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dudleybloke said:
The headlines and the story are misleading. I am not saying it does not happen in the UK but you need to look at the Government NHS reporting requirements on FGM.Doctors are now required to report any potential evidence of FGM on a patient no matter when it occurred. So if a Doctor examines a woman say in her 80's and there is some evidence but the injuries, if they are FGM, are from youth before she entered the UK, it still gets reported.
Not unnaturally there has been a sharp rise in reported cases.
Mrr T said:
dudleybloke said:
The headlines and the story are misleading. I am not saying it does not happen in the UK but you need to look at the Government NHS reporting requirements on FGM.Doctors are now required to report any potential evidence of FGM on a patient no matter when it occurred. So if a Doctor examines a woman say in her 80's and there is some evidence but the injuries, if they are FGM, are from youth before she entered the UK, it still gets reported.
Not unnaturally there has been a sharp rise in reported cases.
Dromedary66 said:
Mrr T said:
dudleybloke said:
The headlines and the story are misleading. I am not saying it does not happen in the UK but you need to look at the Government NHS reporting requirements on FGM.Doctors are now required to report any potential evidence of FGM on a patient no matter when it occurred. So if a Doctor examines a woman say in her 80's and there is some evidence but the injuries, if they are FGM, are from youth before she entered the UK, it still gets reported.
Not unnaturally there has been a sharp rise in reported cases.
Mrr T said:
Dromedary66 said:
Mrr T said:
dudleybloke said:
The headlines and the story are misleading. I am not saying it does not happen in the UK but you need to look at the Government NHS reporting requirements on FGM.Doctors are now required to report any potential evidence of FGM on a patient no matter when it occurred. So if a Doctor examines a woman say in her 80's and there is some evidence but the injuries, if they are FGM, are from youth before she entered the UK, it still gets reported.
Not unnaturally there has been a sharp rise in reported cases.
Cyder said:
Good to see Twig is still here defending lopping bits of babies willies off. 
I'll issue you the same challenge I issued to nanook and Dromedary when they said similar, find a single post where I defend, support, or agree with circumcision. Nanook had the good grace to apologise, Dromedary was too embarrassed to admit he'd got it wrong. Let's see what camp you fall into. Fair point Twig you’re right, you haven’t.
However, I disagree with the points made that because FGM is worse and far more barbaric, people shouldn’t also be able to highlight that MGM/male circumcision/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is also an outdated and downright wrong thing to be practiced on young children without consent.
If the world only focused on one serious issue at a time it would be a lot more f
ked up than it is now.
However, I disagree with the points made that because FGM is worse and far more barbaric, people shouldn’t also be able to highlight that MGM/male circumcision/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is also an outdated and downright wrong thing to be practiced on young children without consent.
If the world only focused on one serious issue at a time it would be a lot more f
ked up than it is now.Cyder said:
Fair point Twig you’re right, you haven’t.
However, I disagree with the points made that because FGM is worse and far more barbaric, people shouldn’t also be able to highlight that MGM/male circumcision/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is also an outdated and downright wrong thing to be practiced on young children without consent.
If the world only focused on one serious issue at a time it would be a lot more fked up than it is now.
Ok, thanks for admitting I am not a defender or supporter of circumcision.However, I disagree with the points made that because FGM is worse and far more barbaric, people shouldn’t also be able to highlight that MGM/male circumcision/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is also an outdated and downright wrong thing to be practiced on young children without consent.
If the world only focused on one serious issue at a time it would be a lot more f
ked up than it is now.As for the rest, we just have a different opinion. On a thread about FGM, I just don't think it should be derailed by the less serious issue of circumcision. It smacks of misogyny imho, almost as if people can't stand it that the focus is purely on females and how we stop suffering they are going thru.
La Liga said:
Where did the OP go?
Was used to seeing at least three of his anti-Islam topics on the front page, usually bumped by him.
Yep we should all support FGM so we are not seen as anti-muslim right? Since when was raising such issues for debate deemed racist?Was used to seeing at least three of his anti-Islam topics on the front page, usually bumped by him.
I have no issue with the OP raising such issues as they have no place in this country... well in my opinion anyway.
It reminds me of when I raised an experience of mine where a work colleague married his 14 year old cousin in Pakistan and brought her back to this country. I don't agree with paedophilia either but soon had Countdown on this forum flaming me for mentioning it.
We should be able to raise objections to these practices which to me are simply not acceptable.
MikeStroud said:
La Liga said:
Where did the OP go?
Was used to seeing at least three of his anti-Islam topics on the front page, usually bumped by him.
Yep we should all support FGM so we are not seen as anti-muslim right?Was used to seeing at least three of his anti-Islam topics on the front page, usually bumped by him.
MikeStroud said:
Since when was raising such issues for debate deemed racist?
Where has anyone said it was? My comment was on his disproportionate number of topics and apparent agenda (as my post suggests).
MikeStroud said:
It reminds me of when I raised an experience of mine where a work colleague married his 14 year old cousin in Pakistan and brought her back to this country. I don't agree with paedophilia either but soon had Countdown on this forum flaming me for mentioning it.
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Having sex with a 14 y/o isn't paedophilia. Paedophilia is about pre pubescent children. .
TwigtheWonderkid said:
MikeStroud said:
It reminds me of when I raised an experience of mine where a work colleague married his 14 year old cousin in Pakistan and brought her back to this country. I don't agree with paedophilia either but soon had Countdown on this forum flaming me for mentioning it.
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Having sex with a 14 y/o isn't paedophilia. Paedophilia is about pre pubescent children. .
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