I keep flashing back to The Wire and how all the machinations of the mayor’s office focused soley on building his political power. Makes me wonder what backroom deals are being made, and what Rahm really wants as his end goal. Giving this journalist access to the news conference is soooo easy compared to actually…

It’s institutionalized, socially sanctioned sexual abuse. And I think the women who help perpetuate FGM have “bought in” - accepting/rationalizing their own abuse in order to maintain sanity in the face of an insane situation. Think Stockholm Syndrome of sorts.