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30 South African men killed in ritual circumcision
France 24 ^ | 07 July 2013 | AFP

Posted on 07/07/2013 11:01:19 AM PDT by csvset

AFP - Botched circumcisions killed 30 young men and landed almost 300 more in hospital during traditional initiation rites in a South African province, the health department said Sunday.

The 30 deaths in rural Eastern Cape province occurred during the annual season when young males undergo a rite of passage into manhood.

Ten other youths were hospitalised after being rescued from a forest on Sunday, said provincial health department spokesman Sizwe Kupelo in a statement.

"The ten initiates' private parts are rotten. They are badly damaged. Their condition is scary," he said.

A further 293 young men were undergoing hospital treatment for dehydration, gangrene and septic wounds, Kupelo added.

Some had lost their genitals.

Teenagers from ethnic Xhosa, Sotho and Ndebele groups typically spend around a month in secluded bush or mountains areas for their initiation to manhood.

This includes a circumcision as well as lessons on masculine courage and discipline.

Traditional surgeons perform the procedure in the bush, sometimes with unsterilised instruments or lacking in technique.

Botched circumcisions leading to penis amputations and deaths are an annual tragedy.

In May around 34 deaths in two other provinces were reported.

The ruling African National Congress said Sunday it was "distressed" over the latest deaths.

It called for basic medical training of the traditional surgeons to render "an entrenched and necessary part of our cultural fabric" safer.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: africa; circumcision; fail; napl; ritual; technique; tragedy
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To: csvset

In the bedroom,
The quiet bedroom,
The Bobbitt sleeps tonight.

In the kitchen,
The downstairs kitchen,
Lorena grabs a knife.

A weenie whack,
A weenie whack...

http://www.index-of-mp3s.com/download/lagu/c1c6c961/john-boy-and-billy-the-bobbit-song-weenie-whack/


21 posted on 07/07/2013 11:41:19 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

One stop shopping right there. If he can’t do it, he knows someone.


22 posted on 07/07/2013 11:42:18 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset
Sounds like a classic case of
"yer doin' it wrong!"
23 posted on 07/07/2013 11:50:31 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

No doubt. I’d ask for references. Anyone that was missing his junk would be a sure sign of a no go.


24 posted on 07/07/2013 11:53:28 AM PDT by csvset
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To: JoeProBono

What, no barbering?


25 posted on 07/07/2013 11:54:23 AM PDT by heartwood
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To: rawcatslyentist

“If Obama had a foreskin...”

[yeah, it’ll get pulled but it was worth it]

;D


26 posted on 07/07/2013 11:55:47 AM PDT by Salamander (.......Uber Alice!.......)
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To: csvset
Similar incidents suspected in China, but sample size is too small to be meaningful.
27 posted on 07/07/2013 11:59:07 AM PDT by Dysart ( I'm terribly busy these days, but I read my posts whenever I can.)
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To: csvset; Slings and Arrows

Isn’t “ bris” a four letter word???

seriously, I went to one and even the Atheist in the room was praying “ don’t slip, don’t slip”


28 posted on 07/07/2013 12:00:57 PM PDT by Gefn (More Cowbell please)
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To: csvset
A further 293 young men were undergoing hospital treatment for dehydration, gangrene and septic wounds, Kupelo added.

That's painful just to read!

29 posted on 07/07/2013 12:04:24 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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To: cardinal4
A “members only” club?

That's a "NO members" only club, I think ... :-)

30 posted on 07/07/2013 12:09:21 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Salamander

::snicker::


31 posted on 07/07/2013 12:09:47 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Salamander
>"[yeah, it’ll get pulled but it was worth it]"

Reggie??? Iz that you?

32 posted on 07/07/2013 12:12:59 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set)
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To: Slings and Arrows
You'd think they would catch on after a few years. Cleanliness in other cultures was realized eons ago.


33 posted on 07/07/2013 12:15:46 PM PDT by Lady Jag (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
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To: heartwood

Yeah, but he gets to keep the tips anyways.


34 posted on 07/07/2013 12:17:21 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

aaagh


35 posted on 07/07/2013 12:18:16 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: riverrunner
"I guess one way is as good as another."

In California they just chew them off... right ..? I guess I shouldn't have said that.........

36 posted on 07/07/2013 12:28:11 PM PDT by unread
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To: csvset
I've got that Cat Stevens song stuck in My head now..

"the first cut is the deepest"

CC

37 posted on 07/07/2013 12:30:09 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: csvset

At least it’s good to see South Africans giving up necklacing for turtlenecking.


38 posted on 07/07/2013 12:36:05 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: csvset

Female genital mutilation is matched by botched circumcisions. Man’s inhumanity to man...

I’ve attended a couple of bris ceremonies (Jewish nephews), and the mohel was professional with sterilized equipment.


39 posted on 07/07/2013 12:49:29 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: JoeProBono

Speaking of bad jokes...

A mohel retired after many years, having carefully preserved and saved all the “cuttings” from his profession. He took them to a leather goods specialty shop, and asked the leather man if he could make something of them. “I’ll try”, he replied. “Come back day after tomorrow.”

When he returned the leather man presented him with a fine wallet. “Only a wallet, with all those skins?”, he asked. “Ah,” said the leather man, “Just rub it; it turns into a suitcase!”


40 posted on 07/07/2013 12:59:35 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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