Genital mutilation

"Female circumcision is not barbaric. It is done for a reason, to keep the female pure. If only we adopted such practices here in the UK, then maybe women would be less inclined toward infidelity and therefore family values would still be an integral part of society. Family values instil a sense of discipline and respect, which we need as a counteraction against the modern trend of zero respect and zero discipline that is undermining the very fabric of our decaying society."
Mr Jangles, BBC News
http://www.fstdt.com/lastcomments.asp

“Female circumcision isn’t barbaric” I keep wondering in what world these people live. While it is certainly true that no cause is so pure that it can’t attract an idiot to spout off in support, it is also true that there are some things that are just wrong. An operation that causes life-long pain and takes away the pleasure of sex is just plain wrong on so many levels.

Family values, as I understand them, are about strengthening through love and caring. And I fail to see anything caring about genital mutilation. And if women are such that you can’t trust them to stay faithful, then it might be better not to marry that particular woman rather than to trust that some torturous operation would prevent them from straying. The idea that some sort of pain-inducing operation will keep women pure is simply ridiculous. Genital mutilation attempts to protect a man at the expense of a woman.