Labia Elongation or labia pulling has been practice in many parts of Africa for many centuries. The early recordings of the results of the practice are perhaps among the Khoisan peoples of southern Africa, where the inner labia were seen to be several centimetres longer than the outer labia. In Zimbabwe the practice is not done to such extremes, but there is a general view among women of certain tribes that the inner labia need to be longer than they would be naturally. To outsiders it may seem like a strange practice, especially because some whole communities may be engaged in it. Usually, an outsider would never know that this is taking place. Only the women know about it. The men are mostly oblivious to it, and most of them cannot tell the difference between elongated inner labia and natural inner labia. In fact most men do not look.