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From: nose@nbires.UUCP (Steve Dunn)
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Subject: Re: The worst (historical) surgical procedure
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Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 21:05:48 EST
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> > >...parts of the world.  But that's nothing compared to what they do in
> > >certain tribes of Africa: they sew together the labia major, leaving
> > >only a tiny hole
> > >sort of a surgical chasitity belt.
> 
> But can we really afford to throw stones?  In our own enlightned
> culture we surgically tighten up vaginas as a matter of routine.
> (Not to mention surgical breast enlargement/reduction.)  I can imagine
> that those tribes might find such procedures of our's quite barbaric!
> 

Well I *can* afford to throw stones since I do consider such procedures
to be barbaric. I also consider ear-rings to be no more or less barbaric
than nose rings!

        -Steve "Brainsaw" Dunn (@ The Dept of Pet Peeves)