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Breast Ironing 😑
<p>What???</p><p><br/></p><p>I don't want to believe it</p><p><br/></p><p>In 2026??</p><p><br/></p><p>So apparently,some people still believe in breast ironing </p><p><br/></p><p>"Grace calm down"</p><p><br/></p><p>So breast ironing (aka breast flattening) is a harmful traditional practice where a girl's developing breasts are pressed, massaged, or repeatedly rubbed with heated objects—such as a heated knife, spatula, stone, or other household object(some use pounding stick )—to try to stop or delay breast development.</p><p><br/></p><p>The idea is usually to make the girl appear less sexually mature, supposedly to reduce attention from men, prevent early sexual activity/pregnancy, or delay marriage.</p><p><br/></p><p>Funny thing is,it doesn't actually stop puberty and can even cause:</p><p><br/></p><p>Burns and skin damage</p><p><br/></p><p>Severe pain</p><p><br/></p><p>Scarring and tissue damage</p><p><br/></p><p>Breast deformity or asymmetry</p><p><br/></p><p>Infection</p><p><br/></p><p>Psychological distress</p><p><br/></p><p>Potential problems with breastfeeding later</p><p><br/></p><p>Basically, they try to physically flatten a girl's developing breasts so they won't develop normally, because they don't want MEN to be attracted to their daughter </p><p><br/></p><p>It doesn't make sense to me no matter how many times I think about it </p><p><br/></p><p>Why are females the only ones suffering??</p><p>Is it actually a crime to be born with a vagina?</p>
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