Pressure is mounting on the government to outlaw "breast ironing" in Britain.
Conservative MP Jake Berry is leading calls for the practice to be made a criminal offence after it was revealed that hundreds of girls in the UK could be affected.
What does breast ironing involve?
Breast ironing uses heated objects, including stones and hammers, to flatten a girl's breasts and stop them from developing.
It's typically carried out when the girls are aged between 11 and 15, as they enter puberty, and
>is often done by the victim's own family under the "misguided intention" of protecting her from rape and sexual harassment, according to the United Nations.
One victim from Cameroon told Channel 4 News: "I remember my dad kept going on and on about the fact my breasts were coming out [and said:] 'Men are going to be looking at her.'"
As well as extreme pain and psychological damage, the practice puts the young women at increased risk of developing cysts, infections and even cancer.
"A lot of the [victims] have inverted nipples; they're not able to breast feed their children," Geraldine Yenwo, the founder of Came Women and Girls Development Organisation, told Sky News.
Where does it happen?
According to UN estimates, up to 3.8 million girls worldwide are affected. Breast ironing is particularly widespread in the West African nations of Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Togo and Benin.
"In Cameroon, up to 50 per cent of girls as young as ten years old undergo terribly painful breast ironing on a daily basis," the organisation says.
http://www.theweek.co.uk/71429/what-is-breast-ironing-and-how-common-is-it-in-britain
http://archive.is/yjTRS
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How prevalent is it in the UK?
It is thought that about 1,000 girls in West African communities across the UK have been subjected to the practice, but the figure could be much higher. "The hidden abuse is happening here in Britain and we have to seek out the abusers and push for prosecution," said Berry, the Tory MP for Rossendale and Darwen.
Why is it not illegal?
There is no specific law banning breast ironing in the UK and no-one has ever been prosecuted for carrying out the practice.
However, offenders can be prosecuted for a range of crimes, including common assault, child cruelty and grievous bodily harm, says Home Office minister Karen Bradley.
"What we're talking about is child abuse. It is illegal, it is a crime, it is not acceptable," she said. "The government fully understands this and is absolutely committed to putting a stop to it."
However, she did admit that "certain professionals" were reluctant to tackle the issue because of "cultural sensitivities", the BBC reports.
>Speaking in parliament, Berry said: "The words 'culture', 'tradition' or 'religion' might come up when trying to explain this absurdly harmful practice, but as in the case of female genital mutilation, these words are only thinly veiled excuses for a ritualised form of child abuse.
"The government needs to work across departments and with GPs and hospitals, including extending mandatory reporting, to shine a light on it."
What a lovely reminder of the diverse and multicultural society we live in.
It seems like only yesterday we were campaigning against female genital mutilation.
What happened to honor killings? Did they just fall by the wayside?
How about arranged marriages? How about arranged consanguineous marriages?
I thought brits shipped those who did it off to create USA.
>>79989363
>>79989548
>mfw i read that
>>79989548
> Beautiful African culture and tradition.
>"cultural." "Traditional"
>>79989944
>African culture and traditions
>>79990276
A Somalian rapist who had his deportation overturned went on to rape two more women after he was freed.
Dahir Ibrahim was given a 10-year prison sentence in 2005 then ordered out of the country after attacking a prostitute in Edgbaston, West Midlands.
>But he had his deportation overturned after serving his time because he didn’t know it was unacceptable in the UK.
He went on to rape another two vulnerable women within six weeks of each other.
Prosecutor Steven Bailey said Ibrahim offered to sell the first victim cannabis, led her down an alleyway, then raped her at knife point.
Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/03/rapist-struck-again-after-deportation-order-was-overturned-5982886/#ixzz4DfbY0BPP
http://archive.is/WlUQD
>>79989363
They do it in Africa to uglify their girls so they won't be enslaved by Muslim raiders as sex slaves. Same with the lip disc thing.
Ugly girls do not fetch high prices in the harem market.
>>79991056
Africanculturesandtraditions
>respect them!
>>79989944
>his skin has not noticeably darkened
Wew
>>79991286
>needing to UGLIFY .... AFRICANS??
mate, I think they've already got that covered
>>79989363
>Africans have a culture that stops the development of breast a sexual attractor
Did the males of the tribe agree to this? Do the males have a fetish for flat girls? I cant conceive a nigger actually agreed with this idea.
>>79991632
I like how you could probably workout the make and model of the tyre from the tread that's now embedded in his fucking skin..
>CSI Johannesburg
>>79992074
Mate, pls
>>79991056
Shit, did that picture really happen in my town?
Now I'm fucking pissed off.
>>79989363
It's not governments concern. Children aren't property of the government. REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I don't like what those niggers are doing to their offspring, but it's none of my concern. Just like no one shouldn't be able to take my kid away if they don't like the way I treat them. My children are mine!
ayy yo hol up
are you saying national geographic titties are caused by intentional mutilation, not from never wearing a bra?
>>79989789
R A R E
A A
R A R E
E E
It should if they are your country citizen niggers.
For one your public healthcare bux will be used to pay for their medical and psychological problems.
>>79993988
wut?
nice gets though
bump with a twist, read it
>>79993015
>>79993833
Mostly from having 9 children
