tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post7337295740511666103..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: More on Writing About Other CulturesTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-42541967987130278292007-07-06T09:12:00.000-07:002007-07-06T09:12:00.000-07:00Heh, I got rather confused here for a second.1) La...Heh, I got rather confused here for a second.<BR/><BR/>1) Laura, you meant to comment on my post, not Eleanor's.<BR/><BR/>2) If you want to prove that it's common to remove the clitoral prepuce without removing the glans, then you'll need to back yourself up with an appropriate scholarly source. I've studied this extensively, and as far as I know, your claim is false.<BR/><BR/>3) To the extent it's useful to post this here, the comments section for my article is not an appropriate place to discuss the link or lack thereof between female genital surgeries and male circumcision. There are many other places on the internet for that, such as threads at Alas a Blog, Feministe, and Pandagon. Many thanks.Rachel Swirskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939668760298612130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-19696942156862669222007-07-06T09:06:00.000-07:002007-07-06T09:06:00.000-07:00"In Egypt it has often been carried out on consent..."In Egypt it has often been carried out on consenting, educated adult women - none of the newspaper reports told us that, did they?"<BR/><BR/>Not usually. I'm talking about anthropological papers primarily, though. And I was aware of that, yes. I fail to see the relevance.<BR/><BR/>There are places where effort is made to kill or remove the internal clitoris.Rachel Swirskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939668760298612130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-72025930175506422982007-07-06T01:58:00.000-07:002007-07-06T01:58:00.000-07:00This article seems very biased to me as and indeed...This article seems very biased to me as and indeed female chauvinist in its denial that male genital cutting is comparable to female cutting.<BR/><BR/>It fails to mention for example that a common female circumcision (particularly in Egypt) is the removal of a woman's foreskin (sometimes with part of her labia).<BR/>Clearly this is directly comparable with male circumcision and yet it is entirely banned in many countries. In Egypt it has often been carried out on consenting, educated adult women - none of the newspaper reports told us that, did they?<BR/><BR/>It is known that increasing numbers of American women now choosing to undergo this type of circumcision. This is because they've absorbed all the male circumcision propaganda that says loose skin on the genitals is smegma-ridden and disgusting to a sexual partner.<BR/> <BR/>Although on one level i have no problem with consensual female (or male) cutting, it is disturbing when a society creates this degree of body dysmorphia in its citizens.<BR/><BR/>The foreskin contains a huge number of nerve endings (around 3 times as many as the tip of the clitoris). We should be celebrating it, and thanking God/mother nature for the joy it brings both men and women.<BR/><BR/>One final point of clarification - <BR/>NO WOMAN HAS EVER HAD HER ENTIRE CLITORIS REMOVED. The clitoris is a mainly internal organ that is around six inches long. 'Clitorectomy' removes the visible tip of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com