Confronting a Sexual Rite of Passage in Malawi - Beenish Ahmed - The Atlantic
We all know that some tribal societies have had the oddest ideas about how to mark the transition of puberty, but I don't recall reading before about how they deal with it in Malawi. (People who think the Dutch take sex education too far too early just should not read it.)
The main thing that struck me while reading the article is that teenage boys must consider it a fantastic system. The adverse consequences in terms of health seem to primarily fall on the girls/young women, although of course some guys run the risk of getting HIV too. It's remarkable how the emphasis seems to be entirely on teaching girls how to please men.
It seems amazing that it has not earlier come under attack.
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