tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post747582011672687174..comments2024-02-23T20:05:42.671-06:00Comments on Eyeteeth: Incisive ideas: Not graphic, definitely horrifyingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-30375620241103481752008-01-23T05:39:00.000-06:002008-01-23T05:39:00.000-06:00What is most striking about "Moolaadé" is that you...What is most striking about "Moolaadé" is that you feel like you are being immersed in the life of a real village. It goes beyond simply demonizing those who are following their traditions, without understating the grave dangers and emotional trauma involved in the practice of female circumcision. A woman protects girls who do not want to be cut. When other women in the village begin to support her, the village elders interpret it as a problem that comes from Western influences such as radios and thus ban the use of radios in the village. So, it is not only a story about female circumcision but about the complex relationship among power, traditions and Westernization in Africa today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820262358902768096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-71974048287135481982008-01-21T12:27:00.000-06:002008-01-21T12:27:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comments. Vettekaas, tell us more a...Thanks for the comments. Vettekaas, tell us more about the film!<BR/><BR/>(<A HREF="http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/REVIEWS08/707010301/1023" REL="nofollow">Roger Ebert calls it "the kind of film that can only be made by a director whose heart is in harmony with his mind.</A> It is a film of politics and anger, and also a film of beauty, humor, and a deep affection for human nature." Sounds like a nuanced and thoughtful approach to the subject rager than a rage- or tear-fest.)Paul Schmelzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876791601014759949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-10679142980648660442008-01-21T11:00:00.000-06:002008-01-21T11:00:00.000-06:00The Senegalese film Moolaadé opened up my eyes abo...The Senegalese film Moolaadé opened up my eyes about this practice: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416991/ Watch it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820262358902768096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-3563070555932021482008-01-21T09:26:00.000-06:002008-01-21T09:26:00.000-06:00i completely agree with what they say.if this is s...i completely agree with what they say.<BR/>if this is something they believe to be right.. it's their belief. to show them our outrage will get us nowhere. have we learnt nothing from our dealings with the muslim world<BR/>gradually trying to shift the public decision is the only way.<BR/>and to the person that posted before me.. that is exactly what blindly judging equates to... you saying it is abuse without knowing anything about it. seeing a picture of a man in torture could be horrifying till you realise maybe someone is trying to remove a dagger from his leg or sthng [i know this doesnt actually help but u get the point].<BR/>if these people -believe- this is going to help.. then they do not mean to abuse. it is the same as western doctors trying to help... except we are not as misguided as them. [in my opinion obviously]<BR/><BR/>what the end of the article states is completely true..<BR/>a change of heart and understanding is [always] the only way.<BR/>otherwise u might aswell just bomb them till they stop. which they wontAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-20242717208568590142008-01-20T19:17:00.000-06:002008-01-20T19:17:00.000-06:00I would like to know the names of the "anthropolog...I would like to know the names of the "anthropologists, policy makers and health officials" whom the author cited as having equated outrage of this practice as "blindly judging" it.<BR/><BR/>Further, the author of this piece should be made to apologize for her inability to recognize that slicing the genitals of young girls is abuse. <BR/><BR/>Sara Corbett - shame on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com