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It’s not racism to point out differences between cultures. Is it racist to observe that homosexuality is severely punished in Islamic societies?
by jmeister 6y ago
It’s not racism to point out differences between cultures.
Is it racist to observe that homosexuality is severely punished in Islamic societies?
- Pirgo 6y agoUsing "western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic" is more than "pointing out differences". It implies non western = poor, uneducated etc. aka of lesser value.
- llamaz 6y agoIt was severely punished in all societies until recently. Islamic societies have not developed yet, and its not entirely clear that it's because of Islam. First you have to accept that ideas, rather than the material conditions, are primarily responsible for changing society. That's not obvious, and it's not obvious that the material conditions primarily change society either. Both culture and material conditions are responsible, and things are unimaginably complex, to the point that we as humans collectively can't control the direction of history.
- loraa 6y agoIsn't it great when we can go to whole countries and tell them just because we're fucked in the head, they need to be on that bandwagon as well.