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| woman suffering genital mutilation |
Let’s talk about women’s rights in Africa. The genital cutting is a cultural tradition in almost all African countries that is done with the purpose of making the women feel any pleasure in sexual activities and don’t be unfaithful and they are also submitted to a “virginity test”.
That kind of behavior are disappearing and being less common beside that are considered crimes and are punished with some time in prison.
There are laws that passed that do not necessarily have any impact on the lives of people. I imagine this will be one of those.
In Guinea, for example, female genital cutting has been a crime since 1965, punishable by life in prison or death. Beside of the punishment, the cultural purposes are stronger than anything and the women didn’t stop practicing the genital cutting.
In my opinion, beside of being a traditional behavior it’s very bad cause women should have pleasure, that’s like the purpose of the sexual activities, but, it would be impossible to happen for a women in Europe, it would be outrageous. Although I think that is a very wrong habit also in Africa, is a tradition, but it is very painful and violent.
Francisco Afonso, 12ºE
