‘Drop that blade or I’ll show you my pussy’: The visual (non)representation of the vagina in campaigns against female genital mutilation (2018)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Booyzen,Y.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study aimed to analyse the visual representation of the vagina in anti-female genital mutilation (FGM)campaigns
Study Population: Campaigns that were available online,or which have been assessed in other studies are examined.
Findings: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a significant violation of women’s human rights in Africa. Numerous attempts were currently ongoing on a global scale to limit its prevalence and eliminate the destructive practice. Some campaigns avoid violating taboos and employed more conventional graphic content. Others utilized clever graphics to imply the severity of the behavior without questioning societal standards. In anti-FGM initiatives,can more detailed portrayals of the vagina lead to a deconditioning of social norms? Or will it maintain the taboo by reinforcing the notion that the vagina is something to be feared,tortured,and hidden? Reviving female genital mutilation (or anasuromai) to exploit the female body as a political weapon is possible. The vagina ought to be de-stigmatized,de-demonized,disclosed,and celebrated. It should become a tool in the fight against violence and child and female abuse.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified