Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Comfused people
Message: 17
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:23:42 -0500
From: Ev
Subject: Re: Infibulation...ancient African female circumcision
Hannah,
I was not familiar with the medical term for female mutilation. The
Chinese used to bind their women's feet, to keep them from wandering.
By comparison, Europeans tried chastity belts......
Oy. OY oy oy.
All wrong. The Chinese women absolutely were nuts about binding their feet. The Manchu government, when they took over China, tried to outlaw it becasue they thought it was barbaric, but their women thought it was so sexy that they told the government to go screw themselves and bound their feet anyway. It's "fashion".
Hell we do the same thing today. "Oh these shoes are so uncomfortable". But no one ever takes them off, or wears different shoes.
end rand.
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:23:42 -0500
From: Ev
Subject: Re: Infibulation...ancient African female circumcision
Hannah,
I was not familiar with the medical term for female mutilation. The
Chinese used to bind their women's feet, to keep them from wandering.
By comparison, Europeans tried chastity belts......
Oy. OY oy oy.
All wrong. The Chinese women absolutely were nuts about binding their feet. The Manchu government, when they took over China, tried to outlaw it becasue they thought it was barbaric, but their women thought it was so sexy that they told the government to go screw themselves and bound their feet anyway. It's "fashion".
Hell we do the same thing today. "Oh these shoes are so uncomfortable". But no one ever takes them off, or wears different shoes.
end rand.
