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You are talking about very religious aspects.
The wig is for modesty, it is not meant to mutilate. It is also an indication that the woman is married.
The "unclean" bit is slightly more complicated. Since Jews are not supposed to touch or come into contact with blood, there are a series of precautions. And I wouldn't say it was meant for men to control women, but rather the other way around. Given that a man cannot approach his wife when she is "unclean", but has to wait until she visits the ritual bath (mikveh) to purify herself, there is no reason for the "headache", if you get my drift.
Again, the divorce you are talking about applies only in religious courts (same as in Italy or Ireland, I presume). Contrary to popular believe, Israelis can get divorced in civil courts.
If you think orthodox Jews are inbred, what do you make of most of the Arab world, where it is customary for first-cousins to marry?
Again, circumcision is not mutilation. It has even been proven to prevent cervical malignancies in women married to circumcised men.
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