Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Repassage

I just read an interesting news story out of Cameroon. It was about a (new?) practise - "repassage des seins" (ironing of breasts). A women's group in the country felt that the best way to protect their young women from sexual assault was to reduce/eliminate their breasts (so that sex-thirsty men would no longer be so attracted to them). There are many methods used, such as pouring salt or petrol on the breasts or else using hot rocks or other objects. They reported some trauma in the girls who have undergone this procedure. I propose another method for curbing sexual assault - tell men to control their sexual desires and to have respect for their sisters in the human race. Honestly!

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