Are. You. Kidding. Me.

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/06/16/female-genital-mutilation-at-cornell-university

Look, I understand that medical research can be messy/icky/hard-to-talk-about. But what the FUCK were the parents thinking here? While it appears that some of these operations took place to repair actual medical issues (such as blocked urethral openings), most seem to have been cosmetic in nature.

Because there is something wrong with letting your 'Big Clitted Girl Child' decide if *she* is OK with her body or not when she's of age?

Cosmetic.

Genitalia.

Children.

Three words that have no place in the same sentence.

I think I am going to be ill.