What are your thoughts on breast ironing?

Question

If you don't know what im talking about go to cnn.com. It is a painful process performed mainly in africa to stunt growth and keep girls from getting sexualy harassed.

Answer 1

That's horrible! And I cant even see a point to it, I'm assuming it would stunt the growth of the mammary glands, which we need to uh, produce milk for our children! Why anyone would do this.... its beyond me.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

OK I found a story about it. Older women massage little girls' breasts with hot pestles, coconut shells and stones to postpone development and keep the men's eyes off of the girls' breasts. How horrible! All the girls suffer pain, and some suffer deformities and cancer. Others will never be able to nurse later on. They said 25% of all girls in Cameroon go through it.
Personally, even though I am mostly an unapologetic liberal, I am appalled and can't accept it. It is almost as horrible as "female circumcision" (genital mutilation), and I can't accept it as a "cultural difference." Can't they find a way to protect women better? I can't see it as honoring the girls. It is a desperate measure taken my mommies to save their little girl children from rape, pedophilia and a life of slavery.

Answer 4

Wow! I knew about female genital mutilation, but I'd never heard of breast ironing. I just read the article on cnn.com. I think it's deplorable! Not living in their culture I can't begin to understand it. It's a human rights issue, as is female genital mutilation. I'm appalled to think that these kinds of things are still done in the 21st century.

Answer 5

Breast ironing is very cruel, but there is hope. There are Christian organizations and missionaries that are working over there to lead people to Christ. Eventually the torture will stop once the culture was been changed. Please pray to the Lord for those girls over there that they may know a new life.

Answer 6

It's just plain wrong, and that is why the world just needs more education. i am becoming so unbelievably aggravated by male dominated societies that think it is O.K. to exploit and demean women. We are the ones who create life and therefpre the propigation of men. We have shown respect to men for so many years, and I am so glad thathings have developed the way the have in the U.S for women, but other countries are so behind.

Answer 7

I saw that story this morning... I think this must be where my boobs went!!! hahaha

Answer 8

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/07/07/cameroon.breastironing.reut/index.html

That is horrible.