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By *teborah OP Couple
over a year ago
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A friend of mine who lives in Johannesburg drew my attention to this last week and said "You wonder why this place is like it is with people like this leading us??
This is a newspaper extract from last week.
Curb HIV With Female Circumcision And Shaving Heads, Says Zimbabwe Politician.!!!!
According to Senator Femai's advice, shaving women's heads will make them less desirable to men, and thus will curb the spread of HIV/ Aids
A Zimbabwean politician has sparked outrage by suggesting the spread of HIV can be curbed if women shave their heads, stop bathing and deliberately make themselves look unattractive.
Morgan Femai, an MDC-T senator for Chikomo said the measures were required because men were finding it difficult to resist well-dressed, attractive women.
While addressing a parliamentary HIV awareness workshop in Kadoma on Friday, he said: “What I propose it that the government should come up with a law that compels women to have their heads clean-shaven like what the Apostolic sects do,” ZimEye reports.
He added: “They should also not bathe because that is what has caused all these problems.”
Senator Femai also appeared to suggest female circumcision would help stop the spread of disease.
He told the workshop, which was organised in conjunction with the National Aids Council: “Women have got more moisture in their organs as compared to men so there is need to research on how to deal with that moisture because it is conducive for bacteria breeding. There should be a way to suck out that moisture.”
According to Unicef figures from 2009, more than 14 per cent of the adult population in Zimbabwe have HIV/Aids.
Deborah Jack, chief executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust) told Huffington Post UK: "These suggestions of how to fight the spread of HIV are totally misleading and potentially really damaging.
"They also unfortunately shift focus away from the proven ways to prevent HIV transmission - being aware of the facts of how HIV is passed on, using a condom during sex and ensuring you are tested for HIV when you've put yourself at risk."
You can find out all you need to know about HIV by visiting HIVaware.
According to All Africa, another MDC-T Senator, Sithembile Mlotshwa (Matobo), recently suggested men be injected with drugs that reduce their libidos. She also called for prisoners to be given sex toys to satisfy their sexual desires.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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It's always women's fault! Men have no control over their desires and, as we know from numerous threads on here, condoms lead to difficulties with sex.
The other awful practice is the trafficking and selling of very young girls, virgins, to avoid infection and often infecting them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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This appalling attitude is endangering a whole county and generations to come. So sad that in this day and age a government is still sprouting this ignorant crap |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm horrified that female circumcision is still going on. This news article only highlights how it continues to be used, and posits another reason to continue the barbaric practice. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I'm horrified that female circumcision is still going on. This news article only highlights how it continues to be used, and posits another reason to continue the barbaric practice. "
Female Genital Mutilation is still going on and going on in this country. I have lost count of the number of times it has been allowed to continue because Social Services have been scared of intruding on 'cultural' issues. The issue they need to deal with is child abuse and is as simple as that.
Very few FGM interventions and awareness programmes deal with male attitudes. Instead they concentrate on trying to empower women. Both approaches are needed. |
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