Talk:Labia elongation

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There are many articles on this subject. This only gives an overview of how it is viewed and practiced in parts of Zimbabwe. The main point to note is that the practice is not at all men-driven, as some ignorant western writers have suggested. Most men have no idea it is happening, even when they marry a girl who is a practitioner. There has been many attempts by some women's groups to link this practice with the oppression of women. In Zimbabwe this practice does not qualify as an indicator of female oppression or male dominance. For a serious contributor to the debate, there are many worthy points to note about male dominance, many of them life threatening. LE is not part of that compliment.

Perspective

The compiler, Mai Chibwe was born and bred in the Zimuto Area between Masvingo and Chatsworth in the south midlands of the country. Here LE is practiced but usually a girl, once she understands what she has to do, does it unsupervised. It is rare to find girls that practice mutual LE.

Eleanor Chibwe is a hobby writer 13:49, 11 March 2007 (UTC)