What really pisses me off is when some people equate it to male circumcision. At least here, boys aren’t being held down by adults they trust at age 8 and sliced up without anesthesia. No major components are removed, which is not how it is with any form of FGM. I completely understand why many people would be against…

It’s sad. I have no idea how just passing laws will stop it though (I guess it’s a first step). You’d have to throw every woman in jail. They had it done to them when they were an adolescent and then they turn around and do it to their daughter. In America, a little girl could confide in a teacher, but she’s probably…

Obamacare requires all insurers to cover breast pumps. As of 2012, if you participate in the exchange or have private insurance through work or whatever, your insurer covers something. A lot of insurers don’t cover the fancier models 100% (with tote bags, coolers, etc.) but they’ll fully cover something like the…

Who knows. It’s a misogynistic culture in general and it’s part of the deal for women if they want to be considered desirable for a man. Need to catch a husband or you’re screwed.

It’s my impression that they’re resewn as regular practice here (although, I hear that it’s controversial). I can sort of understand the argument for it, because FGM by women in the community continues to be a problem here and it’s not very sanitary. It’s probably somebody’s aunt doing it in the bathroom. On the other…

What Functionally Literate said. To be clear—I’m no expert on this. I heard about it from my OB nurse friend and I was curious so I read up on it. Basically, in the extreme cases, everything is removed and the outer skin is sewn shut. A small hole remains for menses and sex (although I’m not sure how that it…

The interesting thing is that it is usually done to girls by other women, mostly family. And, for the most part, it’s not minor for Somali women, although I’ve heard that it has improved a little at least for young American-born girls.

People actually do it in America. I have a friend who used to work as a nurse in an OB clinic at a hospital that serves a lot of poor people/immigrants, and she told me that almost all Somali women of child-bearing age have to be cut open during labor. Afterwards, the docs sew them back up, which is a little…

True. People do it in America.

Indeed. I just ordered my Obama-pump today. Breast pumps are frigging expensive! Thanks, Obama!!

Agreed. Ike was a truly great leader.

We need to preserve its gizzards!!

Yeah, seriously. Republicans aren’t supposed to feel compassion for animals. What will our enemies think?

Teddy could totally kick Ike’s ass.

No, I understood. I just haven’t heard that one other than for red wine. I guess it’s one of those things with a ton of studies all concluding different things.

What the hell? This is in Missouri? You need to move farther north to beer paradise, where gender does not influence beer selection. Just goes to show that the Midwest is pretty diverse, because what you’re describing doesn’t even make sense in my brain.

Wait...what?? Where do you live where a poster in a dr’s office would say that seven drinks a week is healthy? I’ve heard of a small (SMALL) glass of wine each night being okay, but other than that...

True. The show would have officially jumped the shark if they took that route. I’ll give the 70’s some credit for its music. The Mick Taylor years for The Rolling Stones were pretty damn awesome.

What an upgrade.

She seriously could be intellectually challenged or at least right on the edge. It might help her legally even if she’s not challenged, but has a low IQ.