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Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by onnybee: 11:46pm On Mar 23, 2016 |
From what I could gather, this is a practice carried out mainly here in Africa that involves the use of instruments such as pestles, hot grinding stones, bananas, coconut shells, spatulas and coal-heated hammers to press, massage and crush the developing breast tissues of many young girls at the early stage of puberty. This is done to prevent them from being attractive to males and hence prevent rape and other forms of sexual abuse. This ‘culture’ is widespread in Cameroon and other African countries including Kenya, Benin and Ivory coast, and affects around 3.8 million teenagers overall according to the United Nations. Breast ironing is usually performed by the victim’s mother on the basis that she is trying to protect the girl from sexual harassment and rape, to avert early pregnancy that would smear the family name, or to let the girl go after education instead of being forced into early marriage. This practice is extremely painful and the girls are put at risk of tissue damage and cysts, malformed breasts, and in extreme cases it can cause one or both breasts to disappear. There are worries that breast ironing has spread to the diaspora with an increase in the number of cases in Britain though charities, NGOs and human right groups are working to raise awareness concerning the problem. 7 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Temidayo9(m): 12:10am On Mar 24, 2016 |
Are u kidding me? 12 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Nobody: 12:21am On Mar 24, 2016 |
Never heard of this until now........
Unbelievable!! 41 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by onnybee: 12:31am On Mar 24, 2016 |
Though it sounds very absurd, it is very true and i'll put it at par with female circumcision. Women dey suffer sha! 12 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by oppybouy(m): 12:36am On Mar 24, 2016 |
You've gotta be kidding me 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by munchi(m): 12:41am On Mar 24, 2016 |
it's true.....especially illiterate mums 10 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by uhalauju(f): 2:42am On Mar 24, 2016 |
what!! Dis is not only preposterous but barbaric. Who still does DAT in dis 21st century 2 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Nobody: 3:57am On Mar 24, 2016 |
Paedophiles now on the run 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by onnybee: 6:52am On Mar 24, 2016 |
uhalauju: A lot of people are living in the 21st century but their mentalities are stuck way back. 10 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by DickDastardly(m): 8:03am On Mar 27, 2016 |
I recommend this for all them Nigerian runs girls! Wheither this go make them Sugar Daddies prick stay one place 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by petkoffdrake2(m): 8:03am On Mar 27, 2016 |
I blame buhari..... Shikehna! |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by realmindz: 8:03am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Why AFRICA, why? why have u chosen a barbaric way of life...then they will say we have beautiful cultures.... 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Nobody: 8:03am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Is this still prevalent? I guess not. |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by udy4real(m): 8:04am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Unbelievable |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by seacoast(m): 8:04am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Odi egwu |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by iyaka2344: 8:04am On Mar 27, 2016 |
chai!! Why Africa dey always give oyinbo wetin to talk about us 2 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by jmichlins(m): 8:04am On Mar 27, 2016 |
So many african country needs to be colonised again by nigeria 9 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Histrings08(m): 8:05am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Haaaaa.... Ikunle abiamo oooooo |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Treash(m): 8:05am On Mar 27, 2016 |
k |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by majamajic(m): 8:06am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Its very common in Cameroon 1 Like |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by kelvee(m): 8:06am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Chei..ladies like 'cossy orjiakor' are living testimonies!... 4 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Morhziez(m): 8:06am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Jantamata kaba kaba eee eehehehe kaba kaba 1 Like |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Nobody: 8:07am On Mar 27, 2016 |
this is act of wickedness 2 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by majamajic(m): 8:07am On Mar 27, 2016 |
jmichlins: And Nigeria needs to be colonized again by France this time 1 Like |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by sweetval: 8:08am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Not fair.. |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by ExAngel007(f): 8:09am On Mar 27, 2016 |
my GOD |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by seyinaira: 8:09am On Mar 27, 2016 |
This is total madness |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by tottinova: 8:12am On Mar 27, 2016 |
onnybee: Anybody that iron presses my future wife's breast enh! Thunder will kill that person. Don't you know the female breast is my favorite female part. But to be sincere, you think performing this dirty ritual will reduce sexual harassment or whatever they are trying to prevent If people can rape 6 year old's and above, this ritual is useless 5 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Bawsse(m): 8:12am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Do wah u want with the boobbie, buh abeg make una no touch the nyash o... On a more serious note tho, it's cause our governments have failed to do enough to curtail the menace of rapists and sexual harassments(both in the working place and otherwise), the people now have referred to what they feel is their best solution to it... Don't blame them... Buhari ur 1 year don start o |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Ekeeyhandsome(m): 8:15am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Happy birthday to me,i and myself and to everyone celebrating their birthday today as well.. bigger us financially and spiritually I pray.. Plz my lovely Nairalanders,show ur boi some love by liking my post for no reason.. 15 Likes |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by tosyne88(f): 8:15am On Mar 27, 2016 |
Unbelievable |
Re: Breast Ironing- What Is This Horrid, Spreading Culture All About? by Rajosh(m): 8:15am On Mar 27, 2016 |
I'm just hearing this for the first time. Truly, Africa is really backward. This is why Donald Trump is spewing poo about Africans. |
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