It would have to be in a society where LGBT people exist, are dominant, and are endangering the lives of non-LGBT people.
Why? Why do you have to be an expert in Saudi culture to decide whether Saudi women shld have the same rights & freedoms as men?
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To think this is to be culturally relative. It could be OK to deny women equality if those women are Saudi, not if western.
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And, more specifically, it would be the most trivial application of 'cultural relativity'. ("Everything I don't know much about is fine")
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I don't know what you mean abt knowledge. I'm not talking abt ppl not addressing problems coz they don't know they exist. 1/2
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Talking abt them having a principle that they shouldn't be challenged because we shld respect other cultures moral values.
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Let's find a better word for that attitude… 'other-cultural affirmative'? Because there are no ethics involved in such blanket statements.
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"Everything outside of my culture is good" If everything is 'good', you don't need ethics.
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That's why I say moral relativism doesn't really have any. All cultural norms are equally good.
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Because maybe Saudi men have rights that nobody should have? For example
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Well, obviously you have know that inequality exists to address it but I'm talking abt ppl who do & excuse it due to cult. rel.
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That's a shit excuse
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