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| [[File:FGM.jpg|thumb|Type III FGM]] | | Loss of consciousness is one of the most common side effects of [[Body modification|body modification]] and can be very dangerous. Ordinarily, a piercer may keep [[Smelling salts|smelling salts]] to handle a fainter. They may also have some small snack like peanut butter and crackers to prevent fainting by replenishing blood sugar in case a client forgot to eat and drink before a piercing. See also [[Shock|shock]]. |
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| '''FGM''' is a politically charged and highly negative term that is short for '''Female Genital Mutilation'''. It refers to the Islamic and African practices of [[Female Circumcision|female circumcision]], [[Clitoral Removal|clitoral removal]], and [[Infibulation|female infibulation]]. Major campaigns are being waged around the world to stop the practice outright which is non-consensually forced on young girls — though there are many people (largely women who have had the procedure themselves) who feel it is culturally important to protect.
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| | | In responsible [[Suspension|suspension]] (or play piercing or flesh pull), a person should not be suspended unless they are completely lucid. While hanging, if the person faints, they should be lowered quickly (but not necessarily unhooked). Once the person regains consciousness, administering water and sugar in a liquid form will help to raise [[Glucose|glucose]] levels in the blood, and they can decide if they'd like to give it another try. |
| Performing FGM (which can include procedures such as [[Hood splitting|hood splitting]] and [[Female Circumcision|labial removal]], and under some definitions even [[Female genital piercing|female genital piercing]]) in many Western countries carries with it jail time of up to 40 years and authorities actively prosecuting these cases. Before involving oneself in any such act, even between consenting adults, you would be highly advised to speak with a lawyer.
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| '''Warning, the following is very graphic'''
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| :''"The child, completely naked, is made to sit on a low stool. Several women take hold of her and open her legs wide. After separating her outer and inner lips, the operator, usually a woman experienced in this procedure, sits down facing the child. With her kitchen knife the operator first pierces and slices open the hood of the clitoris. Then she begins to cut it out. While another woman wipes off the blood with a rag, the operator digs with her sharp fingernail a hole the length of the clitoris to detach and pull out the organ. The little girl, held down by the women helpers, screams in extreme pain; but no one pays the slightest attention.The operator finishes this job by entirely pulling out the clitoris, cutting it to the bone with her knife. Her helpers again wipe off the spurting blood with a rag. The operator then removes the remaining flesh, digging with her finger to remove any remnant of the clitoris among the flowing blood. The neighbor women are then invited to plunge their fingers into the bloody hole to verify that every piece of the clitoris is removed."''
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| -Excerpt from Hosken Report, Somalia Genital and Sexual Mutilation of Females, Fourth Revised Edition, 1993 (Women’s International Network News)"
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| In some contexts FGM may stand for female genital ''modification'', but to avoid confusion that term seems to have dropped out of fashion.
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[MGM]]
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| * [http://middle-east-info.org/league/somalia/fgmpictures.htm FGM Info]
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 17 September 2023
Loss of consciousness is one of the most common side effects of body modification and can be very dangerous. Ordinarily, a piercer may keep smelling salts to handle a fainter. They may also have some small snack like peanut butter and crackers to prevent fainting by replenishing blood sugar in case a client forgot to eat and drink before a piercing. See also shock.
Ritual Risk
In responsible suspension (or play piercing or flesh pull), a person should not be suspended unless they are completely lucid. While hanging, if the person faints, they should be lowered quickly (but not necessarily unhooked). Once the person regains consciousness, administering water and sugar in a liquid form will help to raise glucose levels in the blood, and they can decide if they'd like to give it another try.