Aesthetics precedes ethics
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@Meaningness Idea is that if, say, a westerner likes Japan's culture on an aesthetic level they can forgive quite a bit of sexism -
@Meaningness whereas Western sexists are firstly *uncool*, and *as a side effect* ethically suspect - 3 more replies
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@simplic10 Maybe it’s just “in the Bad Old Days we thought all inscrutable aliens were bad, but moral people now know they are Noble Savages -
@simplic10 They’re just as inscrutable, but now we know chopping people’s heads off is totally valid in their culture and we can’t judge it - 1 more reply
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