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OutForARip ( OutForARip@lemmy.ca )  to World News@quokk.au · 9 months ago

41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies

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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies

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OutForARip ( OutForARip@lemmy.ca )  to World News@quokk.au · 9 months ago
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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies
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Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young males that is practiced by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts of South Africa. Among them are the Xhosa, Ndebele, Sotho and Venda communities.
  • SwingingTheLamp ( SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social ) 
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    9 months ago

    Those are some mighty self-righteous words for somebody who advocates chopping off clitorises.

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      Nice false equivalence. I’m not talking about female circumcision.

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        You may not want to, but you are.

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          Umm, no. Female circumcision is nowhere near the same thing. If you think it is, then you should really do some more homework on the subject. But I suspect you don’t actually care about the differences.

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            Stop being a bigot, it’s their culture after all.

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            You’re the one defending it.

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