The Caffeinated Penguin

Posted By matt on December 29, 2005

Sabin sent me the following:

matt,

What does your new religion of “don't-be-a-dick-ianity” say about this behavior?

'Honor' killings shock Pakistan
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/pakistan.honor.ap/index.html

sabin

To which I replied:

My religion doth state:

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While Western civilization is not without it's black marks in this
regard (adulteress == witch, scarlet lettering, etc.), enourmous strides
have been made in the past couple centuries towards curbing this type of
behavior.

Similarly, the Chinese and Japanese cultures have had changes in the
cultural ideas as “women as property” and the cultural ramifications of
adultery/virginity/etc.

Now, while it is unfair to judge a whole culture by the actions of one
man (and indeed, one who is being prosecuted for his crimes), there is
most definitely a strong opinion of women as property and second-class
citizens in the Arab world (nicely addressed by an episode of “American
Dad” where Stan gets stationed in Saudi Arabia). Indeed, many Muslims
(both men and women) are of the opinion that treating men and women
equally is a bad thing from a cultural and societal perspective.

In this regard (the treatment of women), I think that Western
civilization, non-Muslim Eastern Civilization, and, hell, basically the
rest of the world, while not necessarily perfect, is vastly superior to
Muslim civilization. This may make me a cultural bigot. I am perfectly
comfortable with this.

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Now, with regards to this specific individual, I think two in the chest
and one in the head will suffice.

Carry on.

Discuss, if you like.

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