Lovelyish

i don’t see how that would be effective. case and point. kitty jung has the smallest breasts i have ever seen and in the intro of one of her vids she said she lost her virginity at 13. plenty of people out there that likes nonexistent breasts. lolllllll.

I’ve heard about this; it is appalling!

That would be so painful. Like I understand they want to slow down teen pregnancy but jeez. thats ridiculous.

I can’t even imagine how painful that would be! 

That’s barbaric. Just hand out free condoms like they do in America, sheesh.

Yes, minorities represent entire countries. America is full of cretins like the people from Jersey Shore.

This is old news to me; I’ve known about it for a few years. Either way, it’s disgusting and needs to stop. 

The only thing that can 100% prevent teen pregnancy is abstinence, but we all know that’s not going to happen, and handing out free condoms is not going to be the solution either. Sex education seems to me like the best option, however its not only about educating women about sex but also the male population since it takes two to tango. If men want the dessert they are going to have to learn how to eat it properly and how much it costs–I know weird analogy but true.

I’m not so sure : /  Unless somehow they manage to see the light which I highly doubt.

Ouch

why wouldthey do that? Don’t they want their daughters to get married eventually??

They do it because they get raped, and if they burn their breasts, they become less attractive to the men, which leads to less rapes & unplanned pregnancies. 

i haven’t been able to get the video to stream but i’d like to know – how many of these pregnancies result from rape? is this one of the reasons the mothers are hurting their daughters to make them “less desirable” instead of trying to teach them? i am not saying it is okay to do this but i am wondering more of what is going on here.

@lonelywanderer2@xanga - When I first read your comment I thought you wrote it’s appealing. Haha I freakeddd out.

This is a revolting tradition that demonizes feminine sexuality and portrays young girls as sexual deviants. Never mind the fact that it takes two to tango. It’s the same with female genital mutilation. Women’s private parts are destroyed and mutilated on the basis that they must stay pure for their future husbands. I don’t see men having their penises ironed even though that would prevent pregnancy in younger women. NOT THAT I’M SAYING THAT’S A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. I’m just saying the fact that it’s the women who are continuously victimized under these circumstances says a lot about the status of women around the world. 

This makes me so sad! PLEASE, WE NEED TO EDUCATE!

I have seen some stories about this topic.  I’m not sure that this post tells the full story.  It’s not all about preventing pregnancy – another reason this is done is to prevent rape by trying to make the girl look younger than she is.  

Prior to saying that the practice is “demonizes” or “barbaric” you have to consider the political state and social standards of Cameroon. It’s a freaking 3rd world country. A large majority of its inhabitants are farmers, so they don’t have the same technology luxury some of us do. I mean, how many ten-year-old kids do you see playing with an iPhone 4? Girls in Cameroon, and like many other parts of South Africa, have to protect themselves against rape on a daily basis. Surely its not their mother’s lack of sex eduction or morality, but it’s the way society in Cameroon. Of course, ironing breasts is a bloody unpleasant and disturbing process but it’s one of the alternatives instead of killing off every girl in town. Why buy the cow when you get the milk for free? So rape is common. And I think eduction is not a significant factor in their lives when a big percentage of their people starve everyday. 

 I believe in some parts they practice female circumcision. What torture.

It’s concerning me how many people are acting as though 3rd world countries like Cameroon [and others] can take the same preventive measures as America to stop  common problems [like teen pregnancy]. Condoms aren’t going to make a difference if you know how countries like Cameroon are; women are raped at an astounding numbers and aren’t protected by the same laws as American women…they’re second class citizens. By no means do I agree with breast ironing, but it’s not as simple as just ‘handing out some condoms’

-_-

Yes, this practice is awful, but they’re only trying to protect their daughters. The only solution is to crack down on the men. They need stricter laws, harsher punishments etc. Unfortunately, since most of the government is run by men, that won’t be happening unless other countries put some serious pressure on the country. 

Handing out condoms isn’t going to work. What are the girls supposed to say? Oh excuse me Mr. Rapist, would you mind putting this on for me?

they’re not doing it to torture their daughters, this is how they deal with protecting their daughter because they don’t know how, and they’re not receiving help against rape prevention.

@haltija@xanga - @stuipdthing@xanga -@MissLady2012 - I was thinking the same thing.  All of the sex education in the world won’t prevent pregnancies that result from rape.  I am fairly certain that these women are aware of how to prevent pregnancies and want to prevent their daughters from being raped.  These women need better laws to protect them, not sex education.  I don’t agree with breasts ironing at all, but I won’t judge someone whose shoes I have never walked in and whose life I can’t possibly imagine.  I can’t imagine choosing to harm my child physically and emotionally to protect them from being raped.

@MeghanLarissa@xanga -  Yeah; that’d be a whole different comment, there.  lol

I heard & wrote about female circumcision, but I can’t believe I haven’t heard about THIS until now.  This is appalling…

This is just wrong. If anything is to blame for teen pregnancy, it’d be the media. And the parents who feel too awkward to have sex talks. 

@stuipdthing@xanga - HAHAHAH nice.

what the shit. this is unbelievable.

People have to understand that these women don’t do it because they hate their daughters, they do it because they see no other way to protect their daughters from rape.

@cas90 - You make a good point in that.

@PuReEviLaZnchick@xanga -  Very true

OP:
I’ve heard of this. It’s appalling..but yet…

Thats horrific.

I believe I watched a special on this topic on NatGeo a few months ago. Many people know of this. It’s a practice that stems from ignorance and cultural biases.

Perhaps sexual education will help some women realize that breast ironing is wrong, immoral and disgusting, but it will take years and a lot of effort to change many women in Cameroon’s minds. 

The REALLY tragic part is I doubt it even works to deter off being raped by men. The mothers are so desperate to protect their daughters that they feel the need to resort to this kind of stuff, and it probably doesn’t even work. I doubt a man who wants to rape a young girl is going to be worried about her deformed breasts. He’s doing it to feel powerful.

This message is not telling the complete story.

This is an OLD tradition that has been revived, not only are they trying to cut down on babys having babys but they are also trying to save their daughters from being attacked and raped.

I do not agree with the act, but then again I am an American and do not live as they live.

@katethoughts@xanga - nonexistent =/= deformed

Child abuse. It’s really disgusting. I don’t care what country you’re from, when you do something like this to a child, you are a child abuser. Poor girls.

It sucks that they have to do this to protect their daughters from being raped.

how are there people in this world that think this is a good idea??

Are some people that thick or did they just not read the article properly? 

If The mothers are so worried, why not just wrap the girls boobs in cloth to flatten them down and they won’t have to worry about that. Or here is a thought, teach boys at a early age to treat women with respect and not objectify them!

Funny, my mom and aunts are actually wanting me to go on a pill to increase my boob size. = _ =;

For all the people talking about girls getting pregnant from rape, please read up on it – the percentage of rape incidents that result in pregnancy is incredibly low due to the traumatic nature of it.  I’m not saying it doesn’t happen (it does), but the people trying to play off teen pregnancy as “Oh, she was probably raped” are horribly uninformed.

Those ignorant fucks need to be killed.

They need a chaperon system to curtail rapes.

@BimmerPhile@xanga - But these girls get raped ALL THE TIME. 

Why not chop off some penises? Then choose only the strongest and smartest males as the ones who can keep their penises and be the chosen few to reproduce with the female population. Thats just as barbaric and probably more effective.

Any time you see fit to disfigure a human being because you have to control pregnancy or rape… you have more victims than you do solutions. I grow so tired of women taking the brunt of cruelty because people see 10 seconds of orgasm as more important than the life of another human being.

The world is sick. Its not going to get a whole lot better either seeing as these problems have existed as long as we have.