Breast Ironing

[damontucker]

And we thought Females in the United States had it bad.

Yahoo just had an article about "Breast Ironing"

""Breast ironing" -- the use of hard or heated objects or other substances to try to stunt breast growth in girls -- is a traditional practice in West Africa, experts say."

(The following link may contain some material that I myself find very sickening... read at your own discretion)


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060711/...ast_ironing_dc

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Breast Ironing

great. another form of female genital mutilation. I am gonna go throw up now.

[Adri]

Re: Breast Ironing

I had commented on this elsewhere and the thing that is so hard for me is that the people actually doing it are mostly, if not entirely, other women. It becomes so ingrained in them and in the culture that this is something good for females, makes them "virtuous" or helps protect them somehow.

[damontucker]

Re: Breast Ironing

and to think in America... women pay big money for enhancements!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Breast Ironing

and this is another print-out to add to my kids' list of "see why you are lucky and why you should finish college, start your own business, never feel sorry for yourself etc?!?!" b*tchpile.