Dear Lactnet Friends: About 25% of young girls have their maturing breasts flattened to protect them from rape, and from early pregnancy. "According to a new report by CurrentTV <http://current.com/>, Cameroonian mothers believe breast ironing will protect their daughters from becoming pregnant and being assaulted in that it will postpone their development and men will not be enticed by their breasts. With dietary habits in the country improving, girls are beginning to hit puberty as young as 9, and are subject to the practice around at the same age." < http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/23/teenage-girls-undergo-bre_n_656965.html > Lord, I am sick to death of relentless patriarchy. I saw a photo today where a young woman is holding this message: "I need feminism because society teaches us, 'don't get raped' rather than 'don't rape.' " warmly, -- Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC craniosacral therapy practitioner www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome