EDIT: Forgot to say: I'm still figuring out my stance on the whole "Values are important but everything's subjective so how do you judge stuff?" thing.
Oh, yes, I think there's LOTS of things wrong with american society, from the death penalty to the lack of preferential voting. I'm not saying we can't criticise america, I'm saying that we can do so without forgetting the good points and complexities of their society, and tend to frame it as wanting those parts of America which agree with our values to prevail rather than wanting to take them over and convert them. When we criticise other countries we aren't always so nuanced, and that is what I think is bad.
The thing is, according to an article I read a lot of what's seen here as "female genital mutilation" is consensual, done because the girls feel it's a necessary part of being a "proper woman". So apart from the poorer medical situation it is pretty equivalent to labiaplasty. Which isn't to say I'm in favour of it, just that's it's complicated.
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Oh, yes, I think there's LOTS of things wrong with american society, from the death penalty to the lack of preferential voting. I'm not saying we can't criticise america, I'm saying that we can do so without forgetting the good points and complexities of their society, and tend to frame it as wanting those parts of America which agree with our values to prevail rather than wanting to take them over and convert them. When we criticise other countries we aren't always so nuanced, and that is what I think is bad.
The thing is, according to an article I read a lot of what's seen here as "female genital mutilation" is consensual, done because the girls feel it's a necessary part of being a "proper woman". So apart from the poorer medical situation it is pretty equivalent to labiaplasty. Which isn't to say I'm in favour of it, just that's it's complicated.