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Originally Posted by Isard
Tasteless? Yes.
Racist? Not really... They weren't cutting it up because it was a black woman. They were trying to highlight something that is a real issue in Africa, which is female genital mutilation. They just did a terrible job.
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Well said.
The way they go to such pains to point out it was a 'black woman' is massively telling in itself - is any specific race more deserving of sympathy, or deserving of some form of special treatment? No. Don't the numerous photos already show the visual element anyway?
Circumcision is a massive double standard anyway - there is such a huge outcry over mutilation of women, but mutilation of men is both legal and widely practiced without consent.