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Old 03-25-2004, 08:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Georgia bans genital piercing

This could arguably go in either politics or sexuality... but seems like a topic ripe for general discussion.

Linky: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ital_piercings

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ATLANTA - Genital piercings for women were banned by the Georgia House Wednesday as lawmakers considered a bill outlining punishments for female genital mutilation.

The bill would make such mutilation punishable by two to 20 years in prison. It makes no exception for people who give consent to have the procedure performed on their daughters out of religious or cultural custom.

An amendment adopted without objection added "piercing" to the list of things that may not be done to female genitals. Even adult women would not be allowed to get the procedure. The bill eventually passed 160-0, with no debate.
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I love my home state... but at times like this, I cringe. Look, a pierced clit ain't my thing, but making it illegal? C'mon!
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Old 03-25-2004, 08:37 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I think something is missing here... Generally speaking I think they (most likely) are reacting to some cultures desire to perform clitorectomies on their daughters/women. A despicable practice.

What they've come up with goes beyond that...
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:21 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I'd like to see the feminist's reaction to this. On the one hand you have something very positive (ban on mutilation) but you discriminate consenting females to get pierced and not males. This will just end up causing more home-grown piercings and the resulting infections and complications for those who don't do it properly, or at best causing females tro go the neighboring states to get it done. Considering the number of women who want genital piercings is rather low I'd rather see this ban than see one more female child have their sexuality ripped (or cut as it where) from them before they can realize it's potential. Banning choice is not good, but this is at least a step in the right direction for a heinous crime against women.
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:22 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Im guessing that everyone of those 160 peolple that voted are all over 65 and just "don't understand kids these days." According to this article it still sounds like it is ok for guys to get genital piercings... Is it legal for a state to put a law into place that is so sexually biased?
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:29 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:32 AM   #7 (permalink)
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If someone wants to fight it, they shouldn't have too much of a problem. It's very discriminatory and even excludes people who want it done.
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:34 AM   #8 (permalink)
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i am sure someone with some money will battle this in court, and try to get a legal definition for the difference between mutilation and adornment.
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Old 03-25-2004, 09:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I wonder how many of the male members (koff) of the Georgia House are circumsized?

There is a small but vocal contingent of folks who believe that male circumcision is tanamount to mutilation.
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Old 03-25-2004, 10:02 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I wonder how many of the male members (koff) of the Georgia House are circumsized?

There is a small but vocal contingent of folks who believe that male circumcision is tanamount to mutilation.
What?! Me?!!

MUTILATED?!!

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Old 03-25-2004, 11:22 AM   #11 (permalink)
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well i guess you could always get it done out of state(who's going to really check?) .still sucks though for the piercing people. i do think genital mutilation is wrong just not piercings since they usually add to pleasure than take it away.
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Old 03-25-2004, 11:55 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 03-25-2004, 01:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Fuck that. I wanna be there for the protests.

Picture it now... hundreds of girls with no pants on with thier clits pierced. It's like Heaven... but in the South.
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Old 03-25-2004, 01:25 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 03-25-2004, 02:55 PM   #15 (permalink)
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wow thats just amazing....sounds like something that crazy texas conservatives might do *knocks on wood*
i understand outlawing genital mutilation, bc that's just wrong
but outlawing piercings? *shakes head*
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Fuck that. I wanna be their for the protests.

Picture it now... hundreds of girls with no pants on with thier clits pierced. It's like Heaven... but in the South.
Im with you OK! Lets start our own "Ride Across America For the Freedom of The Clit Ring". Along the way, we could collect pictures of women with metal in there heyheys and post 'em all over the Georgia Governor's Mansion.
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Old 03-25-2004, 03:12 PM   #17 (permalink)
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There's a dup thread of this in "Politics".
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Old 03-25-2004, 03:12 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Yep, worry about pierced clits. Don't they have anything more important to worry about down there in Georgia.
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Old 03-25-2004, 04:02 PM   #19 (permalink)
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If they outlaw clit piercings, only outlaws will have pierced clits.

Circumscision is mutilation by definition. I want my foreskin back!

Because this applies only to women, and because it is possible for men to have analagous operations, this violates the equal protection clause and will be struck down just as soon as it meets a judge with an ounce of brains and integrity.
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Old 03-25-2004, 06:44 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Two to 20 years in prison? ::whistles::

You'd think that getting that pierced would be painful enough. Though, I wonder how popular that kind of act of defiance would make a woman in prison.

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Old 03-25-2004, 07:53 PM   #21 (permalink)
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That's incredible sad.

Their intentions were noble in wanting to abolish genital mutilation, but a clit piercing that a women has done of her own will, hardly falls into the category of mutilation.

And like others have mentioned, it sounds like its only geared towrds females, and thats even worse. What makes it wrong for a woman to pierce her clit, but a man can go about piercing whatever he wants? Completely sexist and unfair.

I'm glad I don't live in Georgia, I just hope that this unfortuante law stays there, and is ammended soon.
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Old 03-25-2004, 10:32 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Old 03-25-2004, 10:48 PM   #23 (permalink)
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I used to be very well-read on human rights, laws concerning concerning adults, and victimless crime. I believe that the only legal form of sex is Georgia is between a man and a woman in the missionary possition. The reast is legally defined as "sodomy" and is punishable under law.

It's been a while. I think there was a case where cops raided the wrong house for a drug bust and found a guy performing oral to another guy. There was some penalty. I can't remember if it was jail or not.

Aww well, I live in Florida. My friend has lost enough dick piercings while surfing to get out a metal detector and start a jewlery business.
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Old 03-26-2004, 01:26 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Old 03-26-2004, 04:31 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Old 03-26-2004, 06:51 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I think it's completely insane as well. I have never liked any laws that were made to protect us from our own stupid actions. Let the dumb girls mess up their bodies as much as they want. Eventually they will see the results of their mistakes, and it'll most likely be too late to reverse what they have done to themselves. If you don't believe in God, then call it survival of the fittest. If you do believe in God, then you should follow His rules of allowing people free will.

One other thing: don't sit here and bash conservatives for this because it passed with a unanimous vote, both by Republicans and Democrats.
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Old 03-26-2004, 09:03 AM   #27 (permalink)
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One other thing: don't sit here and bash conservatives for this because it passed with a unanimous vote, both by Republicans and Democrats.
Yep, bunch of fucking idiots, all of them.
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I used to be very well-read on human rights, laws concerning concerning adults, and victimless crime. I believe that the only legal form of sex is Georgia is between a man and a woman in the missionary possition. The reast is legally defined as "sodomy" and is punishable under law.

It's been a while. I think there was a case where cops raided the wrong house for a drug bust and found a guy performing oral to another guy. There was some penalty. I can't remember if it was jail or not.
actually this is no longer the law in ANY state -- the supreme court recently ruled on a Texas sodomy case (http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/06/26/scotus.sodomy/) and declared such law unconstitutional... so go out and have wild and crazy sex with another man, just don't let your girlfriend pierce her clit.
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Old 03-26-2004, 11:46 AM   #29 (permalink)
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I'm guessing Genital mutilation was the focus of the law... but this definitely goes beyond that realm.

I'm interested to hear how they plan on enforcing that. there must've been a bunch of Georgia house members volunteering to go check all the women in the state.
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Old 03-26-2004, 12:41 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Doesn't it still have to pass in the Senate and cross the Governor's desk?
I doubt this bill will become law in its current state.
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Old 03-26-2004, 04:12 PM   #31 (permalink)
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What will they try to ban next? If you can't even mutilate your own body in the private sanctuary of a parlor, then what will we mutilate? There's always going to be something somebody doesn't like though this is going a little far. Me being a piercing junkie...wait I'll be there to protest in a minute, save me a spot.
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Old 03-26-2004, 08:01 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Old 03-27-2004, 01:38 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Ok, going outside the state to pierce whatever did not occur to people ?
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Old 03-27-2004, 05:37 AM   #34 (permalink)
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I'd love to hear how they are gonna see that the law is working.. :P
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I'm guessing Genital mutilation was the focus of the law... but this definitely goes beyond that realm.

I'm interested to hear how they plan on enforcing that. there must've been a bunch of Georgia house members volunteering to go check all the women in the state.
Thats why it was 160-0, duh
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Old 03-30-2004, 08:23 AM   #38 (permalink)
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To heck with the war on drugs we should declare war on Georgia and call it "Operation Vagina Freedom!"

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Old 03-30-2004, 08:29 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Genital peircing is a bit different from removing the clitoris completely cant they differentiate that???
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Old 03-30-2004, 09:06 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Genital peircing is a bit different from removing the clitoris completely cant they differentiate that???
Well... they live in Georgia
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