I was specifically trying to be neutral to make a point about the choice of language used in the person I was responding to, yes. I'm not advocating the though

I was specifically trying to be neutral to make a point about the choice of language used in the person I was responding to, yes. I'm not advocating the thought, I just find it curious how polarised and absolutist such discussions get (as, very quickly, in the responses here) when the shoe is on one foot, versus - say, the shoes worn by tribes and cultures we in the West deem worthy of paternalist protection. *shrug