 Evon Ypy , twenty-one this year, and is currently pursuing a (BA) Hons Degree in Interactive Media Design at The One Academy Sunway, Malaysia. A girl who loves to read Chinese fiction novels alot, to her, books are the visual to the mind. She is also a big fans of anime and manga, and is taking a part-time Japanese Language Level 2 classes in Ringo Language center. Besides, the results of her MBTI test shows that she is an INFJ who likes to think to talk, this is why she isn't a fast thinker, can't responses to question immediately, it often takes some buffering and loading times... If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. |
#17 circumcision
 2013年8月4日星期日  11:31  0 Comment(s) The reason there is a post about this topic is because the print ads that I've chosen P1 W1Max 'Potong Campaign' is related to circumcision. It is not directly asking the audiences to 'potong' (cut) - which is circumcise but the creative ads use 'potong' (cut) in a twisted way. Which I personally think it is creative, funny but to certain people might find it offensive. Especially in Malaysia, a Muslim majority country are sensitive to some issues, for example 'alcoholic', 'sex/health', 'dress code', 'circumcision' and more. (And I had another post to discuss more about the ads in Malaysia - kind of like the do's & dont's ads in our country.) What is circumcision? In Islam circumcision is known as tahara which meaning purification. According to an article on BBC, it stated that Muslim are the largest single religious group to have circumcision of boys. And by circumcise, it means removal of the foreskin. (curiosity killed the cat, dont try to google image it. ...because I did. & it was ... awful .. Advice: just google translate it .) Why circumcise? The first reason is the statement of Muhammad: "Circumcision is a law for men and a preservation of honor for women." The other reason of circumcise ritual is mainly to keep the cleanliness, to make sure there is no urine left on the body. Some Muslims believes that it is easier to keep the clean of the penis after the removal of foreskin, as urine will not get stuck there. Further more, the supporter of circumcision stated that it is better to circumcise as it will not collect/store the urine under the foreskin which may lead to a cancer. In Malaysia, Muslim boys will usually get through the ritual, although it is not compulsory. And this ritual is a sign from a boy becoming an adult to Muslims. And even till today, this practice is still remains in our country(Muslims). :} Extra information There is also circumcision... for girls ;x I decided to share this little extra information here, because it is really interesting. At least I never know there is such thing not only guy but girlssssss. I discover it while I accidentally (curiosity killed the cat :/...) google image about 'foreskin' and google image have few categorize images on the top, one of them are Circumcision of girls. Which... gives me a short heart attack when I saw the images, and by looking at those images I literally feel the pain *no offends :x it did looks really hurt. Therefore, I will not share any pictures in this post. According to unicef estimates statistic shows that there are 70 million to 140 million of girls and women are circumcised. And this ritual is common in Africa, some countries in Asia, and the Middle East. Why is circumcision of girls? In some traditional society communities that still remain this ritual is because female sexuality is view as a potential threat to family horror, (run away with another man? that bring disgrace to the family as well? --just my personal thoughts). And for circumcision of girls, it is called 'cutting off the dirt' in Kembata-Tembaro. From the research I found out a few reasons why women should circumcise. i. Circumcision is a law for men and a preservation of honour for women ii. it makes a woman more enjoyable, provided that it is practised moderately iii. the Prophet said that this makes woman more favourable and it is more agreeable for the husband iv. to diminish her lust and to tone down the sexual desire of the woman. Lastly, from my understanding by doing this ritual the main reason is to reduce the sexual desire of the woman in order to prevent family horror from happening. Well, thanks God that I do not have to go through this practice. Sorry but no offends, it just my personal opinions. It make no sense to me, cutting it off does not guarantee the family horror though.(?) It just bring lots of trauma to girls. may even cause psychological effects to the those who experienced it. Especially while I reading an article on NYTime a girl telling her experience she got circumcised when she was only 12 years old. A guy blindfolded her and some people helps to hold her legs wide then a woman circumciser just use a razor blade to slice it off. JUST LIKE THAT! And the girl was nearly bled to dead. :/ I think there are quite a number of people that bleed to dead, or get infection while waiting the wound to heal naturally. Sources Taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/islamethics/malecircumcision.shtml [1] http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/talking-female-circumcision-out-of-existence/?_r=0 [2] http://www.light-of-life.com/eng/reveal/r5405et7.htm [3] Annotation [1] A BBC documentary on islamic ritual, which is circumcision. Gives me some brief idea of what is it. [2] A news report on NYTime about girls circumcision, which gives me extra knowledge in circumcision. [3] Deeper into the meaning of why muslims do circumcision. |