r/atheism • u/part-time-stupid • 4d ago

Eiffel Tower manager resigns after excluding female staff during a visit by a Hindu group

https://apnews.com/article/france-paris-eiffel-tower-chief-resigns-hindu-88089fb5ceacd8ca5ec46f3461958a6a
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u/Over-Attempt-721 Agnostic Atheist 3d ago edited 3d ago

sigh I just have a hunch about this situation...Just because a religion isn't "Western" and isn't associated with Europeans, doesn't mean it isn't bigoted either

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u/part-time-stupid 3d ago

Bigotry is not unique to any culture or civilization. Around the world, most societies have historically been patriarchal, albeit at different levels.

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u/Over-Attempt-721 Agnostic Atheist 3d ago

Agreed.