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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies (www.latimes.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by OutForARip@lemmy.ca to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] OutForARip@lemmy.ca 138 points 3 weeks ago (177 children)

Dear World: Stop mutilating children's genitals.

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[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

it seems a lot of commenters are missing that these are not babies. Those in the story are aged 16+ and it is a cultural rite of passage.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They're still children who are physically growing, especially cognitively. Likewise, they were sent there by their parents, so let's not pretend this was adults making a decision on their own, this was forced onto children.

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[–] HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social 15 points 3 weeks ago

Without nauseating anyone, the tribal methodology really is quite painful and barbaric. A lot of skin is taken.

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