starting out right

UPDATE: 9-20-07

September 2007 - So-called "vaginal rejuvenation," designer aginoplasty," "revirgination," and "G-spot amplification" procedures are not medically indicated, nor is there documentation of their safety and effectiveness, said The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today in a new ommittee Opinion published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Moreover, it is deceptive to give the impression that any of these procedures are accepted and routine surgical practices, according to ACOG.

Starting this out right can only be accomplished through direct reference to the very essence of woman: her vagina.
It's a fascinating, yet subtle subject with so much news, well, news to me. Surgical procedures, both legal and banned, are rocking vaginas that were once peacefully natural. Women in the United States are having a cosmetic surgery done "down there" to take care of lumps they feel self-conscious about in bathing suits through labiaplasty, in effect removing the outer area of what God gave them. Actresses, models and, it is assumed, porn stars, undergo what is usually an outpatient procedure for thousands of dollars. Why?
According to Dr. Bernard H. Stern of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, "there is NO SEXUAL STIMULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LABIA MINORA [sic]," It doesn't make sex better; what does it do? It makes women feel better about themselves, more "free," as one woman put it.
Some patients, however, are left with painful results and sexual dissatisfaction. Is it worth it?
I couldn't tell you, but I agree with one woman. "I'm not saying you should do it on a whim," she said. "But if you think it'd make you feel better, why wouldn't you do it?"
That simply leads me to wonder how women feel about this procedure in Europe, where, although violence is strictly R-rated in movies, sex and porn is prominant and a socially accepted norm in the media, an exact opposite to our reserved sexual scenes and bloody-thirsty gore in the states.
That's not the case for Female Genital Cutting, a practice that's too common in Africa and way-illegal in almost everywhere in the world. Though not the technical term, it's known as female circumcision, and I'll admit that it was the term that triggered my research. The term itself, much less the actual procedure, is in dispute, because those who have undergone the "circumcision" are offended by "Female Genital Mutliation," and those opposed to it want others to know the perncious harm and lasting pychological and physical results. In settlement, the term "cutting" is used, perhaps as not to further hurt those who have gone through this by riling up their feelings.
If what they call it is disputed, it's not a good omen for the actuality of the process. In less brutal terms, the female "feel-good" parts are removed and depending on what level of "cutting" occurs (there are up to three types), these girls lose can lose everything but their peehole and their poohole, oh and a hole for the husband to go in.
So, the upsides: decreases promiscuity, preserves virginity (because it's then easier and more physically possible to tell and makes the girl a better suit for marriage), and ultimately takes out a part of the what women are, removing their very womanhood for the sake of a more expensive wedding.
I don't, and will never, see any guys willing to lose what makes them male for a better marriage suit.
Ultimately, here's one important fact: it's 2007. August 26 marked the eightieth year since female rights were officially recognized through the nineteenth amendment, and even that was a little late in coming. Then again, how do you give a woman rights who doesn't want them? It's her right to deny them as much it is her right to have them. These girls are translutely uneducated, and pushed toward this procedure by pressure from their parents and society. One teenager is quoted to have wanted to be like her friends and to be more desirable to a future mate.
I'll admit that I love to be desirable in the eyes of my other half, but I need to be desirable to myself first. You can't love someone else without loving and accepting yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_circumcision
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/fgc.htm#3
http://www.sos.state.ms.us/pubs/PressReleases/Articles/WomenRightVote.asp
http://www.labiaplastysurgeon.com/labiaplasty.html
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070524230339.aha5xr5x