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The virginity industry
By Najlaa Abou Mehri and Linda Sills
BBC Radio 4, Crossing Continents
Young Arab women wait in an upmarket medical clinic for an operation that will not only change their lives, but quite possibly save it. Yet the operation is a matter of choice and not necessity. It costs about 2,000 euros (£1,700) and carries very little risk.
The clinic is not in Dubai or Cairo, but in Paris. And the surgery they are waiting for is to restore their virginity.
Whether in Asia or the Arab world, an unknown number of women face an agonising problem having broken a deep taboo. They've had sex outside marriage and if found out, risk being ostracised by their communities, or even murdered.
Now more and more of them are undergoing surgery to re-connect their hymens and hide the any sign of past sexual activity. They want to ensure that blood is spilled on their wedding night sheets.
The social pressure is so great that some women have even taken their own lives.
Sonia wants to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal. She is a slender young brunette studying at art college in Paris.
Although born in France, Arab culture and traditions are central to Sonia's life. Life was strict growing up under the watchful eyes of a large traditional Arab family.
"I thought of suicide after my first sexual relationship," she says, "because I couldn't see any other solution." But Sonia did find a solution.
She eventually went to the Paris clinic of Dr Marc Abecassis to have surgery to restore her hymen. She says she will never reveal her secret to anyone, especially her husband to be.
"I consider this is my sex life and I don't have to tell anyone about it," she says. It's men that are obliging her to lie about it, she says.
Dr Abecassis performs a "hymenoplasty" as it's called, at least two to three times a week. Re-connecting the tissue of the hymen takes about 30 minutes under local anaesthetic.
He says the average age of the patient is about 25, and they come from all social backgrounds. Although the surgery is performed in clinics around the world, Dr Abecassis is one of the few Arab surgeons who talks openly about it. Some of the women come to him because they need virginity certificates in order to marry.
"She can be in danger because sometimes it's a matter of traditions and family," says Dr Abecassis. "I believe we as doctors have no right to decide for her or judge her."
With Chinese manufacturers leading the way, there are now non-surgical options on the market as well. One website sells artificial hymens for just £20 (23 euros). The Chinese hymen is made of elastic and filled with fake blood. Once inserted in the vagina, the woman can simulate virginity, the company claims.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 641099.stm
By Najlaa Abou Mehri and Linda Sills
BBC Radio 4, Crossing Continents
Young Arab women wait in an upmarket medical clinic for an operation that will not only change their lives, but quite possibly save it. Yet the operation is a matter of choice and not necessity. It costs about 2,000 euros (£1,700) and carries very little risk.
The clinic is not in Dubai or Cairo, but in Paris. And the surgery they are waiting for is to restore their virginity.
Whether in Asia or the Arab world, an unknown number of women face an agonising problem having broken a deep taboo. They've had sex outside marriage and if found out, risk being ostracised by their communities, or even murdered.
Now more and more of them are undergoing surgery to re-connect their hymens and hide the any sign of past sexual activity. They want to ensure that blood is spilled on their wedding night sheets.
The social pressure is so great that some women have even taken their own lives.
Sonia wants to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal. She is a slender young brunette studying at art college in Paris.
Although born in France, Arab culture and traditions are central to Sonia's life. Life was strict growing up under the watchful eyes of a large traditional Arab family.
"I thought of suicide after my first sexual relationship," she says, "because I couldn't see any other solution." But Sonia did find a solution.
She eventually went to the Paris clinic of Dr Marc Abecassis to have surgery to restore her hymen. She says she will never reveal her secret to anyone, especially her husband to be.
"I consider this is my sex life and I don't have to tell anyone about it," she says. It's men that are obliging her to lie about it, she says.
Dr Abecassis performs a "hymenoplasty" as it's called, at least two to three times a week. Re-connecting the tissue of the hymen takes about 30 minutes under local anaesthetic.
He says the average age of the patient is about 25, and they come from all social backgrounds. Although the surgery is performed in clinics around the world, Dr Abecassis is one of the few Arab surgeons who talks openly about it. Some of the women come to him because they need virginity certificates in order to marry.
"She can be in danger because sometimes it's a matter of traditions and family," says Dr Abecassis. "I believe we as doctors have no right to decide for her or judge her."
With Chinese manufacturers leading the way, there are now non-surgical options on the market as well. One website sells artificial hymens for just £20 (23 euros). The Chinese hymen is made of elastic and filled with fake blood. Once inserted in the vagina, the woman can simulate virginity, the company claims.
etc...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 641099.stm
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Painful passion: thousands nursing secret sex injuries
Hundreds of thousands of embarrassed Britons are suffering in silence every year after injuring themselves during sex.
Published: 8:30AM BST 08 May 2010
A survey found that around a third of the adult population – about 18 million people – has suffered an ache or strain either during or after bouts of passion.
Pulled muscles emerged as the most common complaint, followed by back injuries, carpet burns, cricked neck and bashing an elbow or knee.
As many as 40 per cent only realised they were injured the morning after because they were overcome with passion and did not notice it at the time.
Five per cent of people have had to take time off work because of sex related injuries.
Two per cent had even been left with broken bones while others suffered bruised shoulders, twisted knees, sprained ankles or wrists and bent back fingers.
Despite the upholstery, the sofa proved to be the riskiest place to have sex – mainly because of the number of wine glasses and plates left lying around during passionate nights in. 8)
Unsurprisingly, stairs were the second most dangerous place for lovemaking ahead of the family car and the shower. Other hazardous locations included chairs, the kitchen table, the lavatory and office cupboards.
One in 10 people said they or their partner had fallen off the bed during sex and one in 50 said they had fallen off a washing machine during the act. :shock:
As well as the risk to life and limb, the survey also uncovered how sex can leave a trail of destruction around the home, with bed frames, wine glasses and picture frames among possessions most at risk.
Some more energetic people admitted accidentally smashing a hole in a wall or breaking chests of drawers or doors.
Almost four out of 10 people claimed to have broken something around the house during sex with the average cost of damage touching £154.
A spokesman for www.phonepiggybank.com, the mobile phone recycling firm, which commissioned the poll said: "'Sex is a risky business these days.
"There are numerous hazards in and around the home which can inflict severe injuries if people aren't careful.
"We were amazed to find out that even the bedroom can prove a hazardous location for certain people.
"Our advice would be to remove any dangerous objects well before you plan to start making love and take care while in the act."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... uries.html
Hundreds of thousands of embarrassed Britons are suffering in silence every year after injuring themselves during sex.
Published: 8:30AM BST 08 May 2010
A survey found that around a third of the adult population – about 18 million people – has suffered an ache or strain either during or after bouts of passion.
Pulled muscles emerged as the most common complaint, followed by back injuries, carpet burns, cricked neck and bashing an elbow or knee.
As many as 40 per cent only realised they were injured the morning after because they were overcome with passion and did not notice it at the time.
Five per cent of people have had to take time off work because of sex related injuries.
Two per cent had even been left with broken bones while others suffered bruised shoulders, twisted knees, sprained ankles or wrists and bent back fingers.
Despite the upholstery, the sofa proved to be the riskiest place to have sex – mainly because of the number of wine glasses and plates left lying around during passionate nights in. 8)
Unsurprisingly, stairs were the second most dangerous place for lovemaking ahead of the family car and the shower. Other hazardous locations included chairs, the kitchen table, the lavatory and office cupboards.
One in 10 people said they or their partner had fallen off the bed during sex and one in 50 said they had fallen off a washing machine during the act. :shock:
As well as the risk to life and limb, the survey also uncovered how sex can leave a trail of destruction around the home, with bed frames, wine glasses and picture frames among possessions most at risk.
Some more energetic people admitted accidentally smashing a hole in a wall or breaking chests of drawers or doors.
Almost four out of 10 people claimed to have broken something around the house during sex with the average cost of damage touching £154.
A spokesman for www.phonepiggybank.com, the mobile phone recycling firm, which commissioned the poll said: "'Sex is a risky business these days.
"There are numerous hazards in and around the home which can inflict severe injuries if people aren't careful.
"We were amazed to find out that even the bedroom can prove a hazardous location for certain people.
"Our advice would be to remove any dangerous objects well before you plan to start making love and take care while in the act."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... uries.html
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I wonder how many people they asked? Then, how many hung up on them right away? Whatever results they got must have been extrapolated to cover the whole population, so I hope they took into account age, physical ability, individual circs such as marital status, sexuality and religious constraints...
Nah, they just said 'Woohoo, we got 30 people to admit to pulling their backs in bed! Pass the calculator!'
:lol:
Incidentally, I tried to investigate further but can't get that link to open. And yup, I am a trained researcher.
Nah, they just said 'Woohoo, we got 30 people to admit to pulling their backs in bed! Pass the calculator!'
:lol:
Incidentally, I tried to investigate further but can't get that link to open. And yup, I am a trained researcher.
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There was a comma tacked on in error: useescargot1 said:
http://www.phonepiggybank.com/
Although at first sight it doesn't seem to mention the survey...
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Welsh police come down hard on Octopussy porn
By Jane Fae Ozimek
A man appeared before Swansea magistrates this week accused of possessing extreme porn images, including one which allegedly shows "a person performing an act of intercourse with a dead animal, namely a squid."
Or octopus. The reports are not 100 per cent clear.
The Sun reported this week that Andrew Dymond, 46, from Mumbles, Swansea was up before Swansea magistrates charged with possessing "an extreme pornographic image which portrayed in an explicit and realistic way a person performing an act of intercourse with a dead animal, namely a squid, which was grossly offensive, disgusting or of obscene character".
The paper informed us that the animal in question might after all have been an octopus – and that the prosecution were amending the charges accordingly.
Not quite. A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service tells us that the charge is now – as it always has been – that Dymond possessed an extreme pornographic image portraying person to animal intercourse. The court schedule, which has very little bearing on the legal issues before the court, lists the animal in question as a dead squid/octopus.
Dymond faces a further nine charges in respect of possessing photographs of people having sex with dogs and horses. He also faces 14 charges of making indecent images of children. He has yet to plead one way or the other: he was committed by magistrates to stand trial at a later date.
He is currently on bail on condition he does not access the internet or have any contact with a child under the age of 16.
The case follows hot on the heels of Welsh Police's efforts to prosecute a man for possessing "Tiger porn" – a charge dismissed by Mold Crown Court when it turned out that a video clip of a woman having sex with a tiger was actually an elaborate CGI-generated joke. ®
Source:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/14 ... ge_charge/
Also from the Sun:-
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... x-pic.html
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The top of my browser is offering me the chance to "Get the Body You Want". Which reminds me, round two of Amy Pond and River Song later on (got to get my raincoat back from Johnson's by lunchtime...)
Fluttermoth
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Timble2 said:
No more weird than some of the Doctor/Doctor fanfic I've read :shock:
OneWingedBird
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i had thought it rather odd/ Normally i have adblock on, bu i switched it off a couple of weeks back when it started blocking bits of forums i didn;t want blocking like the 'new post' button and most of the background/attributes on another site, for no apparent reason.
The squid thing i'd heard of before many years ago but never heard of an actual case, at least if we are talking about 'squidbashing' which i always figured meant finging one just the right size and taking the insides out and then, um, well you know what.
The squid thing i'd heard of before many years ago but never heard of an actual case, at least if we are talking about 'squidbashing' which i always figured meant finging one just the right size and taking the insides out and then, um, well you know what.
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BlackRiverFalls said:
:shock:
Gosh, i must have led a sheltered life...
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Really :wow:?Timble2 said:
Sort of.. erm.. where? Just in case anyone's interested in having a look..
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At the top of the page - sometimes. I've caught it a couple of times now, where the Jessops ad normally is.stuneville said:
It's an Ann Summers ad, with an image of a device for the pleasuring of the lady-bits...
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What - Amy Pond and River Song mucky action??!?
(hurriedly disables flashblock again...)
(hurriedly disables flashblock again...)
Re: How about some Weird Sex?
great images on it and weird type realy.
Anonymous said:www.world-sex-records.com
www.thesexdictionary.com
www.seductioninsider.com/articles/weird_sex_laws.html
Lets be careful out there]
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great images on it and weird type realy.
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donald1 said:
A Teaspoon and an Open Mind;
http://www.whofic.com/
Not that I ever go there or anything
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Has anyone done a Doctor Who/Coupling cross-over story?