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Posted by Skinner in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Thu Oct 26th 2006, 09:56 PM
First, there is this cultural information from DUer flowomo:

ABSTRACT: Child rearing practices in the the Telugu-speaking people of India include behaviors of touching and kissing the penis. The meaning of these customs is not erotic or sexual, but if engaged in in America would most likely be misconstrued and the parents suspected of child sexual abuse. This example illustrates the importance of transcultural issues in assessing the meaning of genital gestures and practices.

http://www.ipt-forensics.com/journal/volum...

And this, also courtesy of flowomo:

PORTLAND, Me. (AP) - Maine's highest court reversed a previous conviction of a man accused of sexual abuse. Mohammad Kargar, an Afghan immigrant, claimed he kissed his 18-month-old son's penis as part of a cultural tradition. Kissing a son's penis is a very common tradition in Afghanistan, associated with showing love for the child. I feel much better now. I'm happy. My family is happy, said Kargar.


And here is the full context of the Drudge snip, which I got from the Amazon.com "search inside this book" function. Clearly Drudge has taken this way out of context.





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