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It's not about censorship so much as what leads to real change on the ground versus what leads to riled up westerners. If we want them to change we need to lend
by redwood 14y ago
It's not about censorship so much as what leads to real change on the ground versus what leads to riled up westerners. If we want them to change we need to lend them a hand. This is an especially complex issue... women become women in these societies, by joining the other women, in this 'rite'. We need to understand them, then help them.
- adaml_623 14y agoThis is indeed a really complex issue because everyone involved in this practice believes it is the correct thing to do. And what's more 50% of the people involved have had it done to them in the past. To come out point blank and say this is barbaric is to tell 50% of these people that they have been unnecessarily mutilated by their mothers and grandmothers. And some of them will have done it to their daughters. It is human nature that they would deny what you are saying rather than accepting the part they have played and the harm that has been done them. I and most westerners think this is barbaric but if you were trying to stop people from doing this you might consider telling them that it's been scientifically proven that it's unnecessary and could have a risk of complications. And I imagine this is why Amnesty chooses their language the way they do.