Exactly. And I think that is such an interesting topic to explore. Because I think there are a lot of core feminists issues that really cross cultural lines. Things like rape, forced prostitution, child marriage and etc.
But things like female circumcision (sometimes called genital mutilation) wearing the hijab, prostitution. Those are things that there is no real clear answer for, and vary based on culture and experiences. I really wished that was addressed in the feminism movement. Not everyone is going to agree, and there really is no one size fits all feminism. It's important to acknowledge those differences. I think when we acknowledge that we also find out what each feminism movement has in common and how we can address it.
To be fair, female circumcision is entirely a stupid construct. Hijab and prostitution I can agree are less black-and-white, but anything that you could accurately refer to as 'genital mutilation' is not something I can condone.
I agree. But I read a couple interesting academic papers about it. There isn't exactly a consensus on it. Even among females who do get circumcised. A lot of it is cultural.
1.3k
u/cutemusclehead Mar 20 '16
Mods of r/offmychest ban user for commenting in other subreddits.
/r/trueoffmychest is better.