FGM can range from a tiny ceremonial cut into the clitoral hood to some pretty terrible mutilation. Cutting the clit is AFAIK not the least horrific, nor is it the most commonly practiced type of FGM. All this is not to downplay the severity of the issue. We must be careful not to fall into stereotypes of African/Muslim savagery. We need to find a way to advocate for women's (and trans men's /nb) right to personal autonomy without giving fuel to racist and reactionary talking points.
I need to look up my sources and check again if they're right and up to date. In any case, bare in mind that Wikipedia is not a politically neutral source and it's possible anti-Islamic alarmism has made its way there. When I lived in the UK there was a lot of it with regards to immigrant communities.
Again, none of what I say is meant to downplay the need for comprehensive protections of the bodily autonomy of girls and other female-bodied people.
The wiki includes a small non-removing incision in the clit hood in the rubric of type I. It specifically refers to that as type Ia. So the wiki’s not wrong it says the same thing as the above poster.
FGM can range from a tiny ceremonial cut into the clitoral hood to some pretty terrible mutilation. Cutting the clit is AFAIK not the least horrific, nor is it the most commonly practiced type of FGM. All this is not to downplay the severity of the issue. We must be careful not to fall into stereotypes of African/Muslim savagery. We need to find a way to advocate for women's (and trans men's /nb) right to personal autonomy without giving fuel to racist and reactionary talking points.
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I need to look up my sources and check again if they're right and up to date. In any case, bare in mind that Wikipedia is not a politically neutral source and it's possible anti-Islamic alarmism has made its way there. When I lived in the UK there was a lot of it with regards to immigrant communities. Again, none of what I say is meant to downplay the need for comprehensive protections of the bodily autonomy of girls and other female-bodied people.
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The wiki includes a small non-removing incision in the clit hood in the rubric of type I. It specifically refers to that as type Ia. So the wiki’s not wrong it says the same thing as the above poster.