doc here
- 3 years ago
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Emily_RS
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leahl
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Hey folks, nina_g submitted a short doc about Breast Ironing...if you want to check it out it can be found at: http://current.com/items/88852332_breast_ironing
- 4 years ago
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leahl
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cindyROX
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yuck
- 4 years ago
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cindyROX
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belgrade18
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In Saudi Arabia and Iran they say they're "protecting women" by making them wear the veil; and don't they say that about female circumcision sometimes? Seems like twisted logic to me ... But some of these traditions are hundreds if not thousands of years old, so it certainly is complicated.
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belgrade18
