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warrrreagl · 07-08-2006, 02:33 AM

I think one of the biggest wastes of time is to loftily condemn practices from another culture through the ivory tower of your own. Cultural bigotry. It's West Africa, not Iowa. Unless you're from there, how can you possibly judge the value or morality of someone else's unique customs? IF breast ironing bothers you, then don't raise your daughters there.

That's no different than telling Scottish men to stop wearing kilts because men in your culture just don't DO that. Ewww.

Are you really suggesting that we send some kind of army of American righteous-culturists into another nation and tell them to stop doing something because it makes us uncomfortable? No wonder people hate Americans.

07-08-2006, 02:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I think one of the biggest wastes of time is to loftily condemn practices from another culture through the ivory tower of your own. Cultural bigotry. It's West Africa, not Iowa. Unless you're from there, how can you possibly judge the value or morality of someone else's unique customs? IF breast ironing bothers you, then don't raise your daughters there. That's no different than telling Scottish men to stop wearing kilts because men in your culture just don't DO that. Ewww. Are you really suggesting that we send some kind of army of American righteous-culturists into another nation and tell them to stop doing something because it makes us uncomfortable? No wonder people hate Americans. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed. Last edited by warrrreagl; 07-08-2006 at 02:36 AM..