(The reason why I replied initially is that you were saying/implying that moral relativity is pretty similar to no morals at all.)
-
-
Replying to @fronxer
I am saying that in the sense that one cannot claim to stand for LGBT rights if one only does so for white westerners.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
If that disappears in relation to Pakistani or Ugandan LGBTs & u say 'Its their culture to oppose LGBT rights & we shld respect it'
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
Then your ethics are culturally relative & the principle 'stand for LGBT equality' doesn't really exist.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose
No, what it means is that that person is a lazy fuck and makes moral decisions based on literally no knowledge at all
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fronxer
Not so much a lack of knowledge but a fear of imposing western values on non-western cultures & that this is a kind of colonialism.
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
-
Replying to @fronxer
When its lack of knowledge, this is a completely different failing. I just realised I'd failed due to ignorance. 1/2
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
I just found out that caste discrimination happens commonly here.I hadn't advocated protection from it coz I didn't know it existed
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
So I failed to support sufferers from it in my country due to ignorance & will now remedy that by educating myself.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
But this is a different failing than if I had known about it but said we shouldn't try to stop if due to respect for the culture.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.