Picasso's Blind Girl
Alma Pintada's
“Childhood: A Cultural Study of Sexuality and Violence”
Contents
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- An Ethnohistory of Children's Sexuality
The rape/abuse paradigm is practically the only forum permitted for adults to discuss children's sexuality in most Western cultures. Do children have anything that could be called sexuality and if so, should children own their own sexuality?
Children's Sexuality in Western Cultures
- Anarchist Anthropology
An extremely dry academic paper on the fundamentals of anarchist anthropology. Might give you an idea where the ideology behind this site comes from though.
- The Control of Childhood Sexuality: A Victorian perspective
Discusses the Victorian attitude towards child sexuality and masturbation including clitoridectomy. Graphics include anti-masturbation devices.
- The Control of Childhood Sexuality 1920: The Dangers of Masturbation
Discusses the Victorian attitude towards child sexuality and masturbation. Graphics include anti-masturbation devices.
- Sexuality in an Irish Farming Village
"Inis Beag" was a stabile Irish peasant community with a population of 350 on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. One of the most sexually repressive cultures on the planet, many of customs were brought to the United States and continue to this very day.
- Child Prostitution in Victorian Singapore
An historical account of child prostitution in Victorian Singapore.
Children's Sexuality in Non-Western Cultures
- Primates and Sea Mammals — Sexuality of the Young
Discusses the sexuality of immature primates and sea mammals, including gorillas, baboons, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, proboscis monkeys, golden monkeys and others.
- Malinowki's Tribes
Variations in cultural constructions of premarital sexuality and sex before puberty.
- Sexually Restrictive Cultures
Some cultures are extremely sexually restrictive to their young. A short description of some of the restrictions and punishments found in these cultures.
- Children's Sexual Customs — Marquesas Islands
An example of a culture in which children's sexuality was accepted and encouraged.
- Child Marriage in Ancient India
A history of child marriage in India. Discusses 4000 years of child marriage in the Indian subcontinent.
- Hill Maria of Bastar, India
Discusses "dormitory" societies in which young girls and boys sleep and have sex together from about eight years old.
- Bontoc Igorot, Philippines
Children's sexuality described for the Bontoc Igorot of the Philippines. The Bontoc also had dormitories where children learned sexuality. Includes 1901. Mr. Martin's photographs of Bontoc Igorot civilization.
- Nuba Courtship — Koalib
Nuba girls were betrothed at eight or nine years of age, and married at twelve or thirteen.
- Nuba of Sudan — Betrothal
Boys 11-14 years old were betrothed to girls six to eight years younger.
- Nuba Courtship in Otoro
Until they were ten or eleven years old the daily life of boys and girls were…
- Azande of Sudan and the Congo
Discusses the Azande of Sudan's point of view concerning sexuality of their children, boy's circumcision and marriage customs.
- The Masai of Kenya — Sexuality of the young
An ethnohistorical account of the sexuality of children and youth in the Masai culture, circa 1900.
- Dobe Ju'hoansi of Botswana
A review of Richard B. Lee's ethnography of the Dobe Ju'hoansi paying special attention to children's sexuality and marriage customs.
- The Northwest Amazons
Children's sexuality among Amazonian cannibals. Capt. Thomas Whiffen's description of tribal and family life in the Northwest Amazon, Per, circa 1908. Girl's were married at between 8 and 10 years old.
- The Veddas of Sri Lanka
Preview: "Marriage takes place at an early age; it is said that girls sometimes married before puberty."
- The Copper Eskimo
"Children show little respect for their elders in the manner in which we are accustomed. They address them as equals, and join in any conversation that may be going on around them.
Photo Gallery
- Northwest Amazonia — Whiffen's — 1908
- Northwest Amazonia — Whiffen's Photographs #2
- Northwest Amazonia — Whiffen's Photographs #3
- Northwest Amazonia — Whiffen's Photographs #4
- Northwest Amazonia — Whiffen's Photographs #5
- Bontoc Igorot: Mr. Martin's Photographs — 1901
- Bontoc Igorot: Mr. Martin's Photographs #2
- Bontoc Igorot: Mr. Martin's Photographs #3
- Bontoc Igorot: Mr. Martin's Photographs #4
- Bontoc Igorot: Mr. Martin's Photographs #5
Child Pornography Research
- History and Culture of Child Pornography
Only moral terrorists consider children's bodies obscene. Child pornography is a wedge issue used by moral campaigners and totalitarian police powers to suspend all citizens rights to privacy and free speech.
- Cultural Pathology?
The Globe, JonBenét and Graham Ovenden
- History of Child Pornography 1970-1984
Statistics, catalog and graphics. Less than 1000 hard core images still circulate from this era. Not the hundreds of thousands moral campaigners claim.
- History of Child Pornography 1984-2000
Statistics, catalog and graphics. One hundred and one series have been produced since 1984 and circulate on the Internet, This is less than 10 victims a year, not the tens of thousands moral campaigners claim.
Abducted Children
- Amanda Brown
Seven year old Amanda's mother picked up someone from a bar in Tampa, Florida. He took Amanda home, raped her and dumped her body into the sea.This was the original page at almapintada. I ask the question, "Why was Amanda raped and killed?"
- Esther Galaz
On Dec. 19, 1994, Esther “lizette” Galaz, 6, was beaten, raped and killed after disappearing from her home in the Rella Verde, Arizona. Her body was dumped along side the road. The case has never been solved.
- Karen Rosalba Grajeda
On January 11, 1996 seven year old Karen Grajeda lived in the Saguaro Crest Apartments, 114 E. Valencia Street in the predominantly Hispanic south side of Tuscon, Arizona. She was abducted and never found.
- Valiree Jackson
Valiree Jackson had her ninth birthday on October 6, 1999. Someone made a cake for her. Later she was raped and murdered by her father
- Erica Baker
Erica Baker investigation. Who abducted Erica? Maps and photographs of the abduction area, as well as a timeline of her father's movement's the day of her abduction.
The JonBenét Ramsey Case
- What happened? Who Killed Her?
Evidence suggests that a neighborhood teen who she knew and trusted lured her to the first floor where she was stun-gunned and then carried to the basement where she was molested and killed. A field theory based on forensic evidence.
- Did an adolescent write the Ramsey ransom note?
Introduces evidence that the JonBenét Ramsey ransom note was written by a teenager. Includes sample ransom notes from similar cases.
- What weapons were used?
Shows the weapons used to murder six year old JonBenét Ramsey including garrote, stun gun, and baseball bat.
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