And that's why I'm not down with cultural relativism. It was 'culturally appropriate' in the USA (and elsewhere) for centuries to own African-descendant people as slaves. Doesn't make it ok. I similarly don't recall a single person trying to excuse South Africa's apartheid system by saying 'It's cool, it's just…

Here is the answer: do not "respect" something just because it is part of a culture or religion and protect the human rights of all people, even if alleged "feminists" want to caterwaul that you're an "Islamophobe" for not wanting women to be treated as property.

Exactly. I'm a German you guys, so I should be allowed to holocaust all I want. It's in my culture/ history.

Yeah, forcing people into sex slavery, which is what forced marriages are, is something we should accept. Forcing a 12 year old girl to marry a 70 year old man should never be denounced! Raping, beating, and murdering your daughter for refusing to be sold like a cow is okay because culture. Also, when people are being…

This is going to sound snarky, so I apologize ahead of time, but...