Is it an African problem, or an Islamic problem? Of course, some multi-cultis would say it’s not a problem at all.
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Is it an African problem, or an Islamic problem? Of course, some multi-cultis would say it’s not a problem at all.
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African muslim problem, mostly.
This is the only bit of that post worth reading:
Aslan: “You know, this is the problem, is that these kinds of conversations we’re having aren’t really being had in a legitimate way. We’re not talking about women in the Muslim world. We’re using two or three examples to justify a generalization. That’s actually the definition of bigotry.”
“We’re using two or three examples to justify a generalization. ”
No, we are using many examples to justify a generalization.
“That’s actually the definition of bigotry.”
No, it is not. I would expect a writing professor to know better, but then I am prone to generalization.
Bigoted against Muslims, Africans, or both?
It’s being used to justify bigotry against Muslims, it could just as easily be used to justify bigotry against Africans.
Bigotry is just taking an example of a subgroup and extending it to the larger group to justify hatemongering.
It’s the easiest thing in the world for haters to do.
So your solution is to pretend it doesn’t exist, and let them continue to abuse and mutilate women?
I can’t even imagine how you drew that conclusion from my comment!
I don’t think that disliking certain customs is bigotry. There has to be something more there.
“Bigotry is just taking an example of a subgroup and extending it to the larger group to justify hatemongering.”
Rather large subgroup that engages in this activity. It certainly would be wrong to claim that all Africans or all Muslims practice FGM (I don’t really like that term) but it shouldn’t be wrong to say that the practice exists or to note which groups practice it.
I find relationship between religion and culture to be fascinating. Often people will pick one or the other to blame for historical sins. Wars between religious sects are often blamed on religion but when you look at other factors, religious affiliation usually breaks down along ethnic and cultural lines that already had a history of conflict prior to a specific religion being introduced.
In terms of FGM, I am not aware of a religious justification for it, although I have not tried google and am no expert on the Koran. This leads me in the cultural direction. Africa is a vast continent with many different cultures so it really wouldn’t be an African problem per say but it could very well be a cultural one.
You may remember the case of the Christian man in Nigeria (IIRC) that in response to Muslims butchering the population engaged in cannibalism. Cannibalism is not part of Christianity, no matter what some people say about the sacrament. Cannibalism, in this case, was cultural.
Good comment.