Commander PK Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Good grief.... http://nypost.com/2013/10/29/girl-crawls-out-of-grave-after-being-raped-buried-alive/ Child rape remains a problem in Pakistan where local activist group Sahil said cultural myths persist such as HIV positive men believing they can be cured through sex with a virgin. Seriously? Double face palm. There is some place on the earth in the year 2013 that would believe something like this? How did they come to this conclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good grief.... http://nypost.com/2013/10/29/girl-crawls-out-of-grave-after-being-raped-buried-alive/ Seriously? Double face palm. There is some place on the earth in the year 2013 that would believe something like this? How did they come to this conclusion? That myth has been believed all around the world at times. Psychologist Mike Earl-Taylor indicates the myth was first reported in 16th century Europe and gained prominence in 19th century Victorian England as a cure for syphilis and gonorrhea among other sexually transmitted diseases.[4] Accounts of the belief are reported from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.[1] Earl-Taylor suggested that the virgin cure myth may explain the staggering rise in child or infant rapes in South Africa, which is facing an HIV/AIDS epidemic.[4] Historian Hanne Blank is of the opinion that the idea may have evolved from Christian legends of virgin martyrs whose purity served as a form of protection in battling demons.[5]Most prevalent in Zimbabwe, the myth is perpetuated by traditional healers advising HIV-positive men to cure their disease by having sex with virgin girls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_cleansing_myth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 ^^^Crazy...I had no idea. Never heard of that before. Troubling to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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