BODY MODIFICATION "BREAST IRONING"

English 1101,

Last night a show name "Taboo" was on the National Geographic channel, on the subject of body modification . It was so unbelievable sickening! Methods used to radically reshape bodies in different cultures were examined in Cameroon, Africa. This show was about young African girls youngest as 8 years old put through torture because their mothers were worried that their daughters budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape. Using a method called breast ironing would stunt their breast and prevent men from looking at their girls.

Breast ironing, is when you take a object like wood heat it up to 400 degrees and massage the breast for hours, everyday up to four months. Those girls’ screams were terrifying as their mother’s massage their breasts with hot objects, it was painful, very painful, and it can completely destroy their breast tissue. Can you imagine this happening to you? No, Not me! Makes me sick to think about the ignorance, but it's their culture.

This suppression of womanhood causes infections, scars and some can't even breast feed after birth. Young girls have to be proud of their breasts, because it is natural and a gift from God. Allowing the breasts to grow naturally is healthy and not forcing them to disappear or appear like magic. You have to wonder do people have any common sense. I thought common sense was universal no matter what country your in, but that’s not so.

Angela