Thanks for clarifying- still, I'm not sure how much role shaming really has in driving the practice underground - I would assume that simply facing legal sanctions is a more significant factor?sacha wrote: I don't think the SJWs were solely responsible for making FGM illegal, and I would hope that a vast majority of Australians supported the law against FGM, as they most certainly should have. I did state that I agree it should absolutely be illegal no matter what.
I was speaking of the SJWs participation in shaming and attacking and speaking to the women of the community as if they were children to be scolded. Behaving as though they are superior, and inherently better, and that they love their children more, because "how could you even consider mutilating a daughter that you claim to love"
These tactics only make the situation far worse, because what was once a practice that was common knowledge, and the who, where, and when the cuttings were taking place, all of that information was not difficult to find. Once they go into hiding with their practice, it will be a lot more difficult to have any information as an outsider, it is far less likely that the girl will be taken to the hospital if something goes wrong, and far more likely to either have severe adverse effects for life, or simply die without getting the necessary medical attention.
Making FGM illegal is quite obviously the right thing to do (and I agree), but shaming, attacking, and criminalising their deeply held beliefs without enough people to speak to the elders with respect, treat them with kindness, and be someone they could possibly trust enough to listen to the information you are telling them in a way that they will understand and relate to, encouraging them to take time to think about it on their own, and discuss it with their female relatives and friends. The only way to stop FGM is for the women of the community to decide that for themselves. empowerment of the women themselves is the only answer. It is the only thing that can stop FGM.
On foot-binding as an analogy- didn't it ultimately end because of the strict ban enforced by the communists? :think:
