You didn't just misread it. I think you failed to read it.

I think the reason people get so pissed of when westerners talk about the developing world is not to do with the fact that they think practices such as this one are ok, but more to do with the fatigue they feel by seeing article after article about the apparently awful backwards states these counties are in. Of course…

Yep, definitely could be one of those inventions that makes the history books

Just because something is a tradition doesn't mean it should be continued. Criticizing traditions that are inherently harmful to society shouldn't be a controversial issue. People are still people and being forced to live outside in a tiny grass hut for a week in isolation every month because you were unlucky enough…

"But you guys! Murder is a long-standing cultural tradition among the Scottish! It's simply one of many manifestations of a complex unified culture, and we can't decry it as bad and try to work to stop it without changing the culture as a whole, which obviously is a bad thing because making sure that the culture…

You just have a list of excuses not to help people. Yes, we do have a lot of work to do in the US. A lot.
But most of us have enough energy and compassion to care about women in Nepal and in the US. It IS appropriate to condemn practices that harm and marginalized any group.
I can be concerned about menstruating women…

Really? A.) Your tone in the original post was clearly dismissive of this issue, and vilifying the awful colonialist feminists daring to speak out against it. and B.) Yes, we can criticize traditions that are built around nothing more than "othering" women and perpetuating the view that women are dirty. Traditions…

Please, that is such a weak argument. Cultural traditions can be damaging and deserve eradication such as the tradition of widow burning and this as it negatively affects people. It is not simply a "Oh what a stupid religious superstition!" reaction from a non natives; it affects people's lives, eduction, and safety. …

Fuck cultural sensitivities. The only reason foot binding was so quickly and effectively banned in china is that Mao not only banned it, it was swiftly and vigorously enforced without any regard to cultural sensitivities. Harmful cultural practices have to be eradicated and the only way to do it is to remove tha taboo…

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I will only care about Star Wars if one of the Jedi is Alexander Skarsgaard's dong. I'm holding on hope.

She asked for multiple things, sure, but she also both justified some of them, and noted that some would be more difficult than others. And these weren't demands, they were asks. By ending by asking what they thought, she made it quite clear she wasn't demanding them.

Tai pasaulinė problema, taip.

Cia pasauline problema, ne tik tavo proteviu.

Your reading as to Putin's plan still is a tenuous link to this situation. Countries and cultures are a little more complex than some megalomaniac's crazy plan. Yeah, he invaded Ukraine, and the Baltic countries have spoken up that they are in fear. Also, Lithuania has been commended for their cooperation with the…

Yup. Half my family was killed by Soviets. im a tad sensitive. How about you guys? Any sensitive subjects for you? Maybe racism?

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You're totally right. She should probably just rub coconut oil on that shit and hope for the best. #homeopathyforthewin #womenbeparanoid

Do you have BRCA1+ or BRCA2+? Have you lost every woman in your family, before they turned 60 because they died of breast or ovarian cancer? Were you told at 20 that, if you made it to 40 your lifetime change of contracting breast cancer was in the high 80th percentile, or that overian cancer, after the age of 45 was…

OR you know, the Academy Award nominated film she appeared in with George Clooney. Or the the Spirit Award nomination she just achieved.