Only addressing human rights abuses perpretated by your own culture might feel noble but is actually self-indulgent, narcissistic masochism
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Cultural relativity & commitment to human rights, equality &freedom are incompatible whether you're using it to demonise or defend a culture
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Cultural relativism and social justice are incompatible.No social justice when different elements of society are held to different standards
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Its incoherent. Just been speaking to someone deeply concerned about Muslim women's wellbeing & motivated to deny the main threat to it.
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People say I just talk too much to SocJus extremists & society as a whole is more balanced. No. Look. Compare figures.pic.twitter.com/4jNN16BI1q
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If plan 2 reduce honour violence had received 1/5th of sigs 1 to criminalise worryingly vague 'misogyny' had, parliament wld have to respond
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It is tempting to claim western feminists only care abt selves to 'shame' them into supporting Muslim feminists working on these issues 1/2
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but this would be untrue & miss the actual problem which is not a lack of care but inconsistent principles and misdirected support. 2/2
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