An activist, Lolo Cynthia, has stated how she feels violated after discovering that her family put her through Female Genital Mutilation at three months.
She stated that she has naturally been curious about the female body and noticed that her clitoris head was not there but never wanted to believe it was because of the mutilation.
She, however, advised women that the mutilation should never stop them from searching for what gives them pleasure.
She wrote on her Instagram page, “At 3 months old, my family cut out my clitoral head (FGM1) because they didn’t want me to grow up to be promiscuous.
This was never disclosed to me until I was an adult whilst I was educating my younger sisters about FGM and its implications.
Naturally, I am curious about my body and I teach about sex and pleasure- I noticed that I didn’t have a clitoral head but never wanted to believe that it was due to FGM
I assumed I just didn’t have a thick clitoral tissue even though direct stimulus to the clit hurts and I need to work around the clitoris to find my pleasure spot since the external tissue where most of the pleasure spot is located was cut.”
“I feel violated and incredibly hurt by this discovery but at the end – It has given me insight as to why I am where I am and why my message about violation against women is important to me.
I am an Igbo girl and this is common in Igbo land. My mother said it was done to every girl she knows including her- mothers did it to their daughters.. some still do.
I encourage you to speak to your mothers and ask if they cut you or go to a gynaecologist to inquire.
I share this because I need other young girls to see that FGM does not define us or our sexuality.
We deserve pleasure!
You can work with your body to learn what gives you that pleasure no matter what!”
Female genital mutilation has been a troubling culture in most places while more awareness is created to stop this culture and let the female child be.
