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Cultural Sterotype and Female Genital Mutilation | Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph | TEDxAladinma


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[Music] is the number of women age 1549 in

is the number of women age 1549 in

is the number of women age 1549 in Nigeria currently one pittance of female

Nigeria currently one pittance of female

Nigeria currently one pittance of female genital mutilation will it be the

genital mutilation will it be the

genital mutilation will it be the society where being civil is the social

society where being civil is the social

society where being civil is the social equivalent of having found its people

equivalent of having found its people

equivalent of having found its people riveted on your forehead and most acts

riveted on your forehead and most acts

riveted on your forehead and most acts as Nigerian especially as young people

as Nigerian especially as young people

as Nigerian especially as young people to stop that menace and to solve that

to stop that menace and to solve that

to stop that menace and to solve that problem

problem

problem and that is what I’m here to speak to

and that is what I’m here to speak to

and that is what I’m here to speak to you today about to start my speech I

you today about to start my speech I

you today about to start my speech I want to tell you a story about a girl

want to tell you a story about a girl

want to tell you a story about a girl made between two military division when

made between two military division when

made between two military division when she was 12 she went to a village for

she was 12 she went to a village for

she was 12 she went to a village for some apologies and one morning she was

some apologies and one morning she was

some apologies and one morning she was woken up at 5 a.m. by her grandmother

woken up at 5 a.m. by her grandmother

woken up at 5 a.m. by her grandmother confused as to what was going on she was

confused as to what was going on she was

confused as to what was going on she was speaking to an empty room with reality

speaking to an empty room with reality

speaking to an empty room with reality all night she was about to be sacrificed

all night she was about to be sacrificed

all night she was about to be sacrificed and let a possible woman and her

and let a possible woman and her

and let a possible woman and her clitoris was cut off she bled for these

clitoris was cut off she bled for these

clitoris was cut off she bled for these caught an infection and not them so far

caught an infection and not them so far

caught an infection and not them so far from constructed speech of depression

from constructed speech of depression

from constructed speech of depression and she announced she was confusing

and she announced she was confusing

and she announced she was confusing tools by that as we can see the knives

tools by that as we can see the knives

tools by that as we can see the knives results and even the pants of the

results and even the pants of the

results and even the pants of the medieval world are very capable of

medieval world are very capable of

medieval world are very capable of transmitting diseases and infections to

transmitting diseases and infections to

transmitting diseases and infections to the fetus

the fetus

the fetus she is not alone she’s one of 20 million

she is not alone she’s one of 20 million

she is not alone she’s one of 20 million and Korean women who are victims of

and Korean women who are victims of

and Korean women who are victims of tribunal

tribunal

tribunal genital mutilation in the start of

genital mutilation in the start of

genital mutilation in the start of school the consequences of emergency

school the consequences of emergency

school the consequences of emergency and they’re nice and young that what

and they’re nice and young that what

and they’re nice and young that what this future participation was and more

this future participation was and more

this future participation was and more for me is very terrible procedures that

for me is very terrible procedures that

for me is very terrible procedures that the victims and we’ll go through before

the victims and we’ll go through before

the victims and we’ll go through before female genital mutilation is carried out

female genital mutilation is carried out

female genital mutilation is carried out and the psychological consequences the

and the psychological consequences the

and the psychological consequences the health consequences and the physical

health consequences and the physical

health consequences and the physical degradation is that victims are made to

degradation is that victims are made to

degradation is that victims are made to undergo after film genital mutilation

undergo after film genital mutilation

undergo after film genital mutilation there are four broad general categories

there are four broad general categories

there are four broad general categories and types of general genital mutilation

and types of general genital mutilation

and types of general genital mutilation according to the World Health

according to the World Health

according to the World Health Organization

Organization

Organization the first of them is known as

the first of them is known as

the first of them is known as clitoridectomy a limit price with the

clitoridectomy a limit price with the

clitoridectomy a limit price with the video me involves the consent of the

video me involves the consent of the

video me involves the consent of the clitoris of female and this is known for

clitoris of female and this is known for

clitoris of female and this is known for absolutely no medical reason the only

absolutely no medical reason the only

absolutely no medical reason the only reason why this is done by others

reason why this is done by others

reason why this is done by others together as in most of the instances is

together as in most of the instances is

together as in most of the instances is to leave it reduced tracks from the

to leave it reduced tracks from the

to leave it reduced tracks from the willingness and capacity to have sex and

willingness and capacity to have sex and

willingness and capacity to have sex and the reason why this is gone is because

the reason why this is gone is because

the reason why this is gone is because he wants to achieve

he wants to achieve

he wants to achieve this is pure and cheeseballs their

this is pure and cheeseballs their

this is pure and cheeseballs their husbands demand when they get married to

husbands demand when they get married to

husbands demand when they get married to them in future but sound really

them in future but sound really

them in future but sound really disgusted right the second of them is

disgusted right the second of them is

disgusted right the second of them is known as excision incision refers to the

known as excision incision refers to the

known as excision incision refers to the cutting of the clitoris and major part

cutting of the clitoris and major part

cutting of the clitoris and major part and part of life young miner and his

and part of life young miner and his

and part of life young miner and his accounts for 80% of the cases of future

accounts for 80% of the cases of future

accounts for 80% of the cases of future determination and the status quo awards

determination and the status quo awards

determination and the status quo awards day and this is type G will be

day and this is type G will be

day and this is type G will be exclusively for the first and second

exclusively for the first and second

exclusively for the first and second language

language

language tradition is not combined with not as

tradition is not combined with not as

tradition is not combined with not as dangerous and harmful as the third which

dangerous and harmful as the third which

dangerous and harmful as the third which is known as a fibrillation which refers

is known as a fibrillation which refers

is known as a fibrillation which refers to a concept of the entire external

to a concept of the entire external

to a concept of the entire external genitalia of the female the critter is

genitalia of the female the critter is

genitalia of the female the critter is La Gomera an elegant material and the

La Gomera an elegant material and the

La Gomera an elegant material and the stitching of the vagina of the female

stitching of the vagina of the female

stitching of the vagina of the female falafel is very tiny boo the second

falafel is very tiny boo the second

falafel is very tiny boo the second trance of it to speak to allow for you

trance of it to speak to allow for you

trance of it to speak to allow for you read and based on food come out from you

read and based on food come out from you

read and based on food come out from you know track increase what this causes is

know track increase what this causes is

know track increase what this causes is it leads to a condition of the rocks and

it leads to a condition of the rocks and

it leads to a condition of the rocks and vaginas of fuels and could cause very

vaginas of fuels and could cause very

vaginas of fuels and could cause very life-threatening infection and all other

life-threatening infection and all other

life-threatening infection and all other types of female genital mutilation such

types of female genital mutilation such

types of female genital mutilation such as creepy culture I see Chelsea are all

as creepy culture I see Chelsea are all

as creepy culture I see Chelsea are all classified on that for consideration to

classified on that for consideration to

classified on that for consideration to your genital mutilation constitutes a

your genital mutilation constitutes a

your genital mutilation constitutes a fundamenta assault on the TV team of

fundamenta assault on the TV team of

fundamenta assault on the TV team of women ascensions and succulent beings

women ascensions and succulent beings

women ascensions and succulent beings people working affinity and people who

people working affinity and people who

people working affinity and people who possess life for the man because that’s

possess life for the man because that’s

possess life for the man because that’s what characterizes all also right

what characterizes all also right

what characterizes all also right so whenever a female organ will be

so whenever a female organ will be

so whenever a female organ will be fundamentally possessed life before the

fundamentally possessed life before the

fundamentally possessed life before the gender construct that officially imposed

gender construct that officially imposed

gender construct that officially imposed by society it also constitutes and

by society it also constitutes and

by society it also constitutes and abused for the rights of the children

abused for the rights of the children

abused for the rights of the children because in the vast majority of the

because in the vast majority of the

because in the vast majority of the instances is carried out on girls before

instances is carried out on girls before

instances is carried out on girls before the 1050 in most parts of Africa it also

the 1050 in most parts of Africa it also

the 1050 in most parts of Africa it also causes the repentance right to security

causes the repentance right to security

causes the repentance right to security presence rights problem and personal

presence rights problem and personal

presence rights problem and personal integrity so there’s no other crime did

integrity so there’s no other crime did

integrity so there’s no other crime did mention about it as much rice

mention about it as much rice

mention about it as much rice fundamental rights for the woman as

fundamental rights for the woman as

fundamental rights for the woman as future determination does accept more

future determination does accept more

future determination does accept more than but I’m also prepared a little more

than but I’m also prepared a little more

than but I’m also prepared a little more episodes Paulina

episodes Paulina

episodes Paulina when they get we are all right we do not

when they get we are all right we do not

when they get we are all right we do not steal anything we are not our feelings

steal anything we are not our feelings

steal anything we are not our feelings we are tortured at that point what has

we are tortured at that point what has

we are tortured at that point what has visions of future domination we leave to

visions of future domination we leave to

visions of future domination we leave to the world of written Swiss to follow

the world of written Swiss to follow

the world of written Swiss to follow that be attorney is cheap man from

that be attorney is cheap man from

that be attorney is cheap man from decent society as impose this on them

decent society as impose this on them

decent society as impose this on them and most of the instances victims of

and most of the instances victims of

and most of the instances victims of commit suicide and the reason is because

commit suicide and the reason is because

commit suicide and the reason is because if human being

if human being

if human being realistically than suicide the mortix

realistically than suicide the mortix

realistically than suicide the mortix began and an easy option for them

began and an easy option for them

began and an easy option for them because of the building has good so they

because of the building has good so they

because of the building has good so they prefer to die than defeated of female

prefer to die than defeated of female

prefer to die than defeated of female genital mutilation so is most in asking

genital mutilation so is most in asking

genital mutilation so is most in asking ourselves now why is it problem this

ourselves now why is it problem this

ourselves now why is it problem this significant not spoken about so much a

significant not spoken about so much a

significant not spoken about so much a lot of us see that it is will be the

lot of us see that it is will be the

lot of us see that it is will be the first man rendering this much about

first man rendering this much about

first man rendering this much about super genital mutilation or hearing

super genital mutilation or hearing

super genital mutilation or hearing about your genital mutilation at all a

about your genital mutilation at all a

about your genital mutilation at all a lot of was denied a problem so the

lot of was denied a problem so the

lot of was denied a problem so the answer broad categories of those which

answer broad categories of those which

answer broad categories of those which national television

national television

national television the first accept that yes Goosen was

the first accept that yes Goosen was

the first accept that yes Goosen was denied at the problem because we carried

denied at the problem because we carried

denied at the problem because we carried out film our culture our money and our

out film our culture our money and our

out film our culture our money and our traditional magnificent which is it

traditional magnificent which is it

traditional magnificent which is it possible for us to be cultural beings

possible for us to be cultural beings

possible for us to be cultural beings without cognitive who admits group acts

without cognitive who admits group acts

without cognitive who admits group acts of that culture the second and I believe

of that culture the second and I believe

of that culture the second and I believe the more dangerous people and those who

the more dangerous people and those who

the more dangerous people and those who believe that doesn’t exist anymore to be

believe that doesn’t exist anymore to be

believe that doesn’t exist anymore to be assisted in the ages of virtually a

assisted in the ages of virtually a

assisted in the ages of virtually a musician doesn’t exist anymore

musician doesn’t exist anymore

musician doesn’t exist anymore that is very a statistical because

that is very a statistical because

that is very a statistical because artistic show that exists what very

artistic show that exists what very

artistic show that exists what very energy

energy

energy in urban area like over 20 million

in urban area like over 20 million

in urban area like over 20 million people and women have beaches and

people and women have beaches and

people and women have beaches and started school and 35 percent of the

started school and 35 percent of the

started school and 35 percent of the women who currently live in urban areas

women who currently live in urban areas

women who currently live in urban areas in Nigeria and features of tribulation

in Nigeria and features of tribulation

in Nigeria and features of tribulation determination as opposed to 19 percent

determination as opposed to 19 percent

determination as opposed to 19 percent in the wrong area so this points to

in the wrong area so this points to

in the wrong area so this points to Department of the result of the

Department of the result of the

Department of the result of the increasing greed of Barack Obama

increasing greed of Barack Obama

increasing greed of Barack Obama equation is a strength of these many

equation is a strength of these many

equation is a strength of these many other parts of the country when he did

other parts of the country when he did

other parts of the country when he did not exist so it is fast spreadable and

not exist so it is fast spreadable and

not exist so it is fast spreadable and this is a reason why we all have and

this is a reason why we all have and

this is a reason why we all have and these men is one of the reasons why this

these men is one of the reasons why this

these men is one of the reasons why this is the only reasonable justification as

is the only reasonable justification as

is the only reasonable justification as a matter of fact is tradition and

a matter of fact is tradition and

a matter of fact is tradition and culture we find some deep-seated will

culture we find some deep-seated will

culture we find some deep-seated will Sri account of the exist in our society

Sri account of the exist in our society

Sri account of the exist in our society traditional religion that many types

traditional religion that many types

traditional religion that many types with bodies and lifestyle decisions of

with bodies and lifestyle decisions of

with bodies and lifestyle decisions of undocumented more invincible and very

undocumented more invincible and very

undocumented more invincible and very important as military base prohibitions

important as military base prohibitions

important as military base prohibitions on us because when I am not to be

on us because when I am not to be

on us because when I am not to be directly with date women when I’m not

directly with date women when I’m not

directly with date women when I’m not with energy and involved in the

with energy and involved in the

with energy and involved in the foundation of the rights of women

foundation of the rights of women

foundation of the rights of women without not respect our ultimate we’re

without not respect our ultimate we’re

without not respect our ultimate we’re equipment and accuse our wives and

equipment and accuse our wives and

equipment and accuse our wives and daughters and food we have directly

daughters and food we have directly

daughters and food we have directly responsible for this because it almost

responsible for this because it almost

responsible for this because it almost all instances the justification for this

all instances the justification for this

all instances the justification for this problem is we build because they want to

problem is we build because they want to

problem is we build because they want to be kept chase for us so it requires us

be kept chase for us so it requires us

be kept chase for us so it requires us to use our voice and our actions to

to use our voice and our actions to

to use our voice and our actions to reconcile our voice our privilege and

reconcile our voice our privilege and

reconcile our voice our privilege and power the privileged position and social

power the privileged position and social

power the privileged position and social capital that we have society to uplift

capital that we have society to uplift

capital that we have society to uplift others to action or please women and

others to action or please women and

others to action or please women and inspire what a wife to act necessary

inspire what a wife to act necessary

inspire what a wife to act necessary this is a problem that we are

this is a problem that we are

this is a problem that we are responsible for and the reason why Jesus

responsible for and the reason why Jesus

responsible for and the reason why Jesus carried out is because of women that

carried out is because of women that

carried out is because of women that exists in the society to be after man I

exists in the society to be after man I

exists in the society to be after man I found Erica bad with counsel for women’s

found Erica bad with counsel for women’s

found Erica bad with counsel for women’s rights to create awareness and increase

rights to create awareness and increase

rights to create awareness and increase advocacy for gender-based violence in

advocacy for gender-based violence in

advocacy for gender-based violence in the areas of future implementation real

the areas of future implementation real

the areas of future implementation real sexual violence sexual abuse and

sexual violence sexual abuse and

sexual violence sexual abuse and domestic violence that takes place in

domestic violence that takes place in

domestic violence that takes place in all parts of the world so this is not a

all parts of the world so this is not a

all parts of the world so this is not a problem that is limited to particular

problem that is limited to particular

problem that is limited to particular geographical landscape all children go

geographical landscape all children go

geographical landscape all children go through a few genital mutilation and

through a few genital mutilation and

through a few genital mutilation and check out this balance which is

check out this balance which is

check out this balance which is inextricably tied to those no problem

inextricably tied to those no problem

inextricably tied to those no problem underrated Caliban and through an active

underrated Caliban and through an active

underrated Caliban and through an active engagement of citizens especially the

engagement of citizens especially the

engagement of citizens especially the young ones to school chief we try to get

young ones to school chief we try to get

young ones to school chief we try to get every one before because all hands its

every one before because all hands its

every one before because all hands its young in and solution to the program of

young in and solution to the program of

young in and solution to the program of gender-based violence requires a broad

gender-based violence requires a broad

gender-based violence requires a broad coalition of actors because even with

coalition of actors because even with

coalition of actors because even with very heterogeneous society almost 200

very heterogeneous society almost 200

very heterogeneous society almost 200 billion people and it is impossible for

billion people and it is impossible for

billion people and it is impossible for us to solve this problem without

us to solve this problem without

us to solve this problem without interest collision of actors because one

interest collision of actors because one

interest collision of actors because one individual one of decision cannot

individual one of decision cannot

individual one of decision cannot recharge everyone and exist requires

recharge everyone and exist requires

recharge everyone and exist requires each and every one who falls to be

each and every one who falls to be

each and every one who falls to be actors speaking of about this creative

actors speaking of about this creative

actors speaking of about this creative compositions

compositions

compositions about these societies will be giving to

about these societies will be giving to

about these societies will be giving to it and other parts of the world wherever

it and other parts of the world wherever

it and other parts of the world wherever we find ourselves so as we can see the

we find ourselves so as we can see the

we find ourselves so as we can see the similar condition in Nigeria is more

similar condition in Nigeria is more

similar condition in Nigeria is more prevalent in the southern part of

prevalent in the southern part of

prevalent in the southern part of Nigeria as opposed to what was the first

Nigeria as opposed to what was the first

Nigeria as opposed to what was the first incident of a stage it is rising in

incident of a stage it is rising in

incident of a stage it is rising in northern parts of Nigeria where because

northern parts of Nigeria where because

northern parts of Nigeria where because of the reduced rates of education and

of the reduced rates of education and

of the reduced rates of education and this is not necessarily about recent

this is not necessarily about recent

this is not necessarily about recent event of wheels months it’s not

event of wheels months it’s not

event of wheels months it’s not necessarily about who lives in the urban

necessarily about who lives in the urban

necessarily about who lives in the urban areas or who doesn’t it’s about the

areas or who doesn’t it’s about the

areas or who doesn’t it’s about the deep-seated cultural narrative and

deep-seated cultural narrative and

deep-seated cultural narrative and student life that exists because over to

student life that exists because over to

student life that exists because over to five percent

five percent

five percent we can have a patient status would pick

we can have a patient status would pick

we can have a patient status would pick the fugitive ammunition because every

the fugitive ammunition because every

the fugitive ammunition because every one of us condiment you are cultural

one of us condiment you are cultural

one of us condiment you are cultural animals within that week so how do we do

animals within that week so how do we do

animals within that week so how do we do this we need calm about this because we

this we need calm about this because we

this we need calm about this because we need to create compositions the first

need to create compositions the first

need to create compositions the first natives speak up about two great

natives speak up about two great

natives speak up about two great compositions – we could create a

compositions – we could create a

compositions – we could create a recompete III rendition for individual

recompete III rendition for individual

recompete III rendition for individual exist in society to tell them that this

exist in society to tell them that this

exist in society to tell them that this problem is one the hospital with

problem is one the hospital with

problem is one the hospital with repressive women and we need to change

repressive women and we need to change

repressive women and we need to change this culture are ok too

this culture are ok too

this culture are ok too – you’re back – Janet Ramallah first

– you’re back – Janet Ramallah first

– you’re back – Janet Ramallah first half secondly we all need for the final

half secondly we all need for the final

half secondly we all need for the final decision – Council for women applied

decision – Council for women applied

decision – Council for women applied very close you work for them to meet

very close you work for them to meet

very close you work for them to meet them contributed somewhere even if their

them contributed somewhere even if their

them contributed somewhere even if their composition where you live or where you

composition where you live or where you

composition where you live or where you want you can piano you can pollution you

want you can piano you can pollution you

want you can piano you can pollution you can remain active in assembly because

can remain active in assembly because

can remain active in assembly because this is one way that we can unleash the

this is one way that we can unleash the

this is one way that we can unleash the contents out of videos of nominations

and futures and the features of groups

and futures and the features of groups one potential victims and to the shock

one potential victims and to the shock

one potential victims and to the shock of the treatise of this happy life in

of the treatise of this happy life in

of the treatise of this happy life in this box was comfortable to create

this box was comfortable to create

this box was comfortable to create compositions so awesome to get rid of

compositions so awesome to get rid of

compositions so awesome to get rid of this to buy goods constitute 75% of the

this to buy goods constitute 75% of the

this to buy goods constitute 75% of the Nigerian

Nigerian

Nigerian oh I see we’ll all be wanted it’s almost

oh I see we’ll all be wanted it’s almost

oh I see we’ll all be wanted it’s almost create the future to live one way

create the future to live one way

create the future to live one way twins video or more people are sent to

twins video or more people are sent to

twins video or more people are sent to the imagination society because we can

the imagination society because we can

the imagination society because we can only contribute because it’s a fact for

only contribute because it’s a fact for

only contribute because it’s a fact for mental issues because the a stigmatized

mental issues because the a stigmatized

mental issues because the a stigmatized by society because it fit so far the

by society because it fit so far the

by society because it fit so far the from depression and cannot meaningfully

from depression and cannot meaningfully

from depression and cannot meaningfully contribute to society or one where we

contribute to society or one where we

contribute to society or one where we all unite irrespective of our gender to

unity all right and my speeches the

unity all right and my speeches the Bible signs that women do not need a

Bible signs that women do not need a

Bible signs that women do not need a permit women are already powerful what

permit women are already powerful what

permit women are already powerful what we need to do is to change the way

we need to do is to change the way

we need to do is to change the way society perceives the part of women so

society perceives the part of women so

society perceives the part of women so it is not the fault of women it is the

it is not the fault of women it is the

it is not the fault of women it is the fault of society that we are blinded to

fault of society that we are blinded to

fault of society that we are blinded to the greatness implicit women potential

the greatness implicit women potential

the greatness implicit women potential visit again so for each and every one

visit again so for each and every one

visit again so for each and every one for THD let us treat Mary respect let us

for THD let us treat Mary respect let us

for THD let us treat Mary respect let us stop Valley today

stop Valley today

stop Valley today let us papa is in them I love you thank

let us papa is in them I love you thank

let us papa is in them I love you thank you

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