Re: Very Old Internet Story/// CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????


These kids could sure make use of 'breast ironing' and as for their King, he needs ironing somewhere else!!!
From: Mishe Fon <mishefon@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Very Old Internet Story/// CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????

This  story is as old as the Internet. "Breast Ironing" has even been discussed several times here on CAMNET. You guys should come up with viable strategies in improving the well-being of our fellow citizens back in Cameroon instead of worrying about "Bobbies". Let one single woman whose Bobbi has been "Ironed" come here and complain...not a bunch of "Pahs" (like moi-meme) who have no business with Bobbies anymore. Most of these Pahs don't even know that there is a new phenomenon called "Bobbi Addition or Bobbi Fixing"...That is, the women are not satisfied with the natural size of their God given Breast, so they contact "Specialists" who now "chook" a type of "bolo-bolo" called Sillicone. When they come off the procedure, Dolly Parton simply becomes like their House girl in terms of the "Lollo Size". They even have specialized "Victoria Secret" Breast Wears for the New Size 22 Bobbi. When I attend Parties, I see them all the time. To tell you the truth, they are very beautifully and seductively attractive. The moment you see any of these Hot Mammies, you will start "unconsciously" counting money inside your pocket....and asking yourself why God come Punish you with POVERTY. And these women know what Men Love...so you will see her deliberately and majestically walk from one end of a hall to another with a Hollywoodian Locomotion making other husbands and wives "quarreling". Then your Madame will be asking very angrily "Na wetin. Why you dey look dat woman so? Na daso yi bobbi dey confuse you so?"
Mishe Fon

From: SAF <suhade@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [camnetwork] IS THIS TRUE: CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????
 
Georges,
 
This is a very common practice among your people in the South Province.  Please read the article below and tell me if the name Gisele Nga is not a common name in Saah or the South Province?
 
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In Cameroon, parents use various methods to delay the sexual development of teenagers. Some massage the developing breasts of young girls, a technique also known as the "repassage des seins", or the ironing of breasts.
By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu, Yaoundé
Gisèle Nga knows more than most people about breast ironing. At the age of 10, her mother used to massage her chest with a hot stone. "Every evening, my mother used to heat a stone in boiling water which she would then press against my breasts. The stone was so hot that she had to use a thick piece of cloth to handle it", she recalls.
 
Delaying sexual activity
    There are many cases like that of Gisèle in Cameroon. In 2010, a survey revealed that, on average, 24% of the country's teenagers had undergone breast ironing. This age old Cameroonian tradition is rarely discussed in public, as it is considered taboo just like anything else related to sexuality.
    The practice of ironing is intended to halt breast development in order to make the teenage girl look younger. Many parents fear that their daughters will fall pregnant as soon as their breasts develop and therefore drop out of school. "As soon as a young girl develops breasts, she becomes attractive to men and if she gets pregnant, she won't be able to continue with her studies", explains Madeleine Nga, Gisèle's mother.
 
Health problems
    According to Dr Nzhié from the Yaoundé Central Hospital, breast ironing can also have negative psychological effects on the victims, such as body hang-ups, personality disorders and sexual frustrations.
    On a physical level, the ironing of breasts causes burns, sometimes with permanent scars. "Massaging the breasts of young girls can also lead to the development of blains, cysts, breast infections and even cancer", explains Dr Nzhié. In some cases, the total disappearance of the breast or a dissymmetry (with one breast larger than the other) has been observed.
 
Reproductive health
    Yet this drastic measure does not necessarily prevent sexual activity amongst young girls. "There are many girls in our association who got pregnant at an early age despite the absence of breasts", explains Sarah Ako, Communications Officer at an association for young mothers.
    A growing number of charities such as the National Network of Aunties' Associations (RENATA), are now launching campaigns to educate mothers about the importance of sex education rather than breast ironing to prevent teenage pregnancies. In time it is hoped that girls like Gisèle be saved from the physical and psychological effects of this radical practice.
 
SAF
 

From: Owona Georges Jules <ogeorgesjules@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [camnetwork] IS THIS TRUE: CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????
 
Sesekou Besong,

I have heard about breast ironing in Cameroon together with female genital mutilation.

Concerning female genital mutilation, I know that it is practiced mostly in Manyu Division of the South West Region.

As for breast ironing, I do not know any particular region where it is practised. I do not know who told SAF that it is practised in the South. We are very anxious to see the young breasts growing in such a way that anybody who tries to disturb them will face the wrath of the men folk.

However I promise to update you on this because I have a friend who is very active in decrying female genital mutilation and breast ironing. Sent from my iPhone 5S


On 27 Sep 2013, at 3:35 pm, austin bessong <etanyi@hotmail.com> wrote:
 
Ok...Mr Owona, please zoom in. Have u heard of breast ironing in the South of Cameroon?

All jokes aside, I have never ever heard about breast ironing in Cameroon.

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SAF <suhade@yahoo.com> wrote:
This is known to occur mainly in the South Region
 
SAF
 
From: austin bessong <etanyi@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [camnetwork] IS THIS TRUE: CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????
 
Ok SAF...what tribes?

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SAF <suhade@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dr. Bessong,
 
Breast ironing happens in Cameroon.  This has been around for quite some time.
 
SAF
 
 
 

From: austin bessong <etanyi@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [camnetwork] IS THIS TRUE: CAMEROONIANS IN UK BREAST IRONING THEIR KIDS??????????
 
I'm not belittling this story. This is inhumane, but the information is unclear and not specific ...Where in Cameroon is breast ironing carried out. Never heard/read of breast ironing in Cameroon. I have however heard/read about female circumcision in Cameroon.

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Limbe Diva <LIMBEDIVA@aol.com> wrote:
A hidden form of abuse that is known as 'breast ironing,' where girls as young as 10 have their breasts
 hit with hot objects to disguise the onset of puberty, could be taking place in the UK.
The abuse is a traditional practice from Cameroon that has been created to deter 
unwanted male attention, pregnancy and rape by delaying the signs that a
 girl is becoming a woman, the Independent reported.
According to experts, several thousand Cameroonians
 living in the UK may be practicing this very custom.
Breast ironing has been identified as one of five forgotten crimes against
 women by the UN and it is estimates that some 3.8 million teenagers are being affected.
As well as being painful, the practice also exposes women to health problems 
including abscesses, cysts, infection, tissue damage and even the disappearance of one or both breasts.

Click the Link Below


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