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[–]screeching-tard 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Whats more amazing to me is that when you say "I was genitally mutilated (circumcision) people literally laugh at you." If a woman has the same thing done it is front page news.

[–]just_lesbian_things 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

FGM cuts off a lot more than circumcision, so no, it's not amazing to me that they're viewed differently. That's like saying losing a finger is comparable to losing an arm. Neither is great, but there's a difference in magnitude.